![]() Fantastiko released the "PROJECTOR MEGA VIDEO GAME Color LCD system" in Italy in 1988, while Grandstand rebranded it as "Light Games LCD Colour Projection System" for the UK, and Hunter Caesar Toys (Defunct in 1996) released it for Australia. It was Playtime's only console to be sold. The projector-based game system was developed by Hong Kong company Playtime Products, and was released in other regions where it is known as the Light Games Color LCD Projector. Projector-based 'Light' games A Playtime Light Games console. Manufactured by Tomy these were licensed for sale in the UK and featured a multi-colored backlit LCD. In addition Grandstand released 4 different games (6 total including name variations), including BMX Flyer, in the Multicolorlaser 6000 series. Grandstand also produced LCD-based handheld electronic games such as Mini-Munchman, Scramble, Caveman and Crazy Kong. Tabletop electronic games Īstro Wars, Munchman, Caveman, Scramble, Firefox F-7 and The Big Game: Soccer amongst others were popular VFD-based tabletop electronic games released by Grandstand in the early 1980s. The company sold rebadged SG-1000s in New Zealand. Later, the potentially more versatile ROM Cartridge based Fairchild Channel F was licensed, rebadged and released under the Adman Grandstand label as the Video Entertainment Computer in the UK (pictured). ROM-cartridge based consoles The Grandstand Video Entertainment Computer ( Fairchild Channel F variant) However, these systems lack the flexibility found in later ROM cartridge based consoles, and there were never more than a few such processor-based cartridges released. This arrangement allowed for some variation in gameplay including the implementation of simple racing games featuring Pong-era graphics. These consoles, belonging to the PC-50x Family, were still essentially Pong type affairs, but had a limited selection of cartridges available, each housing a different General Instruments processor chip AY-3-8xxx. ![]() Subsequently, the primitive cartridge-based Grandstand Colour Programmable video game console (sold in New Zealand as the Mark III Video Game ) and several compatible Grandstand programmable video game cartridges were introduced. Grandstand Model 4600 Deluxe Colour Video Sports Centreġ0 Games (Motor Cross, Enduro, Drag Race, Stunt Cycle, Practice, Squash, Soccer, Tennis, Target, Moving Target)ġ0 Games (Basketball Practice, Practice, Tennis, Basketball, Squash, Hockey, Soccer, Gridball, Target Twin, Target Practice) ![]() Grandstand Model 4600 Video Sports Centre Endorsed By Kevin KeeganĦ Games (Practice, Squash, Soccer, Tennis, Target & Moving Target) III Ĥ Games (Tennis, Football/Hockey, Squash & Practice) II Ħ Games (Tennis, Football/Hockey, Squash, Practice, Skeet & Target)Īdman Grandstand Colour T.V. Video game consoles Integrated pong consoles UK Release DateĤ Games (Football, Tennis, Squash & Practice)Ħ Games (Tennis, Football, Squash, Practice, Target 1 & Target 2)Īdman Grandstand T.V. Particularly, this is found with the Pong type game consoles as the semiconductor technology rapidly progressed during the period that the Grandstand brand was active. There were large numbers of similar variations, alternative names and model numbers typically referring to multiple evolutionary versions of the various game consoles and electronic games. ![]() Grandstand released numerous products over the years of which some are listed below. For example, the Tomy tabletop electronic game sold in the US as Pac Man (and in Japan as Puck Man) was released by Grandstand in the UK re-badged as Munchman. Some imported products' names were changed for the UK market. It chiefly imported electronic products from other manufacturers such as VTech, Epoch, Tomy & Entex, selling them in the UK re-branded under the Grandstand name. Adam Imports was re-acquired from George Bassett by Chris Rycroft in 1980. By August 1978, George Bassett had acquired a 75% holding in the capital of Adam Imports for £750,000 cash, plus 60p in the pound of profits before tax in excess of £500,000 for year to December 31, 1978. The company initially started as a mail order company and was the single largest supplier of calculators in the UK by 1974. and by 1983 Adam Leisure Group PLC) founded in 1973 by Chris Rycroft and Les Kenyon of Harrogate, UK. The company initially behind the Grandstand label was Adam Imports Ltd., (from 1980 Adam Leisure Group Ltd. It was based in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Grandstand (also known as Grandstand Leisure Products) is a video game console and electronic game manufacturer and distributor.
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