--- title: Binatone Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850) categories: - Pongs origins: - United Kingdom params: name: Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850) image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_3.jpg company: /companies/binatone company_name: Binatone specs: - label: NAME value: Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 (model n° 01 / 4850) - label: MANUFACTURER value: Binatone - label: ORIGIN value: United Kingdom - label: YEAR value: Unknown - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: '6 games : squash, squash practice, football, tennis, target, shooting' - label: KEYBOARD value: Two detachable paddles with knob - label: CPU value: Unknown - label: SPEED value: Start, Manual serve - label: CO-PROCESSOR value: Game selection and player options (power, speed, bat size, angle, serve, sound) - label: RAM value: On screen - label: COLORS value: 'Yes' - label: SOUND value: Built-in speaker - label: I/O PORTS value: RF TV video output, 2 x controller plugs, lightgun port - label: OS value: 6 x D size 1.5v batteries - label: POWER SUPPLY value: External power supply unit - label: PERIPHERALS value: Yes, optional - label: PRICE value: Unknown tabs: - photos photos: - title: COLOUR TV GAME 4 PLUS 2 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_1.jpg - title: ANOTHER PICTURE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_4.jpg - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM subtitle: '' text: This is the Binatone Colour TV Game 4 plus 2 with its optional light gun sold separately image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_colour-tv-game-4-plus-2_2.jpg comments: - author: paul winsor (United Kingdom) date: Monday 10th November 2014 text: and it was bought sometime between 1974 and 1977 if thats any use to anyone - author: paul winsor (United Kingdom) date: Monday 10th November 2014 text: i have a working one of these , with all controlers . can anyone tell m how much it might be worth please - author: Paul Cheffings (UK) date: Tuesday 31st July 2007 text: Does anyone know where I might be able to obtain a circuit diagram as I have been given one of these to see if I can get it working but without the diagram it is almost impossible - author: Andy Taylor (UK) date: Tuesday 17th July 2007 text: I was given one of these this week. Will give it a go and report back. oc_id: 1032 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011005/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1032 date: '2023-06-14' --- This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. As its name indicates, it offers 6 games : 4 pong games (squash, squash practise, football, tennis) and 2 shooting games (target, shooting). In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems : TV Master MK IV\ TV Master 4 plus 2\ TV Master MK 6\ TV Master MK 8\ TV Master MK 10 Colour TV Game\ Colour TV Game 4 plus 2\ Colour TV Game MK 6\ Colour TV Game MK 10 The TV master serie are black & white pongs (first generation). The **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** system is the same as the **Colour TV Game MK 6** except that the light gun is only optional while it is included in the MK6 package. Same marketing strategy for the **TV Master 4 plus 2** and **TV Master MK 6**. The two shooting games (and thus the optional lightgun) are also the only difference between the **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** and **Color TV Game**. So how to differentiate a **Colour TV Game 4 plus 2** from a **TV Master 4 plus 2** ? Well first, the name... ;-) The underside and switches of the former are grey while those of the TV Master are orange. The Colour TV Game has also a small 'colour' logo next to its name (upper right). The paddles are rather small, with one knob each, but are detachable and connected to the system through two small sockets. One interesting feature is that there is a switch to turn sound on / off (great !).
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