250px|thumb|AY-3-8500 chip The AY-3-8500 "Ball & Paddle" integrated circuit (IC, or "chip") was the first in a series of ICs from General Instrument designed for the consumer video game market. These chips output video to an RF modulator, which would then display the game on a domestic television set. It was introduced in 1976, Coleco becoming the first customer, having been introduced to the IC development by Ralph H. Baer. The lineup was later known as the GIMINI series. Approximately 5 million 8500s were sold and used in hundreds of different consoles.
250px|thumb|AY-3-8500 chip The AY-3-8500 "Ball & Paddle" integrated circuit (IC, or "chip") was the first in a series of ICs from General Instrument designed for the consumer video game market. These chips output video to an RF modulator, which would then display the game on a domestic television set. It was introduced in 1976, Coleco becoming the first customer, having been introduced to the IC development by Ralph H. Baer. The lineup was later known as the GIMINI series. Approximately 5 million 8500s were sold and used in hundreds of different consoles.
The 8500 contained six selectable games — tennis (a.k.a. Pong), hockey (or soccer), squash, practice (single-player Pong), and two shooting games. The 8500 was the 625-line PAL version and the 8500-1 was the 525-line NTSC version. A minimum number of external components were needed to build a complete system. The video was in black-and-white, although it was possible to colorize the game by using an additional chip, the AY-3-8515.
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