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CABEL Universal Game Computer	Consoles	name image logo company company_name tabs forum_thread photos screenshots emulators links related oc_id source Universal Game Computer /media/museum/photos/cabel_universal-game-computer_1s.jpg /media/museum/logos/cabel_universal-game-computer_logo.gif /companies/cabel CABEL photos software emulators links 1136 title subtitle text image UNIVERSAL GAME COMPUTER Thanks to Flavio for this picture /media/museum/photos/cabel_universal-game-computer_1.jpg title subtitle text image JOYSTICKS Thanks to Flavio for this picture /media/museum/photos/cabel_universal-game-computer_joysticks.jpg title subtitle text image KEYPAD There were two like this. Plastic overlays delivered with each games were inserted onto the keypad to shwo each in-game functions Thanks to Flavio for this picture /media/museum/photos/cabel_universal-game-computer_keypad.jpg title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE Thanks to Flavio for this picture /media/museum/software/cabel_universal-game-computer_olympia_box.jpg title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE Thanks to Flavio for this picture /media/museum/software/cabel_universal-game-computer_arianna_cart.jpg title url platform text WinArcadia http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ Windows Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! title url platform text AmiArcadia http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ Amiga OS Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! title url text 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System FAQ http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/1292/1292faq.txt Very interesting info by Dale Hansen about this whole console family title url text Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central https://amigan.yatho.com/ World's largest Interton site title url text INTERNAL LINK https://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=7 We have made a page describing the VC 4000 and different compatible systems title url text Radofin 1292 FAQ http://www.digitpress.com/faq/1292faq.txt Excellent FAQ created by Dale Hansen title url text sig2650.wordpress.com https://sig2650.wordpress.com/ Website dedicated to Signetics 2650 based systems, by former Voltmace developper Derek Andrews title url text VC4000.de http://www.vc4000.de Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) /museum/acetronic-mpu-1000-2000 /museum/interton-vc-4000 /museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05 /museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000 /museum/rowtron-television-computer-system /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000 /museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer /museum/voltmace-database-games-computer 1166 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230209065906/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1166 2023-02-09

What a rare system ! The Universal Game Computer is a very obscure italian console surely released in the early 80's by Cabel, an italian company.

It is software compatible with the Interton VC-4000 and "clones". This doesn't mean that it can use the Interton cartridges, as they won't fit, but the internal specs and software are the same. The CPU is the 2650A from Signetics and the Video Controller is the 2636 from Signetics as well. About 40 cartridges has been released for the Interton VC-4000, but we can't exactly tell how many were available for the Universal Game Computer, nor if exclusive games were developped for it... For now we have a list of 23 titles advertised for this console.

Like with all the systems of this "Interton family", there are two joysticks and two keypads with 12 buttons. But whereas all other consoles of this family have both mixed into a unique controller, the Universal Game Computer Controllers has two weird joysticks (egg shaped), plus two separate keypads ! These were designed to be used with informative plastic overlays delivered with each games, showing the functions of each key.

The control panel is composed of an ON/OFF switch and 3 buttons (SELECT, RESET & START). The plastic case design is original and doesn't seem to be stolen from any other known system...

We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.