--- title: Emerson Arcadia 2001 categories: - Consoles params: name: Arcadia 2001 image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_4s.jpg company: /companies/emerson company_name: Emerson tabs: - photos - software - emulators - links - docs photos: - title: ARCADIA 2001 subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_4.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE INSERTED subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_2.jpg - title: SIDE VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_3.jpg - title: BOTTOM subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_bottom.jpg - title: OWNER'S MANUAL subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_owner-manual.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/emerson_arcadia_box_1.jpg screenshots: - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/hanimex_hmg-2650_3d-bowling_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/hanimex_hmg-2650_3d-bowling_cart.jpg - title: PLAYER IN POSITION subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_3d-bowling_ss.gif - title: THROWING THE BALL subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_3d-bowling_1_ss.gif - title: READY FOR A STRIKE subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_3d-bowling_2_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_alien-invaders_box_au.jpg - title: BOX ART subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_alien-invaders_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_alien-invaders_cart.jpg - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_alien-invaders_tittle_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: This is a Space-Invaders clone text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_alien-invaders_ss.gif - title: BOX ART subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_american-football_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_american-football_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: Title screen text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_american-football_ss2.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: Playfield text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_american-football_ss.gif - title: BOX ART subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_baseball_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_baseball_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_baseball_ss.gif - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_brain-quizz_cart.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_brain-quizz_box_2.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: MAXIT text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_maxit_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: Mindbreaker text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_mindbreaker_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: Hangman text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_hangman_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_breakaway_cart.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_breakaway_cart_2.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: 1 player game text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_breakaway_ss2.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: 2 players game text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_breakaway_ss1.gif - title: BOX ART subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_capture_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_capture_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_capture_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_cat-trax_box.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_cat-trax_box_au.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_cattrax_cart_2.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_cat-trax_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_escape_box.jpg - title: BOX ART subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_escape_box_au.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_escape_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: Escape was a straight port of Berzerk, but was deeply modified due to Atari lawsuits. Though the un-modified version could still be found for overseas systems like MPT-03 ones, under the name Robot Killer for example. image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_escape_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_grand-slam-tennis_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_jungler_box.jpg - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_jungler_tittle_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_jungler_ss.gif - title: BOX ART subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_missile-war_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_missile-war_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: Missile War is a an unauthorized clone of Missile Command. image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_missile-war_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_ocean-battle_box_au.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_ocean-battle_box.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_ocean-battle_ss.gif - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_red-clash_tittle_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_red-clash_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_soccer_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_soccer_cart.jpg - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_soccer_tittle_ss.gif - title: PENALTY !!! subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_soccer_penalty_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-attack_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-attack_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-attack_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-mission_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-mission_cart.jpg - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: screenshot text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-mission_tittle_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-mission_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-raiders_box.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: Australian version text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-raiders_box_au.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-raiders_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: Space Raiders is a clone of Defender. image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-raiders_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-vultures_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-vultures_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: 1st stage text: |- Unauthorized clone of "Phoenix". The mother-ship stage is missing, surely because of legal problems. 