website/content/museum/prinztronic-videosport-600.md

---
title: PRINZTRONIC Videosport 600
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- Europe
years:
- '1978'
cpus:
- General Instruments AY-3-8500 ?
params:
  name: Videosport 600
  image: /media/museum/photos/prinztronic_videosport600.jpg
  company: /companies/prinztronic
  company_name: PRINZTRONIC
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Videosport 600
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Prinztronic
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Europe
  - label: YEAR
    value: ??? 1978
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Squash, Squash practice, Soccer, Football, Shooting on fix target, Shooting on moving target
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Two strangely shaped controllers with knobs at the top
  - label: CPU
    value: General Instruments AY-3-8500 ?
  - label: SPEED
    value: Serve, reset
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: 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: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, gun connector
  - label: OS
    value: 6 X LR6 batteries
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: 9v DC
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  - links
  photos:
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Notice the "Simply Plug-in and Play" statement! Quite impressive 20 years before Microsoft and its "Plug&Play" marketing label...
    image: /media/museum/photos/prinztronic_videosport600-box.jpg
  - title: UK BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/prinztronic_videosport600-ukbox.jpg
  links:
  - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
    url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
    text: ''
  comments:
  - author: Stefano
    date: Wednesday 11th December 2019
    text: |-
      Also the prinztronic videosports 800 has 6 games, not 8. Find some photos on the web to confirm it.

      I have found on the web another console with the same shape but 10 games. I do not know the name and haven''t found any reference about it
  - author: Nick Blackburn (Isle of Man UK)
    date: Monday 24th April 2017
    text: Hi although I agree with Olivier about how much these are worth, they are still very collectable and a great talking point for parties and some of them look good enough to have on display just for their aesthetic value.
  - author: Olivier (France)
    date: Saturday 2nd November 2002
    text: |-
      Hi

      Sorry, but this system, and any pongs in general, is not worth much...\
      Try www.ebay.com to find its value...

      regards\
      \_\_

      Boisseau Olivier\
      olivier@old-computers.com\
      www.old-computers.com
  - author: simian (bristol, england)
    date: Wednesday 30th October 2002
    text: |-
      I have a Prinztronic videosport 800 colour\
      and just wondered how much it's worth ?\
      i have both controlers but no lightgun

      any advise would be greatly recieved
  related:
  - /museum/gorenje-geti-3220
  - /museum/philips-n20
  - /museum/radio-shack-tv-scoreboard-handheld
  - /museum/schneider-philips-telelude
  - /museum/sixplay
  - /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-5000
  - /museum/universum-multispiel-2006
  oc_id: 718
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001216/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=718
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

In UK, Prinztronic was the market brand used by Dixons Group for their electronics.

This system is original because of its large selector in the middle of the front panel. Small and easy to carry. It offers the classic 6 games of the General Instruments AY-3-8500 chipset, including two shooting games playable with an optional light gun.

This system will be followed by the Videosport 800, which offers more games (8) and a colour display.