Manufacturer | Interton |
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Generation | Second generation |
Release date | 1978 |
Introductory price | €153 |
Discontinued | 1983 |
Media | Cartridges |
CPU | Signetics 2650A, Signetics 2636 video controller |
Input | 2 controllers with 12 buttons, 2 fire buttons and an analog joystick |
Related articles | 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System |
The VC 4000 is an early 8-bit cartridge-based game console released in Germany in 1978 by Interton. The console is quite obscure outside Germany, but many software compatible systems can be found in many European countries (see 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System). It's unclear if Interton really made the VC 4000 from scratch or if they bought the rights and the design to produce it, as many other brands produced similar systems the following years.
The VC-4000 is powered by a Signetics 2650A CPU (same as the Arcadia 2001) and a Signetics 2636 Video Controller. The two controllers are composed of a 12-key keypad, 2 fire buttons and an analog joystick. On the control panel of the system, one can find an on/off switch and three buttons: RESET, SELECT and START.
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The console was produced by diffent companies and sold with different names. Not every console is compatible with others due to differences in the shapes and dimensions of the cartrige slots (but all of the consoles are software compatible). In the article about the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System there is a table with all the software compatible consoles grouped by compatibility family (due to the slots).
The games for the VC 4000 were released on ROM cartridges known as cassettes.
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