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title: S.H.G. Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000)
categories:
- Consoles
origins:
- Europe
years:
- '1982'
params:
  name: Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000)
  company: /companies/s-h-g
  company_name: S.H.G.
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000)
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: S.H.G.
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Europe
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1982
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two controllers with analog joysticks and a fire button. Digital pads for tank games available as an option.
  - label: CPU
    value: None. Chipsets are located in each cartridge
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: COLORS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: SOUND
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Power in, TV RF video output, 2 x controller connectors
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: Cartridges
  - label: OS
    value: 7 cartridges (maybe 8)
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply unit, DC 15v, 120 mA
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Digital pads for the Tank cartridge
  - label: PRICE
    value: 168 DM (1981, Germany)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  - software
  - links
  - videos
  photos:
  - title: FS-1003
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: FRONT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: TOP
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOTTOM
    subtitle: ''
    text: There is a volume control knob here. Nice idea.
    image: null
  - title: LEFT SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: RIGHT SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BACK
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      From left to right:

      \- two controller connectors\
      \- Color selector\
      \- Power in\
      \- RF TV output cord\
      \- mysterious knob...
    image: null
  - title: CONTROLLER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
    subtitle: ''
    text: This the complete model with original controllers (left) and optional digital pads (right) to play the Tank cartridge.
    image: null
  - title: ALL BOXED
    subtitle: ''
    text: System and games boxed
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: FS-2000 MODEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: FS-2000 BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  adverts:
  - title: GERMAN PROMOTIONAL PICTURE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  screenshots:
  - title: SOME CARTRIDGES...
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: CARTRIDGE AND PADDLES
    subtitle: ''
    text: These special paddles are directly hardwired onto the cartridge.
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: CART
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  links:
  - title: INTERNAL LINK
    url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4
    text: Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems
  videos:
  - title: SHG Blackpoint Pong console review
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl9tZXbmEk
    text: 'Length: 2min 57s'
  comments:
  - author: Jonas M. (Germany)
    date: Thursday 27th January 2011
    text: |-
      I''ve got the other version of the S.H.G. Black Point.\
      Maybe I''ll send a picture and informations about it.\
      I made a review about this console in youtube.\
      My channel is MeersauTV
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  oc_id: 880
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152945/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=880
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

This is a typical system using catridges based on the different chipsets developped by General Instruments in the late 70s. Each GI chips was able to generate several games, ball games for a start, then later car racing, motorcycle, submarines, tanks and shooting games.

The system has two detachable controllers with one analog joystick and one fire button each. The control panel is composed of 10 buttons to select the different games offered by each cartridge (10 being the maximum). Difficulty switches, power switch and a start button can also be found.

The Tank Battle game produced by the AY-3-8710 chip from General Instruments, is often missing from available cartridges for this type of systems (based upon GI chips). There is one good reason. All the other games use analog controllers whereas the Tank Battle must be played with digital controllers (like direction buttons for example). And all these video-game systems were designed with analog controllers and no numeric ones. However, some systems, like the SHG Blackpoint FS-1003 offered optional digital controllers (pads with 5 buttons: directions and fire) with the Tank Battle cartridge...

The SHG Black Point is quite confusing because there are different models with the same name, though they are both compatible with each other. In fact one is the Model FS-1003 (presented here), and the other one is the Model FS-2000.

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