Granada Electronics Colorsport VIII

By admin , 18 March 2021
CS 1818
Description

The Colorsport VIII (model number: CS 1818) is a dedicated first-generation monochromatic home video game console made available to consumers in 1978 by Granada Electronics in the United States. The console is based on the MOS Technology MPS 7600-001 Pong-on-a-chip like the Coleco Telstar Arcade console.

It is one of the first four-player Pong consoles, having two controller ports alongside two hardwired ones.

The Colorsport VIII features eight (4x2) different sport games including a gun-shooting game.

Year First Manufactured
1978

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