| Tele-Fever | |
| Graphics: | 9 colors |
| Sound: | 1 channel |
| Controllers: | 1 hardwired joystick-based game controller, 1 is built in the console |
| Successor: | Retro-Mini-Spielekonsole |
| Release Date: | Germany: 1986 |
| Developer: | Tchibo |
| Manufacturer: | Tchibo |
| Family: | Arcadia 2001 |
| Type: | Home video game console |
| Generation: | Second generation |
| Retail Availability: | 1986-? |
| Price: | 99 Deutsche Mark (DM) |
| Media: | ROM cartridges |
| Power: | 15 V DC, 600 mAh |
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.
The Tele-Fever was only manufactured in very small quantities and is rarely offered today. Only a few games were released for the system. After a short time, the production was discontinued.
The Tele-Fever was a weak console compared to other available consoles around its release time,[5] but very cheap which made it attractive. 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.
The Tele-Fever is seen as an example for a console that contributed to the 1983 video game crash.[7]
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]