The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System is a second-generation home video game console released by Hong Kong company Radofin in 1979. It is part of a group of software-compatible consoles which include the Interton VC 4000 and the Voltmace Database. The 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System included its power pack inside the console instead of an exterior power pack.
Specifications
CPU: 8-bit Signetics 2650AI at 0.887 MHz Programmable video interface: Signetics 2636N at 3.58 MHz. This chipset was less powerful than the later model Signetics 2637N used in the Arcadia 2001. Data Memory: 43 bytes
Graphics Sprites: 4 single colour sprites (1 can be 8 colours) 1 score line displaying 4 BCD digits Background consisting of a series of alternating lines
Misc Games cartridges use a 2 KB or 4 KB ROM, with the exception of Chess II which uses a 6 KB ROM. Very basic arcade machine sound
User programming An expensive £49 (equivalent to £288.01 in 2025 pounds) Hobby Module was available which had a monitor program in 2K of ROM, and 2K of RAM (256 bytes of scratchpad RAM for the monitor and 1792 bytes of RAM for user programs). It had a 5-pin DIN socket to allow software to be saved to a cassette tape player. This converted the unit into halfway between a home computer and an ordinary gaming console.
The user was expected to write the programs in Signetics 2650 assembly language on paper, hand assemble each instruction, and then enter the resulting hexadecimal machine code a byte at a time.
Released versions The console was produced by different companies and sold with different names. Although all variants have identical computational hardware, changes to the dimensions of the cartridge slot on some variants result in cartridges not always being interchangeable between systems. The following is a table of the console variants grouped by cartridge compatibility.
Name Brand / Manufacturer Country Compatibility family Notes Image1292 Advanced Programmable Video SystemRadofin / Radofin Germany 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Released in 1979. Known also as "Radofin Programmierbares Video System". Has an external power supply. 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System Europe Released in 1979. Has an internal power supply. HMG-1292 Advanced Programmable Video SystemHanimex / Radofin Australia and New Zealand HMG-1392 Advanced Programmable Video System Australia and New Zealand Force 2Fountain / Radofin Australia and New Zealand Released in 1979. 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Australia and New Zealand Released in 1979. 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System Australia and New Zealand Released in 1979. Has an internal power supplyAdvanced Programmable Video System Grandstand / Radofin Lansay 1392 Lansay / Radofin Europe Released in 1979. Internal power supply.PP-1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Audiosonic / Radofin Europe Released in 1978. PP-1392 Advanced Programmable Video System Europe Released in 1978. Has an internal power supply.VC-6000 Prinztronic / Radofin United Kingdom Released in 1979. MPU-1000 Acetronic / Radofin United Kingdom Released in 1979. MPU-2000 United Kingdom Released in 1979. Database Videomaster\Voltmace United Kingdom Database System Television Computer System Rowtron United Kingdom Television Computer System Released in 1979. Television Computer System Teleng United Kingdom Released in 1979. Jeu Video TV Karvan France Video TV Game OC-2000Societe Occitane Electronique France Released in 1979. Vidéo Ordinateur MPT-05 ITMC France MPT-05 Released in 1983. Super Play Computer 4000 Grundig Germany Interton VC-4000 VC 4000 Interton Europe Released in 1978. CX-3000 Data Bass Sistem Palson Spain Tele Computer Aureac Spain Palson CX-3000 clone. Video Computer H-21 TRQ Spain Interton VC-4000 (partial) TRQ carts fit and work on Interton consoles. Interton carts don't fit in TRQ consoles.
Games Although, not much information is known about the release dates of the cartridges, the total number of the games should be 59 (33 games released by Radofin between 1977 and 1978, 19 games for the Interton VC 4000 and compatibles after 1978, and 7 more games released around 1980).
