VTech CreatiVision
VTech CreatiVision | |
| Manufacturer | VTech |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console/Home computer |
| Generation | Second generation |
| Release date | 1982 (Hong Kong) |
| Discontinued | Early 1986 |
| CPU | Rockwell 6502 @ 2 MHz |
| Memory | 1 Kb RAM, 16 Kb VRAM |
| Storage | Cassette tapes |
| Removable storage | ROM cartridges |
| Graphics | Texas Instruments TMS 9918/9929 |
| Sound | TI SN76489 |
| Controller input | Joystick/membrane keypad controllers |
| Successor | VTech Socrates |
The VTech CreatiVision is a hybrid computer and home video game console introduced by VTech in 1981 and released in 1982 during the second generation of video game consoles. It cost $295 Australian Dollars in Australia. The hybrid unit was similar in concept to computers such as the APF Imagination Machine, the older VideoBrain Family Computer, and to a lesser extent the Intellivision game console and Coleco Adam computer, all of which anticipated the trend of video game consoles becoming more like low-end computers. It was discontinued in 1986.