# History of video games/Platforms/Color TV-Game
## History
### Development

Nintendo licensed the Odyssey technology from Magnavox to produce the Color TV Game 6 and Color TV Game 15. Noted engineer Masayuki Uemura assisted in the development of Color TV-Game systems.

### Launch

Released in 1977, the Color TV-Game line were the first consoles released by Nintendo, starting with the Color TV Game 6.
The Color TV Game 15 was released in 1978 at a cost of 15,000 yen.
The Color TV Game Racing 112 had the worst market performance of the Color-TV-Game series. The price of this system was cut multiple times.

### Legacy

350,000 Color TV Game 6 consolers were sold, but were not profitable due to high production costs. The complete Color TV game series sold about three million consoles.
The Color TV-Game was succeeded by the cartridge based Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom, which featured much improved capabilities over the Color TV Game line.

## Technology

Models of the Color TV Game 6 used 6 C type batteries as a power source, with an optional power adapter being available for the CTG-6V model.
Often Japanese televisions of the 1970's were not capable of easily accepting an input from consumer hardware, so the Color TV-Game line was designed with this in mind.

## Notable games

The Color TV-Game 6 and 15 both shared their primary Mitsubishi integrated circuit, with the Color TV-Game 15 exposing 9 more games then the Color TV-Game 6.

## Gallery
### Color TV Game Variants

* Color TV Game 6
* TV Game 15
* Color TV Game Racing 112

### Blockbreaker Kuzushi

* Pictures below the mode switch show what kind of games can be played.
* The Blockbreaker Kuzushi with an informational sticker still attached.
* Unlike most devices, all ports are on the console side.
* The back of the Blockbreaker Kuzushi is just it's iconic orange plastic.
* The bottom of the unit. Holes to adjust picture settings can be seen, as well as a switch to change the channel.

### Blockbreaker Kuzushi Internals

* The ribbon cable loops underneath the motherboard to the front panel.
* A top down view of the Color TV Game. The large Mitsubishi M58821P 9592 chip can be seen.

### Origin of Nintendo

Nintendo was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1889 to make Hanafuda cards, making it one of the oldest companies to have a major impact on the video game industry.
* Nintendo's first headquarters in Kyoto, Japan - 1889.
* 1890 poster showing Nintendo playing cards.
* Nintendo Staff in 1949.

## External References

* Centre for Computing History - Color TV Game 6 page.
* Centre for Computing History - Color TV Game 15 page
* Before Mario - Color TV Game series page.
* Gamester81 - Color TV Game history, model info, and trivia page.

## References

* ↑ "Persuasive Games: Wii Can't Go On, Wii'll Go On" (in en). www.gamasutra.com. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/182294/persuasive_games_wii_cant_go_on_.php. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
* ↑ "Masayuki Uemura, the designer of the NES and SNES, has died age 78". VGC. 9 December 2021. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/masayuki-uemura-the-designer-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-died-age-78/.
* 1 2 3 "Nintendo's First Console Is One You've Never Played" (in en-us). Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/nintendos-first-console-is-one-youve-never-played-5785568. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
* ↑ Voskuil, Geplaatst door Erik. "Nintendo Color TV Game 15 - Service Manual (カラー テレビゲーム 15 サービス マニュアル)". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
* ↑ "Designing the Nintendo Entertainment System - Masayuki Uemura talk". JUICY GAME REVIEWS. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
* ↑ Voskuil, Geplaatst door Erik. "Nintendo Color TV Game Racing 112 (任天堂 カラー テレビゲーム レーシング 112, 1978)". Retrieved 30 October 2020.
* ↑ "Looking Back at Nintendo's Forgotten Console". CBR. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
* ↑ "Color TV Game 6 - Game Console - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
* ↑ Voskuil, Geplaatst door Erik. "Nintendo Color TV-Game 6 (カラー テレビゲーム 6, 1977)". http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/04/nintendo-color-tv-game-6-6-1977.html. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
* ↑ O'Kane, Sean (18 October 2015). "7 things I learned from the designer of the NES". The Verge. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
* ↑ Voskuil, Geplaatst door Erik. "Nintendo Color TV-Game 15 (カラー テレビゲーム 15, 1977)". Retrieved 27 October 2020.
* ↑ "Video game:Nintendo Color TV Game 6 - Nintendo". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 11 November 2020.