1292 Advanced Programmable Video System

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1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
Acetronic-MPU-1000.jpg
An Acetronic MPU 1000 (right) and its controller
Manufacturer Radofin & Others
Type Home video game console
Generation Second generation
Release date1978;46 years ago (1978)
Discontinued1983
CPU 8-bit Signetics 2650AI @ 0.887MHz
Memory43 bytes
Removable storage Cartridge 2k, 4k or 6k ROM, optional 1k RAM[ clarification needed ]
Graphics Signetics 2636N @ 3.58MHz
Controller input2 × 12-button with 2-axis control stick
PowerInput 250V, 50Hz; Output 9.5V, 0.4A & 15V, 0.11A

The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System is a second-generation home video game console released by European company Audiosonic in 1978 [ contradictory ]. It is part of a group of software-compatible consoles which include the Interton VC 4000 and the Voltmace Database. The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System included its power pack inside the console instead of an exterior power pack.

Contents

Specifications

PCB scan of the Acetronic MPU-1000 Acetronic-Mpu-1000-pcb.jpg
PCB scan of the Acetronic MPU-1000

Graphics

Misc

User programming

An expensive (£49 in the UK in 1977[ contradictory ]) Hobby Module was available which gave 6.5 kilobits of user-programmable memory and had a 5-pin DIN socket to allow software to be saved to a cassette tape player. This converted the unit into a halfway house between a home computer and an ordinary gaming console.

The user had to be familiar with programming in Signetics 2650 assembly language and the unconventional ways and register architecture of the Signetics 2650 processor.

Released versions

The console was produced by different companies and sold with different names. Although all variants have identical computational hardware, changes to the dimensions of the cartridge slot on some variants result in cartridges not always being interchangeable between systems. The following is a table of the console variants grouped by cartridge compatibility.

NameBrand / ManufacturerCountryCompatibility familyNotesImage
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Radofin / Radofin Germany1292 Advanced Programmable Video SystemReleased in 1979. Known also as "Radofin Programmierbares Video System". Has an external power supply. Radofin 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System - F2.jpg
1392 Advanced Programmable Video SystemEuropeReleased in 1979. Has an internal power supply.
HMG-1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Hanimex / Radofin Australia and New Zealand
HMG-1392 Advanced Programmable Video SystemAustralia and New Zealand Hanimex HMG Programmabile Video System.jpg
Force 2 Fountain / Radofin Australia and New ZealandReleased in 1979.
1292 Advanced Programmable Video SystemAustralia and New ZealandReleased in 1979.
1392 Advanced Programmable Video SystemAustralia and New ZealandReleased in 1979.

Has an internal power supply

Advanced Programmable Video System Grandstand / Radofin
Lansay 1392 Lansay / Radofin EuropeReleased in 1979.

Internal power supply.

PP-1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Audiosonic / Radofin EuropeReleased in 1978.
PP-1392 Advanced Programmable Video SystemEuropeReleased in 1978.

Has an internal power supply.

VC-6000 Prinztronic / Radofin United KingdomReleased in 1979.
MPU-1000 Acetronic / Radofin United KingdomReleased in 1979. Acetronic-MPU-1000.jpg
MPU-2000United KingdomReleased in 1979.
Database Videomaster\Voltmace United KingdomDatabase System Videomaster Database Games-Computer.jpg
Television Computer System Rowtron United KingdomTelevision Computer SystemReleased in 1979. Teleng Television Computer System.jpg
Television Computer SystemTelengUnited KingdomReleased in 1979.
Jeu Video TV Karvan FranceVideo TV Game
OC-2000 Societe Occitane Electronique FranceReleased in 1979. SOC OC 2000.jpg
Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05 ITMC FranceMPT-05Released in 1983. ITMC MPT-05.jpg
Super Play Computer 4000 Grundig GermanyInterton VC-4000 Grundig Super Play Computer 4000.jpg
VC 4000 Interton EuropeReleased in 1978. VC-4000-Console-Set.jpg
CX-3000 Data Bass SistemPalsonSpain Palson CX 3000 F1b.jpg
Tele ComputerAureacSpainPalson CX-3000 clone.
Video Computer H-21TRQSpainInterton VC-4000 (partial)TRQ carts fit and work on Interton consoles. Interton carts don't fit in TRQ consoles. TRQ Video Computer H-21 (Talleres Radioelectricos Querol) F4.jpg

