![]() A Tele-Fever with cartridge inserted | |
Developer | Tchibo |
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Manufacturer | Tchibo |
Product family | Arcadia 2001 |
Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Second generation |
Release date | Germany: 1986 |
Availability | 1986-? |
Introductory price | 99 Deutsche Mark (DM) |
Media | ROM cartridges |
Graphics | 9 colors |
Sound | 1 channel |
Controller input | 1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, 1 is built in the console |
Power | 15 V DC, 600 mA |
Successor | Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole |
The Tele-Fever (stylized as tele-fever) is a second-generation home video game console which was released and marketed by German coffee roaster chain Tchibo in 1986 only in Germany for a list price of 99 Deutsche Mark (DM). [1] [2] [3] [4] It is one of the last variants of the Arcadia 2001 home video game console by Emerson Radio and therefore compatible with all software from it. [1]
The Tele-Fever was only manufactured in very small quantities and is rarely offered today. [2] [3] Only a few games were released for the system. [2] After a short time, the production was discontinued. [3]
The Tele-Fever was a weak console compared to other available consoles around its release time, [5] but very cheap which made it attractive. [2] The console was mostly sold as a budget item in Tchibo sections of discounters. [6]
Some people think the design of the Tele-Fever is quite appealing. [3]
The Tele-Fever is seen as an example of a console that contributed to the 1983 video game crash. [7] [ dubious – discuss ]
In 2019, Tchibo released another console, the Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole, which is a 8-bit dedicated handheld game console that contains 153 pre-installed retro games and costs €14.99. [8] [9] [10] It is basically a clone of Thumbs Up's Retro Arcade Games, [11] Monsterzeug's Retro Arcade, [12] Radbag's Retro Mini-Spielekonsole, [13] ORB's spielesammlung Retro Pocket junior, [14] and Karsten International's Arcade Game Portable Console, [15] which was also released under the name Retro Pocket Spiele/Retro Pocket Games in Germany in a cooperation with Woolworth. [16]
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