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
Add-ons
- MBO tele-ball Pistole 0427
- MBO tele-ball Pistole 0445 (Pistol/Rifle)
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.
Add-ons
- MBO tele-ball Pistole 0427
- MBO tele-ball Pistole 0445 (Pistol/Rifle)
MBO tele-ball IX
MBO teleball cassette I & II
Release date | 1977 |
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Media type | PC-50X Cartridges |
It belongs to the PC-50X Family, has 2 joysticks which are detachable and connected to the system through connectors placed on each side. According to the manual it is capable to display 4 colors: green, white, yellow and blue. It also had it's own set of cartridges (it's unclear if they were compatible with the other PC-50x cartridges.)
- 603 - AUTORENNEN (Car Race)
- 606 - Wipe Out
- 610 - BALLSPIEL (Ball games)
- 710 - PANZERSCHLACHT (Tank Game)
- 765 - MOTORRADRENNEN (MotorCycle)
This system was also sold as the Palladium Tele-Cassetten-Game & Hanimex Optim 600 (they used the same numbered cartridges).
Add-ons
- MBO Cycling Controller
- MBO Driving Wheel