TVG-8610C Console

Hong Kong, c. 1978

ACMI Collection

Videogame On display
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI.

The Hanimex TVG-8610C is an early television games console circa 1978. This two-player console has detachable joysticks with 10 internally programmed games (similar to Pong) and allows the player to customise difficulty levels, automation, and keep score.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

manufacturer

Hanimex

Production places
Hong Kong
Production dates
c. 1978

Appears in

Group of items

Early home consoles

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

E000321

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Foyer → Entry → FSF-03. MPL exterior

Measurements

95 x 265 x 175mm

Object Types

3D Object

Computer game equipment/Game

Materials

plastic, metal, electronics

Collected

3 times

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