NameSizePlatformYearAir/Sea Attack / Air/Sea Battle2K Fountain #5 + Palson #9 + Interton #7Arcade (Voltmace)/Pinball (Interton) 2K Interton #23 + Voltmace #20Backgammon 4K Interton #36Basic Maths (Fountain)/Mathematics 1 (Interton) 2K Fountain #7 + Interton #5Bat & Ball (Voltmace)/Olympics (Fountain)/Paddle Games (Interton/Palson)/Sportsworld (Rowtron) 2K Fountain #1 + Interton #3 + Palson #1 + Rowtron #1 + Voltmace #3Blackjack 2K Fountain #3 + Interton #2Bowling/Ninepins 2K Interton #25Boxing (Voltmace)/Boxing Match (Interton)/Prizefight (Fountain) 4K Fountain #14 + Interton #18 + Voltmace #13Brain Drain (Voltmace)/Codebreaker (Fountain)/Mastermind (Interton) 2K Fountain #10 + Interton #16 + Voltmace #9Capture (Fountain)/Reversi (Interton) 2K Fountain #24 + Interton #21Car Races 2K Interton #1Casino 2K Interton #31Challenge! (Acetronic)/Four in a Row (Interton) 2K Acetronic #9 + Interton #15 + Voltmace #14Chess 4K Interton #13Chess 2 6K Interton #22Circus 2K Fountain #13 + Interton #17 + Voltmace #12Cockpit 4K Interton #28Come Come 4K Palson #16Come-Frutas 4K TRQCome-Frutas (alternate version) 4K TRQ?Cowboy 2K Rowtron1981Crazy Crab 4K Voltmace #29Draughts 4K Interton #26 + Voltmace #22Electronic Pinball 2K Fountain #25Golf 4K Fountain #19 + Interton #27Grand Prix (Fountain)/Road Race (Voltmace) 2K Fountain #2/Voltmace #4Head On 2K Fountain #201981Hippodrome 2K Interton #11Hobby Module 2K Radofin #161980Horse Racing 2K Fountain #12 + Voltmace #11Hunting 2K Interton #12Hyperspace 2K Interton #38Invaders 2K Fountain #27Invaders 2K Interton #32Labyrinth 2K Interton #9Laser Attack 2K Fountain #311981Leapfrog 4K Voltmace1982Math 2 (Fountain)/Mathematics 2 (Interton/Voltmace) 2K Fountain #8 + Interton #6 + Voltmace #7Melody/Simon (Interton)/Musical Games (Fountain)/Musical Memory (Voltmace) 2K Fountain #17 + Interton #20 + Voltmace #21Metropolis/Hangman 4K Interton #29Monster Munchers 2K RowtronMotocross 4K Interton #14Munch & Crunch 4K Voltmace #241982Planet Defender 2K Fountain #331982Shoot Out 2K Fountain #291981Shooting Gallery 2K Fountain #6 + Voltmace #8Soccer 2K Fountain #15Soccer 2K Interton #24Solitaire 2K Interton #30Space War (Fountain)/Outer Space Combat (Interton)/Galactic Space Battles (Rowtron) 2K Fountain #30 + Interton #19 + RowtronSpider's Web (Fountain)/Monster-Man (Interton) 4K Fountain #22 + Interton #37Super Invaders 2K Interton #33Super Knockout 2K Fountain #261980Super Maze (Fountain)/Maze (Palson/Voltmace) 2K Fountain #11 + Palson #7 + Voltmace #10Super-Space 4K Interton #40Tank Battle/Air Battle 2K Interton #4Tank/Plane Battle (Fountain)/Tank & Plane (Voltmace) 2K Fountain #4 + Voltmace #5Treasure Hunt (Fountain)/Memory 1/Flag Capture (Interton) 2K Fountain #18 + Interton #8Winter Sports 4K Interton #10
References
External links IGDB.com entry & 1292 APVS games list (With accurate explanation for misconception of the earlier 1976 release) SHAMELESSLIFE wordpress blog entry for details for 1292 APVS & Interton VC 4000 Video Game Console Library entry for the 1292 APVS / VC 4000 family Arcade Italia entry for MAME compatibility Museo del Videojuego Radofin 1292 and 1392 information and game list in Spanish