---
title: SAFT LECLANCHÉ TV8 Sports
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- France
years:
- '1978'
cpus:
- AY-3-8610
params:
  name: TV8 Sports
  image: /media/museum/photos/saft-leclanche_tv8-sports_1.jpg
  company: /companies/saft-leclanche
  company_name: SAFT LECLANCHÉ
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: TV8 Sports
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Saft Leclanché
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: France
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1978'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Squash, Squash solo, Tennis, Hockey, Football, Basketball, Basket solo, Gridball
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two joysticks
  - label: CPU
    value: AY-3-8610
  - label: SPEED
    value: Serve, Reset
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Power on/off, Ball speed pro/am, Right paddle size pro/am, Left paddle size pro/am, Service manual/auto
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black & white
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output
  - label: OS
    value: 9v battery cells
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: 'No'
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'No'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  - software
  - links
  forum_thread: 719
  photos:
  - title: TV8 SPORTS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/saft-leclanche_tv8-sports_2.jpg
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/saft-leclanche_tv8-sports_inside.jpg
  screenshots:
  - title: TENNIS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_tennis_ss.gif
  - title: FOOTBALL / SOCCER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_football_ss.gif
  - title: HOCKEY
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_hockey_ss.gif
  - title: BASKETBALL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_basket_ss.gif
  - title: GRIDBALL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/ay-3-8500_gridball_ss.gif
  links:
  - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
    url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
    text: ''
  related:
  - /museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842
  - /museum/ingersoll-xk-410c
  - /museum/mbo-tele-ball-ix
  - /museum/universum-color-tv-multi-spiel-4010
  oc_id: 736
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011102/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=736
    date: '2023-06-14'
---

This is a real funky french pong system! It is orange and very round in shape. It doesn't look like any other pong system ! Its two round paddles are also quite unsual. They are identical to those of the OC5000 sytem.

This system includes the AY-3-8610 chipset from General Instruments. That explains why there are joysticks instead of simple sliders, since with this chip, you can move your paddle horizontally and vertically (whereas with the more comme AY-3-8500, you could only move it vertically).

The system offers 8 games, hence its name (TV8 Sports). The two shooting games of the AY-3-8610 are simply not implemented on this system.

<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>