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History
The Entex Select-A-Game was released in 1981 for $54.99.Select-A-Game by Entex – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/entex-select-a-game 20 December 2020 Unlike most portable consoles of the time, it was designed to be used with two players, but could also be used by a single person.10 Classic Portable Games of the 1980s https://www.pcmag.com/news/10-classic-portable-games-of-the-1980s PCMAG 26 October 2020 en
The use of games that were clear clones of other games on the console caused significant legal issues for Entex.
Technology
Like many systems of the time, the CPU is located in game cartridges.Entex Select-a-Game https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Entex/SAG.htm www.handheldmuseum.com 26 October 2020
The Entex Select-A-Game uses a Vacuum Florescent Display (VFD) with a resolution of 7 by 16 oval elements that could display red and white.
The system used 4 C batteries.
Notable games
thumb|The Entex Select a Game with Space Invader 2 loaded.
Space Invader 2
Pacman 2
Baseball 4
Football 4
Basketball 3
Pinball
External Resources
Entex Select-A-Game
Entex Select-A-Game
Video Game Kraken - Entex Select-A-Game page.
Handheld Museum - Entex Select-A-Game page.
References
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