TV Spiel
TV Spiel BSS 01
BSS 01 TV Spiel
The Bildschirmspiel 01 (BSS 01) is the only game console that was developed and manufactured in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It is based on AY-3-8500 chip created by General Instrument. Like many other consoles, there were four games that could be selected, the two shooting games of the AY-3-8500 were not supported. The BBS 01 was designed and produced by VEB Halbleiterwerk Frankfurt an der Oder (HFO). Its sales were started in 1979 under the RFT brand at a price of 550 East German marks. Due to a lack of profitability, production was discontinued after just two years. A successor device with more game options and additional colored image output did not pass the prototype stage.
Technical Details
Released
1980
Brand
RFT
Type
TV Spiel TV Games
Name
TV Spiel BSS 01
CPU Class
AY-3-8xxx
CPU
General Instruments AY-3-8500 Ball & Paddle
Sound Chip
none
Display Chip
AY-3-8500
Display
black and white
Best Color
black and white
Sprites
none
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