---
title: INTERTON Video 3000
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- Germany
years:
- '1978'
cpus:
- AY-3-8500 from General Instruments
params:
  name: Video 3000
  image: /media/museum/photos/interton_video3000.jpg
  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
  forum_thread: 671
  photos:
  - title: CONTROL PANEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/interton_video3000_panel.jpg
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/interton_video3000_inside.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/interton_3000_box_1.jpg
  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.