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