Packaging for the Color TV game (6)

Nintendo's Color TV Game Series debuted in 1977 with the Color TV Game 6. It contained 6 variations of "Light Tennis" (or Pong). The players controlled their paddles with dials attached directly to the machine. A console manufacturer is a company that manufactures and distributes video game consoles. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... video game consoles A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer. ... Home video-game systems became popular during the 1970s and 80s. ... The second generation of video game consoles lasted from 1976 until 1984. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... NES redirects here. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... PONG helped bring computerized video games into everyday life PONG is a video game released originally as an arcade coin-op by Atari Inc. ...

In 1978, Nintendo released the Color TV Game 15. With the two controllers now on cables (making for much more comfortable play) and 15 slightly different versions of Light Tennis, the CTG 15 sold over a million units. In the same year, Nintendo released the Color TV Racing 112, a bird's-eye-view racing game that implemented a steering wheel and gearshift. Alternatively, two smaller controllers could be used for multiplayer. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ...

1979 brought Color TV Game Block Kuzushi, a 1-player game based on Breakout. Like the CTG 6, the in-game paddle was controlled by a dial attached to the system. The system's external design was one of Shigeru Miyamoto's first video-game projects after joining Nintendo in 1977. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... This computer game has been incorrectly referred to or categorized with the PC game misnomer. ... Shigeru Miyamoto , born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese electronic game designer. ...

Computer TV Game, Nintendo's final non-cartridge system until the Nintendo GameCube, was distributed in Japan in 1980. It was a port of Nintendo's arcade game Computer Othello. The Nintendo GameCube , GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Reversi and Othello are names for a strategic boardgame which involves play by two parties on an eight-by-eight square grid with pieces that have two distinct sides. ...

Later references

• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ includes a microgame version of Color TV Racing 112, as part of 9-Volt's collection of old Nintendo games.
• WarioWare: Smooth Moves includes a microgame version of Color TV Game 6, as part of 9-Volt and 18-Volt's collections of Nintendo games.

External links

• Nintendo Database