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title: UNIVERSUM Color TV-Multi-Spiel 4014
categories:
- Consoles
origins:
- Germany
years:
- '1980'
cpus:
- AY-3-8765
params:
  name: Color TV-Multi-Spiel 4014
  image: /media/museum/photos/universum_color-multispiel-4014_s.jpg
  company: /companies/universum
  company_name: UNIVERSUM
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Color TV-Multi-Spiel 4014
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: UNIVERSUM
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Germany
  - label: YEAR
    value: 1980 ?
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Zeitrennen, Motocross, Schiessen I, Schiessen II, Solo, Gridball, Pelota, Hinderniss I, Hinderniss II, Fussball, Basketball, Tennis, Eishockey, Squash
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: two detachable controllers with vertical sliders + 2 buttons (serve & reset)
  - label: CPU
    value: AY-3-8765 + AY-3-8610 chips from General Instruments
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: Unknown (very blocky)
  - label: COLORS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply unit (9v, 200 mA) or 6 x C/R14 cells
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: None
  - label: PRICE
    value: 168,00 DM
  tabs:
  - photos
  - software
  photos:
  - title: TV-MULTI-SPIEL 4014
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/universum_color-multispiel-4014_1.jpg
  - title: ANOTHER PICTURE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/universum_color-multispiel-4014_2.jpg
  - title: CONTROL PANEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/universum_color-multispiel-4014_cp.jpg
  - title: ELECTRONIC BOARD
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Josef Augustin for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/universum_4014_mobo.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/universum_color-multispiel-4014_box_1.jpg
  screenshots:
  - title: ICE HOCKEY
    subtitle: screenshot
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/universum_color-multispiel-4014_ice-hockey_ss.jpg
  comments:
  - author: Klaus Ruthmann (Germany)
    date: Tuesday 28th May 2019
    text: The console was my favourite christmas wish 1979 / 1980. The whole family stuck together in front of a tube-colour-tv and tried to jump with the motorcycle above the busses or trying to hit a coloured box before it vanishes in the shooting game. Marvellous! For me this console stand for simple joy and pleasure and made me wish to create my very own video games. So I bought a Sharp PC-1211 and afterwards a Commodore VC-20. Many hours of joy and faszinating work are connected with this machines!
  - author: Jochen (Germany)
    date: Saturday 12th June 2010
    text: 'My multispiel 4014 still has a pricetag saying: 168,00 DM (Deutschmark) which nowadays would be about 86 EURO.'
  oc_id: 1201
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011021/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1201
    date: '2023-06-14'
---

This videogame system is one of the most advanced consoles of the pong generation. It could be called a "bridge" system since it offers classic pong games but has also 4 motor bike games included, like a kind of transition between old pong systems and upcoming "cartridge based" consoles.

There are therefore 14 games built into the system, hence its name: Tv-Multi-Spiel 40**14**. They include: 4 motorbike games, 2 shooting games, Solo, Gridball, Pelota, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Ice Hockey and Squash. As usual with these kind of systems, games are powered by single specialised chips. The 4 motor bike games are generated by the AY-3-8760 chipset from General Instruments and the other ones (shooting + pong) by the AY-3-8610 from the same manufacturer (if someone can confirm this by opening their 4014 console it would be nice).

The two detachable controllers (hardwired to the systems electronic board) are composed of an analog joystick and two buttons: serve and reset. The games selection is made by pressing one of the 14 buttons located on the control panel. Several switches are used to change the different options, including the size of the paddles, speed of the game and the difficulty level.

The 2 shooting games seem to be played only with the joysticks. There is indeed a sign of a lightgun connectors - two round holes in the back of the case covered by square black stickers, but they are not active.

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Contributors : Juraj Mucko (pictures & info)

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