30 image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-vultures_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: 2nd stage text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_space-vultures_ss2.gif - title: TITLE SCREEN subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_spiders_tittle_ss.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_spiders_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_star-chess_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_star-chess_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_starchess_ss.gif - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_tanks-a-lot_box.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_tanksalot_cart.jpg - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/emerson_arcadia_tanks-a-lot_ss.gif emulators: - title: 2001 - The Emerson Arcadia 2001 Emulator url: http://users.aol.com/mk14emu/arcadia.htm platform: MS DOS text: DOS emulator written by Paul Robson - title: Emulator2001 by Gavin Turner url: http://www.gstsoftware.co.nz/ platform: Windows text: Nice Arcadia 2001 emulator for Windows (also emulates Interton VC-4000 and clones!) - title: WinArcadia url: http://members.optusnet.com.au/jrjacobs76/ platform: Windows text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! - title: AmiArcadia url: http://members.optusnet.com.au/jrjacobs76/ platform: Amiga OS text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! - title: MESS url: http://www.mess.org platform: Multiplatform text: MESS also emulates Arcadia 2001 & compatible systems links: - title: Amerson Arcadia 2001 FAQ url: http://www.digitpress.com/faq/arc2001.txt text: Excellent and very informative FAQ about the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and clones - title: Amigan Software / Arcadia 2001 Central url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ text: Huge Arcadia 2001 archive for download. A must. - title: Emerson Arcadia 2001 Gaming Guide url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gg/ text: Very complete gaming guide with screenshots and help - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=8 text: Article dealing wih the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and compatible systems - title: Obscure Pixels url: http://www.retrogames.co.nz/ text: Many interesting weird & obscure stuff here, including Arcadia 2001 / Interton VC 4000 compatible systems docs: - title: USER MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/emerson_arcadia-2001_user-manual.jpg text: |- [**USER MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Emerson  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : ZIP\  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: SCHMID TVG 2000 OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/schmid_tvg2000_owners-manual.jpg text: |- [**SCHMID TVG 2000 OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Schmid  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : PDF\  size : 685 KB\  source : [Amigan Software](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: SERVICE MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/emerson_arcadia-2001_service-manual.jpg text: |- [**SERVICE MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Emerson  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/bandai-arcadia - /museum/hanimex-hmg-2650 - /museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre - /museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre - /museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision - /museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001 - /museum/palladium-video-computer-game - /museum/schmid-tvg-2000 - /museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center oc_id: 835 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230413210406/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=835 date: '2023-04-13' --- Though what people generally think, the Emerson Arcadia 2001, is only a licensed system like many other ones software-compatible with it. But the Arcadia 2001 is certainly the most known one of these systems, explaining why this console group has often been called "Emerson Arcadia 2001 clones". Though it was the most popular system of this console group, it was not necessarily at the origin of it. Things must be seen differently. Philips / Signetics developped a hardware platform to demonstrate the possibilities of their Signetics 2650 & 2636 chipsets. Somehow, this hardware was licenced (by Philips) to many third-companies around the world resulting in systems like the Interton VC-4000, Voltmace DataBase, Acetronic MPU-1000, ITMC MPT-05, etc. Some times later, the hardware was improved, with the use of a Signetics 2637 instead of the 2636 (handling the audio & video), somehow resulting in a new wave of licenced systems, all based on the same hardware and playing the same games. This console group includes : the [Ormatu Spelcomputer 2001](/museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001/), Advision Home-Arcade, Prestige MPT-03, Tele-Fever, etc. and the Arcadia 2001. All these systems (based on the 2650 & 2637 chipsets) are "software-compatible" with each others. It means that they all could play each other games if their cartridge slots were identical (which is not the case, resulting in sub-groups). The Arcadia 2001 sub-group includes : Advision Home Arcade (France), Bandai Arcadia (Japan), GiG Electronics Leonardo (Italy), [Hanimex HMG-2650](/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650/), [Leisure-Dynamics Leisure-Vision](/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision/), Intercord XL 2000 system, Eduscho / Tchibo Tele-Fever, etc... It means that all these systems can directly use the same cartridges. The Software library is not very impressive, but there are good reasons for that. First, some titles ar almost just direct ports from "Interton VC-4000 & compatible systems" group. Philips (remember, at the origin of this ystem) also had great plans for his new hardware platform. It released adaptations of famous Arcade classics (Pac-Man, Berzerk, Phoenix, etc.) but Atari sue them. Philips was then forced to deeply modify those games, resulting in poor adaptations... at least for the Arcadia 2001. Because, outside US, other compatible systems sometimes had un-modified version in their library (Robot Killer for the MPT-03, for example). The Arcadia is equiped with two detachable controllers made of a screwable joystick, a 12-buttons keypad (flat membrane buttons) and 2 fire buttons (they in fact have both the same function). Small plastic layers were delivered with each game, explaining the different key functions when placed over the keypads (like with the [Mattel Intellisivision](/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision/)). The Control panel is made of 4 buttons (Start, Clear, Select A and Select B) and the power on/off button.