Ever hear of a Novex?

[Blackjack]

Ran across this on eBay and never heard of it. Anybody familiar with it?

[thx1138]

I threw mine out earlier this year, as it was faulty, and seeed beyond repair.

 

What I remember of it, it was about the same sort of gameplay as a Video Pac 7000 (odyssey 2), and looked the way of those very early consoles, which have just 'evolved' from simple pong clones, and now take cartrtridges.

 

I might have a photo of it hosted online somewhere, I'm, not sure.

[vintagegamer89]

I think I may have one. Any idea where to get games for one?

[thx1138]

I was sorting out my eBay room, and aslo clearing the last of my upstairs retro storage, and I found my Novex, I think it's okay - it was another console I was thinking of.

 

Annoyingly the only cart that I have for it, is the damned bat and ball (pong clone style) one shown on the box, - the box is dog rough, the console seems okay though.

 

The controllers are a sort of cross between original Atari controllers, and original Videopac (odyseey 2) controllers.

 

I must have had this thing 4 years, without fidning games for it in the wild.

[thx1138]

the side of the box which is really just fit for the dustbin, reads;

 

Specisifcations;

 

Power Requirment: 9V DC (UM - 2X 6) or via AC/DC Adapter

 

Operation Frequencies: UHMCH 36(59125 MHz)

 

Dimensions: MAster Control: 260x80x160mm

 

Joystick Controls: 96x45x85mm

 

System: 625 lines, CCIR, PAL

 

Jacks: 3.5mm DC-input DIN-Jacks x2

 

 

Highlight Features;

* Professionally styled, console type cabinet

* 2-way power operation

* Life like Sound direct through TV speaker

* Difficulty option switches

* Fully Compatible for all future cartrdiges

* Professional games selection

* Giant, real life remote controls

* Easy to plug-in, dust proof cartridges

* Two selectable sounds systems through TV soeaker or built-in console speaker

* On-screen automatic score display

[thx1138]

 

 

took this pic just now, did not have hosted as I thought.

[christianscott27]

looks like another version of what i picked up in new zealand, has some generic " TV programmable game" name. i have a few carts for mine and they're all multi game variations on the basic pong theme. the console i have is slightly different but the cart looks the same and its called a "supersportic". whats cool about these carts is that they have sunken pot holes right on the board where you can adjust the paddle size.

 

pretty much a useless system other than as a "hey look at this" thing, whos up for a TV game of "gridball"?

[eric_ruck]

I have an old cartridge pong thing whose name escapes me now, but the company name rings familiar...remember this is from the 70's:

 

Internet Corp.

 

Worth having it just for that. Maybe Al Gore was involved.

 

Eric