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Nintendo TV-Game 6 (model CTG-6V)	Pongs	Japan	1977	name company company_name specs tabs photos comments oc_id source TV-Game 6 (model CTG-6V) /companies/nintendo Nintendo label value NAME TV-Game 6 (model CTG-6V) label value MANUFACTURER Nintendo label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1977 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE 6 label value KEYBOARD Two built-in knobs label value CPU Unknown label value SPEED 1 label value CO-PROCESSOR 6 label value RAM On screen label value COLORS Colour label value SOUND Unknown label value I/O PORTS RF TV video output label value OS 6 x UM2 (C size) batteries label value POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit (110v -> 9v) label value PERIPHERALS No label value PRICE Unknown photos title subtitle text image TV-GAME 6 null title subtitle text image DIFFERENT MODEL The knobs are different here null title subtitle text image KNOB CONTROLLER null title subtitle text image CONTROL PANEL Switches for gaming options (speed, bat size, etc.), on/off switch, start button... null title subtitle text image DIFFERENT CONTROL PANEL Control panel of different model (earlier, later ?) null title subtitle text image BELOW null title subtitle text image USER DOCUMENTATION null title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to [www.retrogames.co.uk](http://www.retrogames.co.uk) for this picture. null author date text Bartimaus (U.S.A.) Thursday 2nd February 2017 Was this only released in Japan or was it released in America also? author date text loodo848 Sunday 4th March 2012 Ive lost this video game D$ 985 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230207184858/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=985 2023-02-07

An early pong system from Nintendo offering 6 pong games in colour. This is in fact the first home video game system produced by Nintendo. As they lacked the technology to develop their own microprocessors, they struck a deal with Mitsubishi Electronics and the two companies developed the Color TV Game 6 in 1977. It was a big success in Japan, and sold over a million copies.

The system is fairly simple. Two dial controllers built-in the system, so two players can play simultaneously. Some switches to toggle difficulty, players bat size, service auto/manual... a start button and an on/off switch.

The 6 games are classic ones: handball one and two players, tennis one and two players, hockey one and two players... Score is displayed on screen. Of course it is an NTSC display, using RF channel 1 or 2, all in colour.

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