MBO
MBO Schmidt & Niederleitner GmbH & Co. KG, a german manufacturer for measuring systems and small electronic items, also tried to get their share of the videogame market. The teleball console is the first of a large serie of systems named "tele-ball" with numbers ranging from 1 to 9. Though they had some cosmetic differences, all these systems were very close to each other in terms of functionality. The Tele-Ball is the most basic system of the whole range, offering only the 4 classic pong games in black & white.The teleball is licensed by Magnavox.
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MBO tele-ball
Generation | First generation |
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Release date | 1977 |
Features fine woodgrain (imitated) and polished aluminium parts of high quality. The two large silver dials on the front panel are used to switch the system on/off and to select games. This system was sold in the USA by 1st Generation Pong System as Tele-Match 4.
MBO tele-ball II
MBO tele-ball III
MBO tele-ball IV
The tele-ball IV is the colour version of the original Tele-Ball, with the four same games in colour. It even uses the same case with minor differences.
MBO tele-ball V
MBO tele-ball VI
MBO tele-ball VII
MBO tele-ball VIII
The early Tele-Ball systems were pure pong machines, but the Tele-Ball VIII offers 4 pong games, 2 shooting games and 2 car racing games thanks to its F-4301 chipset from Universal Research Labs.