History of video games/Platforms/Ultravision Video Arcade System

thumb|upright|Miami, Florida in 1979, the city where Ultravision was based. History Ultravision, Inc. of Miami, Florida began advertising the system with a teaser in an issue of Electronic Gaming in November 1983.Ultravision: The Ultimate in Vaporware! https://gamingafter40.blogspot.com/2009/09/ultravision-ultimate-in-vaporware.html Gaming After 40 17 December 2020 11 September 2009 The system was formally announced at CES 1983 as the Ultravision Video Arcade System (VAS) was a hybrid video game console with a color television built in and home computer functionality slated for a summer 1983 release.Ultravision Video Arcade System Atari Gaming Headquarters https://atarihq.com/mainsite/ultravision-video-arcade-system/ 17 December 2020 The price of the system was to be $999. Financial issues caused the system to be shuttered shortly afterwards in summer of 1983.Ultravision https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-ultravision.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library 17 December 2020 Technology A major design goal of the system was to make personal computing more approachable, rather then simply being a single purpose game console. The VAS was to ship with 64 kilobytes of RAM, which could be doubled to 128 kilobytes with an expansion. Add ons were planned to allow for compatibility with existing Atari 2600 and Colecovision games.CANCELLED Game Consoles! - LOST History Of The ULTRAVISION VIDEO ARCADE SYSTEM - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yo3akKRV6s www.youtube.com 17 December 2020 The built in 10" color television supported 84 channels. Games A picture promoting 12 games for the system was released. Air-Sea Attack B-52 Bomber Baseball Best Condor Attack Dare Driver Emergency! Karate Quest for the Idol Space War Spider Kong Swimming Met Unexpected Dangers External Resources Ultravision Video Arcade System Video Game Console Library - Features history, as well as photos and marketing material. References 2100%__NOTOC__