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Rollet Video Secam System (4/303)	Consoles	France	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos hardware links related oc_id source Video Secam System (4/303) /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_1s.jpg /companies/rollet Rollet label value NAME Video Secam System (4/303) label value MANUFACTURER Rollet label value ORIGIN France label value YEAR Unknown label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Two controllers with analog joysticks and a fire button 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 SIZE / WEIGHT 32 x 18 x 7 cm / 1,1 Kg label value I/O PORTS Power in, TV RF video output, light gun connectors (some systems only) label value BUILT IN MEDIA Cartridges label value OS 6 cartridges label value POWER SUPPLY 6 x 1,5v battery cells or external power supply (9v DC, 300ma) label value PRICE 300 FF (France, 1983) photos hardware links 958 title subtitle text image ROLLET VIDEO SECAM SYSTEM 4/303 /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_1.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_l-side.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE #2 /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_l-side_2.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_front.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT #2 /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_front_2.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_r-side.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE #2 /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_profile.jpg title subtitle text image REAR There is a speaker grid to let the sound out. /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_rear.jpg title subtitle text image TOP /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_top.jpg title subtitle text image BELOW /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_under.jpg title subtitle text image LABEL /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_label.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROL PANEL /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_control-panel.jpg title subtitle text image POWER IN /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_alim.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_inside.jpg title subtitle text image BOX A bit worn... but it is the original box :-) /media/museum/photos/rollet_4-303_box.jpg title subtitle text image LIGHT GUNS You could use a gun or a rifle with the Rollet Video Secam System. At least with consoles equiped with the right connectors, as first systems did not have them ! Here, these connectors can be seen on the top left part of the case. /media/museum/hardware/rollet_4-303_guns.jpg 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 /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/s-h-g-black-point-fs-1003-fs-2000 /museum/sanwa-9015 /museum/teleng-colourstars /museum/unimex-mark-ix 984 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011046/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=984 2023-06-14

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 hardwired controllers with one analog joystick and one fire button each. The control panel is composed of 10 orange buttons to select the different games offered by each cartridge (10 being the maximum). Difficulty switches, power knob (acting as a volume control as well), service auto/manual switch and a start button can also be found.

First systems were produced without connectors for the rifles. But from 1983, and for a small fee, you could send back your console to Rollet and they would add the light gun connectors ! But what is strange is that most systems without these connectors, had however the holes drawn and marked on the plastic case, just as if there were planned from the beginning...

The Rollet Video Secam System 4/303 was sold in France at the start of the 80's. It was marketed as a console for children, rather than a "serious" gaming system. Rollet also sold at the same time the Videocolor, another system for kids, completely different from the Video Secam System, but which is also refered as 4/303 (on a label below the system)! Weird... The Rollet Video Secam System 4/303 was also sometimes referenced as the Rollet Tronic...

On the electronic board of the Video Secam System is written "SD-050s". Once again, we have a system being part of the SD-050 big family conceived by Soundic. Many brands, european for the most, bought these systems and sold them with their own brand name and sometimes even original case (like here with the Rollet Video Secam System). Notice that Soundic also produced SD-070 and SD-090 systems, all compatible with the SD-050 family.