---
title: ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- U.S.A.
years:
- '1976'
params:
  name: Gameroom Tele-Pong
  image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3s.jpg
  company: /companies/entex
  company_name: ENTEX
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Gameroom Tele-Pong
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: ENTEX
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: U.S.A.
  - label: YEAR
    value: ? 1976
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: one (pong)
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: 4 built-in knobs. Two for each player (vertical & horizontal movement ?)
  - label: CPU
    value: Unknown
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: On the system himself
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black & white
  - label: SOUND
    value: 'No'
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: W 182mm x L 345mm x H 84mm / 1.5 Kg
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output (channel 3 or 4)
  - label: OS
    value: 4 x 1.5V
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Superior limit DC-6.3V, Inferior limit DC 5.5V
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'No'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  photos:
  - title: GAMEROOM TELE-PONG
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_1.jpg
  - title: 'PIC #2'
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_2.jpg
  - title: TOP
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_top_1.jpg
  - title: LEFT SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3.jpg
  - title: ZOOM
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_detail_1.jpg
  - title: CONTROL PANEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_1.jpg
  - title: SCORE TRACKER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_2.jpg
  - title: UPSIDE DOWN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_under.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box.jpg
  - title: 'BOX #2'
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box_2.jpg
  - title: INSIDE THE BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_inside_1.jpg
  comments:
  - author: sanddecker (Canada)
    date: Sunday 16th June 2019
    text: |-
      I have one of these from my parents''. For some reason it doesn''t show the player''s paddle. Any ideas why?\
      To add, mine does not have the channel switch but does have sound.
  - author: Bobby
    date: Sunday 9th December 2012
    text: I just came across one of these at a thrift store. Any idea how much it is worth. No box but seems to be in nice condition Thank you
  - author: Luis Muñoz (ZZT) (Chile)
    date: Monday 25th June 2007
    text: |-
      Hi.\
      This pong is a dedicated system. I can say the following thing to them:

      \*All chips are SN74LS00.\
      \*No use CPU.\
      \*Only battery operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).\
      \*No power adaptor conector.\
      \*Signal Output VHF (RF) 3 or 4 channel. (¿latin american model?)\
      \*it is absolutely a museum piece. Mine it cost 4 dollars in a flea market.

      Regards.
  - author: Dan Howell (Earth)
    date: Tuesday 28th September 2004
    text: Wow. I remember having one of these when I was about 10 years old. I believe it ran on batteries, because I seem to remember that the batteries corroded and so my dad threw it out (too bad, it would have made a nice museum piece). I also believe that it had a mode where you could play against the machine, but it could not lose because its paddle simply followed the exact vertical position of the ball.
  oc_id: 1041
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001113/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

Very interesting and early pong system but sadly nearly nothing is known about it.

It might be an analogic pong, using no dedicated chipset. The back of the manual says "Semi-conductors: 8 ICs, 26 transistors".

The controllers are weird : two knobs for each player, integrated into the plastic case. One for vertical movements and the other for horizontal movements. Two other knobs at the top of the case are used to set V-Hold and H-Hold values of the display. Another control (dial or push button) seems to be used to choose between channel 26 or 31 on the TV.

It does not have sound and there is a swith on the right hand to switch between 2 player or 1 player with computer. In this case, the computer is almost impossible to beat!

The score is not displayed on TV, but there is a way to keep track of each player's score thanks to two numbered wheels built-in the case.

There is a UK version marketed by Binatone : [TV Game Unit](/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990/).

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