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title: Philips Tele-Spiel ES-2201
categories:
- Consoles
origins:
- Netherlands
years:
- '1975'
cpus:
- Only discrete components
params:
name: Tele-Spiel ES-2201
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_es2201_1.jpg
company: /companies/philips
company_name: Philips
specs:
- label: NAME
value: Tele-Spiel ES-2201
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Philips
- label: ORIGIN
value: Netherlands
- label: YEAR
value: '1975'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: None
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Two detachable sliders with fire button
- label: CPU
value: Only discrete components and a few integrated circuits
- label: COLORS
value: Black & white
- label: SOUND
value: 'No'
- label: I/O PORTS
value: TV RF output, 2 x controllers connectors on the cartridge
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: Cartridges (with only analog components in it)
- label: OS
value: 5 cartridges
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: 9v battery
- label: PRICE
value: '61'
tabs:
- photos
- software
- links
- docs
forum_thread: 648
photos:
- title: ES-2201
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_2.jpg
- title: SYSTEM ALONE
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_3.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE INSERTED
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_4.jpg
- title: REAR
subtitle: ''
text: |-
Here, a cartridge is inserted into the system. Each cartridge has a connector which we see here at the back of the system. It is used to connect the paddles ! So, the controllers are not directly connected to the system, but to each cartridge inserted...
Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_rear.jpg
- title: INSIDE
subtitle: ''
text: Only discrete components and seven integrated circuits
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_es2201_inside.jpg
- title: CONTROLLER
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_es2201_controller.jpg
- title: BOTH CONTROLLERS
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_controllers_2.jpg
- title: INSIDE BOX
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_es2201_box.jpg
- title: BOX
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es2201_box_2.jpg
- title: FRENCH BOX
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_box_3.jpg
- title: 'INSIDE BOX #2'
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/photos/philips_telespiel-es-2201_inside_2.jpg
screenshots:
- title: CARTRIDGE
subtitle: Rear
text: |-
Each cartridge has a controller connector. Both paddles are connected to this plug after the cartridge is inserted into the system.
Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_cart-rear.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE BOX
subtitle: ''
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_cart-box.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE
subtitle: Top view
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_cart-top_3.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE
subtitle: Inside
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/philips_es2201_cart-inside.jpg
- title: BOX
subtitle: Side view
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_2213-box.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE
subtitle: Top view
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_cart-top.jpg
- title: BOX
subtitle: Side view
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_2214-box.jpg
- title: CARTRIDGE
subtitle: Top view
text: Thanks to Thomas Douveneau for this picture
image: /media/museum/software/philips_telespiel-es-2201_cart-top_2.jpg
links:
- title: PONG-STORY.COM
url: http://www.pong-story.com/spiel.htm
text: Pong-Story has a nice page about this system
docs:
- title: PHILIPS TELE-SPIEL ES-2201 GERMAN USER DOCUMENTATION
url: null
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/philips_tele-spiel_es2201_cover.jpg
text: |-
**PHILIPS TELE-SPIEL ES-2201 GERMAN USER DOCUMENTATION**\
written by Philips
 compiled/archived by Zoran Sretic\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 1,2 MB
**... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :**
oc_id: 664
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011007/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=664
date: '2023-06-14'
---
This is one of the first european console. It is almost a pong but as it plays different games (not only pong) available on cartridge, it can be considered a console (the same way as the Odyssey). It was produced by Philips.
This is not a pong-in-a-chip system like many later pong systems. When you open it you only find discrete components and a few integrated circuits. There is no game built-in, but the system was sold with a Tennis game cartridge. Four more cartridges were available (Pelota, Skeet shooting, Racing and Ghostchaser). The cartridges only contain discrete components too, which complete the basic design of the system itself to produce a specific game.
The score is not displayed on screen, hence the two score sliders found on the case (ranging from 0 to 15). The controllers are quite special too: two long and thin sliders with one tiny red button each. The controllers are not connected to the system itself but to the cartridge!
Two knobs on the unit are used to switch video canal used and the handicap (difficulty level).