---
title: Philips Las Vegas ES-2208
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- Europe
years:
- '1977'
cpus:
- AY-3-8550 from General Instruments
params:
  name: Las Vegas ES-2208
  image: /media/museum/photos/philips_lasvegas-es2208_1.jpg
  company: /companies/philips
  company_name: Philips
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Las Vegas ES-2208
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Philips
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Europe
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1977'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: 6 games
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: 2 analog joysticks
  - label: CPU
    value: AY-3-8550 from General Instruments
  - label: SPEED
    value: Reset, Service
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Speed slow/fast, Angle 40°/20°, Game selection, Paddle size, Power on/off, Auto/manual service
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, Light-gun (female DIN connector)
  - label: OS
    value: Yes. One ''square'' battery cell.
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: 9v DC
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Yes, optional
  tabs:
  - photos
  - links
  photos:
  - title: UNIT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/philips_las-vegas_es2208_2.jpg
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: The motherboard is quite basic with all the switches, the sound speaker and the AY-3-8550 chip from General Instrument.
    image: /media/museum/photos/philips_lasvegas-es2208_inside_1.jpg
  - title: PADDLES
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/philips_las-vegas_es2208_paddles.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/philips_las-vegas_es2208_box.jpg
  links:
  - title: PONG-STORY.COM
    url: http://www.pong-story.com/spiel08.htm
    text: David has put up a nice page about the Las Vegas systems
  oc_id: 739
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613002724/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=739
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

This pong from Philips is a bit special. It uses the unusual AY-3-8550 from General Instruments. This chips offers 4 classic pong games (Tennis, Squash, Squash practice, Football) and 2 shooting games. The paddles can be moved verticaly AND horizontaly, hence the analog joysticks (instead of the classic sliders). The display is in color.

There is a female DIN plug at the bottom-right part of the case. It is used to connect an optional light-gun to play the two shooting games.

There are switches to control the different options like ball speed, paddle size, angle 20°/40°, manual/auto service. There are two buttons: reset and serve. There is even a TV channel selection knob to adjust the picture on the TV.

The Las Vegas ES-2208 is in fact one of the Las Vegas pong systems from Philips. Here is the list:

\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2203 (6 games, black & white display, vertical movements)\
\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2204 (6 games, color display, vertical movements)\
\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2208 (6 games, color display, vertical & horizontal movements)\
\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2218 (8 games, color display, vertical & horizontal movements)

There was also a:\
\- Travemünde Tele-Spiel ES-2207 (4 games, black & white display, vertical movements)