Telejogo

Telejogo
A Telejogo
ManufacturerPhilco, Ford
TypeDedicated home video game console
GenerationFirst generation
Release dateAugust 2, 1977
SuccessorTelejogo II

The Telejogo (Portuguese for telegame, with tele being short for televisão, portuguese for television) is a dedicated first-generation[1] home video game console that was released on August 2, 1977 by Philco and Ford in Brazil.[2][3] It is a Pong clone console[4] and the first video game console ever released in Brazil.[2] The original Telejogo performed well on the market for the time.[5] In 1979, a successor called Telejogo II was released.[3]

  1. ^ "Telejogo II". Bojogá (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 April 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  2. ^ a b "Telejogo Philco Ford I - Museu do Videogame Itinerante". www.museudovideogame.org. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ^ a b "Conheça (ou relembre) o Telejogo, o primeiro video game do Brasil". m.tecmundo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^ "From bangers to moon buggies". Taranaki Daily News. February 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Globo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).