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History
Development
thumb|Though not used by this console, the Interactive Vision was made by the View-Master Ideal Group, the result of mergers including the companies that made the original View Master shown here.
The View-Master Ideal Group was the result of serval mergers of the View-Master company.60 Years of View-Master History from Sawyers to Mattel https://www.viewmaster.co.uk/htm/history.asp www.viewmaster.co.uk 29 October 2020
Launch
The View-Master Interactive Vision was released in 1988 by the View-Master Ideal Group at a cost of $130.[View-Master Interactive Vision] Muppet Madness https://archive.org/details/renderedgraphicsmuppetmadness 26 October 2020 1 January 1988What is the View-Master Interactive Vision? YoExpert Q&A https://classic-video-games.yoexpert.com/classic-video-games-general/what-is-the-view-master-interactive-vision-33187.html classic-video-games.yoexpert.com 29 October 2020Personal Computing Personal Computing Magazine https://www.google.com/books/edition/Personal_Computing/80gqAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=View-Master+Interactive+Vision&dq=View-Master+Interactive+Vision&printsec=frontcover 3 December 2020 en
Legacy
The View-Master Ideal Group was acquired in 1989.
Technology
thumb|The View-Master Interactive Vision makes use of standard VHS Tapes.
The system was primarily used to generate graphic overlays on VHS tapes, creating interactive experiences where players could determine the outcome of scenes.Only In The 80's Would They Put Video Games On A VHS Tape https://kotaku.com/only-in-the-80s-would-they-put-video-games-on-a-vhs-tap-5786220 26 October 2020 Kotaku en-us The VHS tapes used by the system contains the software to run the system.Paul Franzen Dear Readers: View-Master Interactive Vision https://gamecola.net/2008/10/dear-readers-view-master-interactive-vision/ GameCola 26 October 2020 1 October 2008
Compute
The View-Master uses a TMS9128NL chip for video.The motherboard of a View-Master Interactive Vision, a sorta gaming, edutainment console from 1988. This is the flat view, and is shown with the RF shielding removed. The following is some chip data and information copied from the board: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ViewMaster-Interactive-Vision-Motherboard-Flat.jpg 29 October 2020 14 June 2014
Notable games
All the games for the View-Master Interactive Vision are either based on Sesame Street, The Muppets, or Disney.
Muppet Madness
Muppet Studios Presents: Your the Director
Sesame Street: Let’s Learn to Play Together
Sesame Street: Let’s Play School
Sesame Street: Magic on Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Oscar’s Letter Party
Gallery
Console
Controller
Internals
References
View-Master Interactive Vision
View-Master Interactive Vision
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