---
title: INTERTON Video 3000
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- Germany
years:
- '1978'
cpus:
- AY-3-8500 from General Instruments
params:
  name: Video 3000
  company: /companies/interton
  company_name: INTERTON
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Video 3000
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: INTERTON
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Germany
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1978'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Tennis, Football, Practice, Squash, Skeet, Moving target
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two knobs built-in the case
  - label: CPU
    value: AY-3-8500 from General Instruments
  - label: SPEED
    value: Serve, Reset
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Power on/off, Ball speed pro/am, Ball angle pro/am, Paddle size pro/am, Service manual/auto
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black & white
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, Gun connector
  - label: OS
    value: 9v battery
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: 9v DC
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: PRICE
    value: 40£ (UK, 19??)
  tabs:
  - photos
  photos:
  - title: CONTROL PANEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  comments:
  - author: JO (UK)
    date: Monday 21st November 2011
    text: I have an Intertron Video 2800, It is the most basic console with only Tennis, Hockey and car racing. Option for 1 to 4 players on certain games. I have been trying to find out if anyone else has one of these and how much its worth. I unfortunately do not have a box for it.
  - author: manu (france)
    date: Thursday 28th April 2011
    text: |-
      Hello, i don t have the gun, if someone sell it, send me an email !\
      Thx !
  - author: moahh (france)
    date: Saturday 21st August 2010
    text: hey nixon , i just felt on an lectronic rifle for INtervision Video 3000, maybe you d want to have mine , for i don''t have the console... mail me or message on the post
  - author: Arne (Germany)
    date: Thursday 17th April 2008
    text: |-
      While puting together my little collection on you site, i stumbled over\
      the description for the Interton Video 3000.\
      It is mentioned that it doesn't have any paddles, but it does. At least i\
      own a pair for my system. They fit nicely over the little round markings\
      on the systems casing.
  - author: Nixon (On my PC)
    date: Saturday 6th October 2007
    text: I see you do not have a value for the price. The console I own has a price tag of £40 on it. Hope that helps.
  oc_id: 687
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152855/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=687
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

One more pong from the famous German manufacturer. This one has no paddles but only two control knobs built-in the system. The case is the same as the one used for the 2800, but compared to that one, two knobs and many options are missing.

Well, at least, this system includes a lightgun option. In fact, it's a [2400-like system](/museum/interton-video-2400/) with the shooting games of the AY-3-8500 chipset implemented.

It was designed to be sold worldwide as there are no text but only logical pictograms.

There is also a knob on the upper left used to adjust the TV output channel, or at least something to stabilize the output signal..

There was another "special feature" (uh, a bug, that is...): if you moved the game selector knob \*between\* any two of the games, a Football game appeared, where the left player had 3 paddles on the screen instead of only two... This bug which can be experienced on many pong systems is explained by specialist David Winter on the [Magiclick Teleclick](/museum/magiclick-teleclick/) page.

There is also a model 3001 wich has a color display. Case variations and label variations ("Interton" or "Interton Video") can be found.