Fairchild Videocart-17 Game, "Pinball Challenge," 1978

Video game

1978

Not on exhibit to the public.

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

on top of cartridge: CHANNEL F / FAIRCHILD VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / VIDEOCART-17 / Pinball Challenge / Pinball Wiz Crossover Blok-Shot / Cooperation Pro Challenge Double Blok / Press Reset, when G? is displayed: / TO PLAY TWIST/PULL UP / Pinball Wiz 1 / Cooperation 2 / Crossover 3 / Pro Challenge 4 / Blok Shot 5 / Double Blok 6 / Note: If a game is not selected within / 10 seconds, Game 1, Mode 1, and / Paddle Size 14 are automatically / selected. / Mode: When M? is displayed, twist / hand controller and pull up to select / desired mode, 1 thru 32. Mode 33 / locks in previous mode selected. / Paddle Size: What the Green? 14 - / or Blue? 14 - is displayed, twist hand / controller to select desired length of / bar, then pull up. / Hand Controller Action / Push down: Serves ball. / Push left/right: Moves paddle left/ / right. / Push forward/backward (while mov- / ing left or right): Increases or de- / creases paddle movement speed. / ENCODED PROGRAM (C) FAIRCHILD 1978 / FAIRCHILD on front of cartridge: F(TM) VIDEOCART-17 / Pinball / Challenge / Made in Singapore / VIDEOCART and CHANNEL F are trademarks of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation on bottom of cartridge: A Product of / ZIRCON INTERNATIONAL INC. / 475 Vandell Way / Campbell, CA 95008 on front of packaging: 17 / Pinball Challenge / Pinball Wiz Crossover Blok-Shot / Cooperation Pro Challenge Double Blok / 1 and 2-Player 132 Game Variations / CHANNEL F / FAIRCHILD VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / VIDEOCART-17 on proper left side of packaging: F(TM) VIDEOCART-17 / VIDEOCART and CHANNEL F are trademarks of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation on back of packaging: VIDEOCART-17 / This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the / Fairchild Video Entertainment System for more TV fun. Pinball / wizards get ready for a real tilt. You'll flip over these 132 game / variations from 1 and 2 players. / Pinball Challenge Games: / 1-Player You've thumped and bumped your way through the green and blue skill lanes. Last ball in play. It's off your flipper. Rebound siderail. Bingo! You made the winner's zone. Need more challenge? Try auto ball speedup. Auto flipper shrink. Or, chip away at invisible skill lanes. All options can be combined for a super fest of skill. / Pinball Challenge Games: / 2-Player All the options available in 1-player Pinball Challenge games with even more twists. Handicap flipper size option. Deflector paddles to block each others shot. Team play to combine points for a new high score. Have fun. But remember, no wagering. This game's for amusement only. / Game play in color only on color televisions. / Ask your dealer to see the other Videocart(TM) cartridges available / for play on your Fairchild Video Entertainment System. Build a / library of video game fun. on proper right side of packaging: F(TM) VIDEOCART-17 / Exclusively for use with / the Fairchild Video / Entertainment System. on top of packaging: FAIRCHILD / Pinball Challenge / 1 and 2-Player / Contents: / 1 Videocart(TM) Cartridge / 1 Instruction Booklet / VIDEOCART-17 / Manufactured by / Fairchild Consumer Products Division / 4001 Miranda Avenue / Palo Alto, CA 94304 / Made in Singapore / Printed in U.S.A. on bottom of packaging: FAIRCHILD / Pinball Challenge / 1 and 2-Player / VIDEOCART-17