History of video games/Platforms/Ultravision Video Arcade System
History
[edit | edit source]Ultravision, Inc. of Miami, Florida began advertising the system with a teaser in an issue of Electronic Gaming in November 1983.[1]
The system was formally announced at CES 1983 as the Ultravision Video Arcade System (VAS) was a hybrid video game console with a color television built in and home computer functionality slated for a summer 1983 release.[2] The price of the system was to be $999.[3]
Financial issues caused the system to be shuttered shortly afterwards in summer of 1983.[3]
Technology
[edit | edit source]A major design goal of the system was to make personal computing more approachable, rather then simply being a single purpose game console.[2]
The VAS was to ship with 64 kilobytes of RAM,[3] which could be doubled to 128 kilobytes with an expansion.[2] Add ons were planned to allow for compatibility with existing Atari 2600 and Colecovision games.[4]
The built in 10" color television supported 84 channels.[2]
Games
[edit | edit source]A picture promoting 12 games for the system was released.[3]
- Air-Sea Attack[3][2]
- B-52 Bomber[3][2]
- Baseball Best[3][2]
- Condor Attack[3][2]
- Dare Driver[3][2]
- Emergency![3][2]
- Karate[3][2]
- Quest for the Idol[3][2]
- Space War[3][2]
- Spider Kong[3][2]
- Swimming Met[3][2]
- Unexpected Dangers[3][2]
External Resources
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- Video Game Console Library - Features history, as well as photos and marketing material.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Ultravision: The Ultimate in Vaporware!". Gaming After 40. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Ultravision Video Arcade System Atari Gaming Headquarters". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Ultravision". Video Game Console Library. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "CANCELLED Game Consoles! - LOST History Of The ULTRAVISION VIDEO ARCADE SYSTEM - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.