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228 files were never archived; see docs/not-recovered.md in the extraction repo. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Akor Super TV-Boy
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categories:
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- Consoles
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params:
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name: Super TV-Boy
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_1.jpg
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company: /companies/akor
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company_name: Akor
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tabs:
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- photos
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- connectors
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- software
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- emulators
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- links
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photos:
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- title: DETACHABLE CONTROL PAD
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subtitle: ''
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text: A small but handy control pad
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_2.jpg
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- title: SIDE VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: 'Only two connectors : composite video cable (SCART) and external PSU. The Super TV-Boy lacks the Atari joystick connectors existing on older versions (TV-Boy)'
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_3.jpg
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- title: INTERNALS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_4.jpg
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- title: MOTHER BOARD CLOSE-UP (SOLDER SIDE)
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subtitle: ''
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text: This close-up picture shows the bord revision number (the TV-Boy II board is labelled "WS-11FT")
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_5.jpg
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- title: MOTHER BOARD CLOSE-UP (COMPONENTS SIDE)
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subtitle: ''
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text: 'This close-up shows the real name of this system : TV-Boy III'
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_6.jpg
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- title: A DIFFERENT VERSION
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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In april 2001, Firebox, a UK based company released a new version of the Super TV-Boy, with a very different design but the same specifications.
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www.firebox.com
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image: /media/museum/photos/super_tv_boy_7.jpg
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connectors:
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- title: VIDEO CONNECTOR
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This mini-DIN 4 video out connector is available on the SCART versions of the (Super) TV-Boy.\
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The video ground is on the connector (and SCART cable) shield.
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image: /media/museum/connectors/tvboyvideo.gif
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screenshots:
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- title: MACHINE CAMEL
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subtitle: ''
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text: 'The real name of this game is **Star wars: the empire strikes back**. It was originally edited by Parker Bros.'
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image: /media/museum/software/tv_boy_camel.gif
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emulators:
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- title: Stella
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url: http://stella.sourceforge.net/
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platform: Multiplatform
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text: Stella is a very good multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator and has alredy been ported to AcornOS, AmigaOS, DOS, FreeBSD, IRIX, Linux, OS/2, MacOS, Unix, and Windows.
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links:
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: ''
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related:
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- /museum/akor-tv-boy
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oc_id: 825
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205121738/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=825
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date: '2022-12-05'
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---
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Last child of its family, the Super TV-Boy (aka TV-Boy III) is basically an Atari 2600 clone, embedding 127 games which actually are pirate renamed versions of old Atari games. With its new design and its detachable control pad, the Super TV-Boy may be considered as a *DeLuxe* version of the well known [TV-Boy](/museum/akor-tv-boy/).
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This cheap system was made in asia and sold in Europe by the french company Akor and is definitely rarer than its predecessor and its numerous clones. The system uses a bank switching technique and the 127 built-in games are accessed via an on-screen menu (the 128th program) so there is no dip switch as seen on some pirate x-in-one cartridges. This menu (that seems to be located at the lowest address of the ROM) is executed by default when the system starts and once a game is selected, there is no mean to come back, so one needs to restart the system to play another game.
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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