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A total of 10 cartridges were released before RCA dropped the system in 1979. The Studio II also came with 5 built in games: Bowling, Freeway (car racing), Patterns, Doodles, and Math. Sadly, the RCA was quickly outdated due to the fast pace that technology was evolving, 9 months later the Atari VCS was released, with color high resolution graphics, custom sound that came through the television, and what was to become one of the largest game libraries of any console to date. | A total of 10 cartridges were released before RCA dropped the system in 1979. The Studio II also came with 5 built in games: Bowling, Freeway (car racing), Patterns, Doodles, and Math. Sadly, the RCA was quickly outdated due to the fast pace that technology was evolving, 9 months later the Atari VCS was released, with color high resolution graphics, custom sound that came through the television, and what was to become one of the largest game libraries of any console to date. | ||
| − | Some years later, color clone systems appeared in Europe. They were clearly marketed as cheap systems for people who couldn't afford more "modern" systems like the [[ColecoVision]] or [[Vectrex]]. | + | Some years later, color clone systems appeared in Europe. They were clearly marketed as cheap systems for people who couldn't afford more "modern" systems like the [[ColecoVision]] or [[Vectrex]]. They include the Soundic MPT-02 Victory, Hanimex MPT-02, [[Mustang#Mustang_9016_.28MPT-02.29|Mustang 9016 Telespiel Computer]], Conic M-1200 and the Sheen 1200 Micro Computer. Some have modifications from the original RCA Studio II such as detachable controllers or even color graphics. There were also some new cartridges produced for these systems |
==Technical specifications== | ==Technical specifications== | ||
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*RCA CDP 1861 "Pixie" video chip, 64x32, monochrome graphics | *RCA CDP 1861 "Pixie" video chip, 64x32, monochrome graphics | ||
===Clones=== | ===Clones=== | ||
| − | They are usually called MPT-02 systems because they are software-compatible with the RCA Studio II | + | They are usually called MPT-02 systems because they are software-compatible with the RCA Studio II. |
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===Games=== | ===Games=== | ||
Only 10 games were released by RCA: | Only 10 games were released by RCA: | ||
