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S.H.G. Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000)	Consoles	Europe	1982	name company company_name specs tabs photos adverts screenshots links videos comments related oc_id source Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000) /companies/s-h-g S.H.G. label value NAME Black Point (FS-1003/FS-2000) label value MANUFACTURER S.H.G. label value ORIGIN Europe label value YEAR ? 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Two controllers with analog joysticks and a fire button. Digital pads for tank games available as an option. label value CPU None. Chipsets are located in each cartridge label value GRAPHIC MODES Unknown label value COLORS Yes label value SOUND Yes label value I/O PORTS Power in, TV RF video output, 2 x controller connectors label value BUILT IN MEDIA Cartridges label value OS 7 cartridges (maybe 8) label value POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit, DC 15v, 120 mA label value PERIPHERALS Digital pads for the Tank cartridge label value PRICE 168 DM (1981, Germany) photos adverts software links videos title subtitle text image FS-1003 null title subtitle text image FRONT null title subtitle text image TOP null title subtitle text image BOTTOM There is a volume control knob here. Nice idea. null title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE null title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE null title subtitle text image BACK From left to right: - two controller connectors\ - Color selector\ - Power in\ - RF TV output cord\ - mysterious knob... null title subtitle text image CONTROLLER null title subtitle text image COMPLETE SYSTEM This the complete model with original controllers (left) and optional digital pads (right) to play the Tank cartridge. null title subtitle text image ALL BOXED System and games boxed null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image FS-2000 MODEL null title subtitle text image FS-2000 BOX null title subtitle text image GERMAN PROMOTIONAL PICTURE null title subtitle text image SOME CARTRIDGES... null title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE AND PADDLES These special paddles are directly hardwired onto the cartridge. null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image CART null title subtitle text image BOX null title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE null title url text INTERNAL LINK http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=4 Article comparing the different GI catridge based systems title url text SHG Blackpoint Pong console review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl9tZXbmEk Length: 2min 57s author date text Jonas M. (Germany) Thursday 27th January 2011 I''ve got the other version of the S.H.G. Black Point.\ Maybe I''ll send a picture and informations about it.\ I made a review about this console in youtube.\ My channel is MeersauTV /museum/audiosonic-tele-sports-iv /museum/bandai-tv-jack-5000 /museum/h-g-s-electronic-telesport /museum/hanimex-sd-070-colour-programmable-tv-game-console /museum/mbo-teleball-cassetten-system /museum/palladium-tele-cassetten-game /museum/polycon-pg-7-programmable-tv-games /museum/poppy-9015 /museum/prinztronic-micro-5500 /museum/rollet-video-secam-system-4-303 /museum/sanwa-9015 /museum/teleng-colourstars /museum/unimex-mark-ix 880 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152945/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=880 2023-06-13

This is a typical system using catridges based on the different chipsets developped by General Instruments in the late 70s. Each GI chips was able to generate several games, ball games for a start, then later car racing, motorcycle, submarines, tanks and shooting games.

The system has two detachable controllers with one analog joystick and one fire button each. The control panel is composed of 10 buttons to select the different games offered by each cartridge (10 being the maximum). Difficulty switches, power switch and a start button can also be found.

The Tank Battle game produced by the AY-3-8710 chip from General Instruments, is often missing from available cartridges for this type of systems (based upon GI chips). There is one good reason. All the other games use analog controllers whereas the Tank Battle must be played with digital controllers (like direction buttons for example). And all these video-game systems were designed with analog controllers and no numeric ones. However, some systems, like the SHG Blackpoint FS-1003 offered optional digital controllers (pads with 5 buttons: directions and fire) with the Tank Battle cartridge...

The SHG Black Point is quite confusing because there are different models with the same name, though they are both compatible with each other. In fact one is the Model FS-1003 (presented here), and the other one is the Model FS-2000.

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