SHG Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000 | |
Developer: | Süddeutsche Elektro-Hausgeräte GmbH & Co. KG |
Manufacturer: | Radofin (Hong Kong) |
Family: | PC-50x |
Type: | PC-50x Home video game console |
Generation: | First generation |
Release Date: | Germany: 1982 |
Price: | 168DM (163€ in 2020) |
Power: | FS-1003: 15 Volt, 120 mA FS-2000: 9-11 V, 90 mA or 6 x 1.5 V batteries |
Soc: | N/A (cartridges had a system board on them) |
Cpu: | N/A |
Memory: | N/A |
Graphics: | Colored |
Sound: | Yes |
Controllers: | 2 detachable controllers with one analog stick and fire button each |
Connectivity: | RF output |
Service: | N/A |
Predecessor: | SHG Black Point Multicolor FS 1001 |
Website: | N/A |
The SHG Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000 (also known as S.H.G. Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000, commonly abbreviated as Black Point FS 1003/FS 2000, stylized in lowercase in its logo[1]) is a first-generation PC-50x home video game console released in 1982 by Süddeutsche Elektro-Hausgeräte GmbH & Co. KG (SHG) only in Germany for 168 Deutsche Mark (DM).[2] [3] The console has been manufactured by Radofin (Hong Kong).
The system comes with two detachable game controllers with one analog joystick and one fire button each.[4] On the console, there are 10 buttons to select the games which came on cartridges. There is also a difficulty switch, an on/off switch and a start button on the housing of the console. There are two models of the console: The FS-1003 and the FS-2000. Both models have the name SHG Black Point.
It is the successor of the SHG Black Point Multicolor FS 1001, released in 1977[5] and SHG Black Point 10 Tele Sports FS 1002.
There are 7 or 8 games officially known to be released for the system which came on cartridges. Like the Palladium Tele-Cassetten Game and many other consoles, the SHG Black Point uses PC-50x cartridges.[8] The games were sold for around 50 to 80 DEM. (About 50 to 75 € in 2020.) The console itself did not contain a CPU or any RAM/ROM, but the cartridges contain one of the first generation console AY-3-8xxx chip. A cartridge with 10 different variations of Pong was included in the scope of delivery.