Games

Although, not much information is known about the release dates of the cartridges, the total number of the games should be 59 (33 games released by Radofin between 1977 and 1978, 19 games for the Interton VC 4000 and compatibles after 1978, and 7 more games released around 1980). [1]


NameSizePlatformYear
Air/Sea Attack / Air/Sea Battle2KFountain #5 + Palson #9 + Interton #7
Arcade (Voltmace)/Pinball (Interton)2KInterton #23 + Voltmace #20
Backgammon4KInterton #36
Basic Maths (Fountain)/Mathematics 1 (Interton)2KFountain #7 + Interton #5
Bat & Ball (Voltmace)/Olympics (Fountain)/Paddle Games (Interton/Palson)/Sportsworld (Rowtron)2KFountain #1 + Interton #3 + Palson #1 + Rowtron #1 + Voltmace #3
Blackjack2KFountain #3 + Interton #2
Bowling/Ninepins2KInterton #25
Boxing (Voltmace)/Boxing Match (Interton)/Prizefight (Fountain)4KFountain #14 + Interton #18 + Voltmace #13
Brain Drain (Voltmace)/Codebreaker (Fountain)/Mastermind (Interton)2KFountain #10 + Interton #16 + Voltmace #9
Capture (Fountain)/Reversi (Interton)2KFountain #24 + Interton #21
Car Races2KInterton #1
Casino2KInterton #31
Challenge! (Acetronic)/Four in a Row (Interton)2KAcetronic #9 + Interton #15 + Voltmace #14
Chess4KInterton #13
Chess 26KInterton #22
Circus2KFountain #13 + Interton #17 + Voltmace #12
Cockpit4KInterton #28
Come Come4KPalson #16
Come-Frutas4KTRQ
Come-Frutas (alternate version)4KTRQ?
Cowboy2KRowtron1981
Crazy Crab4KVoltmace #29
Draughts4KInterton #26 + Voltmace #22
Electronic Pinball2KFountain #25
Golf4KFountain #19 + Interton #27
Grand Prix (Fountain)/Road Race (Voltmace)2KFountain #2/Voltmace #4
Head On2KFountain #201981
Hippodrome2KInterton #11
Hobby Module2KRadofin #161980
Horse Racing2KFountain #12 + Voltmace #11
Hunting2KInterton #12
Hyperspace2KInterton #38
Invaders2KFountain #27
Invaders2KInterton #32
Labyrinth2KInterton #9
Laser Attack2KFountain #311981
Leapfrog4KVoltmace1982
Math 2 (Fountain)/Mathematics 2 (Interton/Voltmace)2KFountain #8 + Interton #6 + Voltmace #7
Melody/Simon (Interton)/Musical Games (Fountain)/Musical Memory (Voltmace)2KFountain #17 + Interton #20 + Voltmace #21
Metropolis/Hangman4KInterton #29
Monster Munchers2KRowtron
Motocross4KInterton #14
Munch & Crunch4KVoltmace #241982
Planet Defender2KFountain #331982
Shoot Out2KFountain #291981
Shooting Gallery2KFountain #6 + Voltmace #8
Soccer2KFountain #15
Soccer2KInterton #24
Solitaire2KInterton #30
Space War (Fountain)/Outer Space Combat (Interton)/Galactic Space Battles (Rowtron)2KFountain #30 + Interton #19 + Rowtron
Spider's Web (Fountain)/Monster-Man (Interton)4KFountain #22 + Interton #37
Super Invaders2KInterton #33
Super Knockout2KFountain #261980
Super Maze (Fountain)/Maze (Palson/Voltmace)2KFountain #11 + Palson #7 + Voltmace #10
Super-Space4KInterton #40
Tank Battle/Air Battle2KInterton #4
Tank/Plane Battle (Fountain)/Tank & Plane (Voltmace)2KFountain #4 + Voltmace #5
Treasure Hunt (Fountain)/Memory 1/Flag Capture (Interton)2KFountain #18 + Interton #8
Winter Sports4KInterton #10

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