--- title: PALLADIUM Video-Computer-Game categories: - Consoles params: name: Video-Computer-Game image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_1s.jpg company: /companies/palladium company_name: PALLADIUM tabs: - photos - adverts - emulators - links - docs forum_thread: 1190 photos: - title: VIDEO-COMPUTER-GAME subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_1.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_front_1.jpg - title: FRONT subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_front_2.jpg - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_r-side_1.jpg - title: CONTROLLER DETACHED subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/palladium_video-computer-game_ctrl-detached.jpg adverts: - title: FLYER subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [www.console-picture-page.de](http://www.console-picture-page.de) for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/palladium_video-computer-game_flyer.jpg 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/emerson-arcadia-2001 - /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/schmid-tvg-2000 - /museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center oc_id: 1223 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602022458/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1223 date: '2023-06-02' --- The Palladium Video-Computer-Game is one of the many systems "software-compatible" with the [Emerson Arcadia 2001](/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001/). Though, the Emerson Arcadia 2001 is 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](/museum/interton-vc-4000/), [Voltmace DataBase](/museum/voltmace-database-games-computer/), [Acetronic MPU-1000](/museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000/), 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 [Emerson Arcadia 2001](/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001/), [Advision Home-Arcade](/museum/advision-home-arcade/), Prestige MPT-03, Tele-Fever, etc. and the Palladium Video-Computer-Game. 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 Palladium Video-Computer-Game was marketed at least in Germany. The Video-Computer-Game is equiped with two detachable controllers made of a screwable analog joystick and a 16-button keypad (rubber buttons). Small plastic overlays were delivered with each game, explaining the different key functions when placed over the keypads (like with the [Mattel Intellivision](/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision/)). The Control panel is made of 4 buttons (Start, Reset, Selector A and B) and a power switch. The Palladium Video-Computer-Game is not be confused with another Palladium cartridge model, the [Tele-Cassetten-Game](/museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game/). The **Mr Altus** and **Polybrain** systems are however the same system marketed under different brands.
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