May 1982 · Computer or hardware
Arcadia 2001 (1982)
Emerson's low-cost console that spawned over 30 clones worldwide.
It lasted only 18 months with 35 games, while Atari's licensing exclusivity blocked Pac-Man and Galaxian.
See 1982 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- May 1982
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- Emerson
- CPU
- Signetics 2650
- RAM
- 1 KB
- Graphics
- Signetics 2637 UVI
- Units sold
- 20,000-30,000 (est.)
- Generation
- 2nd
- First sold in
- North America
- Media
- ROM cartridge
- Notable games
- Route 16; Jungler; Jump Bug; Breakaway
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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