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{{Short description|Home video game console released by Interton in 1978}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Interton Video Computer 4000
| title = 
| aka = Interton VC 4000 (abbreviation)
| logo = [[File:Interton VC 4000 Logo.png|250px]]
| image = VC-4000-Console-Set.jpg
| caption = An Interton VC 4000 with its accompanying [[game controller]]
| developer = 
| manufacturer = Interton
| family = 
| type = [[Home video game console]]
| generation = [[Second generation of video game consoles|Second generation]]
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1978}}
| lifespan = 
| price = {{DM|298|1978}}
| discontinued = 1983
| unitssold = Unknown
| unitsshipped = Unknown
| media = 
| os = 
| power = 
| soc = 
| cpu = [[Signetics 2650A]]
| graphics = Signetics 2636 video controller<ref>[https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Signetics_2650_%26_2636_programming/2636_PVI Wikibook]</ref>
| memory = 
| storage = 
| memory card = [[ROM cartridge|Cartridges]]
| display = 
| sound = 
| input = 2 controllers with 12 buttons, 2 fire buttons and an analog joystick
| controllers = 
| camera = 
| touchpad = 
| connectivity = 
| platform = 
| service = None
| dimensions = 
| weight = Unknown
| topgame = Unknown
| compatibility = 
| predecessor = [[Interton Video 3001]]
| successor = None
| related = [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]]
| website = <!--{{URL|example.org}}-->
}}
[[File:IntertonElectronic.png|thumb|right|Company logo]]
The '''Interton''' '''Video Computer 4000''' (officially abbreviated as '''Interton''' '''VC 4000''') is an [[8-bit]] [[ROM cartridge]]-based [[Second generation of video game consoles|second-generation]] [[home video game console]] that was released in Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands and Australia in 1978 by German hearing aid manufacturer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Videospielkonsolen - DER SPIEGEL|url=https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/videospielkonsolen-a-949227.html|access-date=2020-06-29|website=www.spiegel.de}}</ref> Interton.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.hnf.de/vom-hoergeraet-zum-computerspiel/|title=Vom Hörgerät zum Computerspiel {{!}} HNF Blog|website=blog.hnf.de|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vc4000.de/html/geschichte.html|title=Willkommen im Interton VC 4000/Video 2000 Online-Museum|website=www.vc4000.de|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> The console is quite obscure outside Germany, but many [[Software compatibility|software-compatible]] systems can be found in numerous European countries (see [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System#Released versions|versions of the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]]). The console is the successor of the [[Interton Video 3001]] and was sold for 298 [[Deutsche Mark]] and discontinued in 1983.<ref name=":0" />

It is unknown if Interton designed and produced the Interton VC&nbsp;4000 within their own rights, or if they were sold the rights to design and produce it. This is because many other foreign brands have produced "clones" of this system in the preceding years.

The Interton VC 4000's power comes from a [[Signetics 2650]] CPU (which is the same as an [[Arcadia 2001]]) and a Signetics 2636 gaming controller. Both controllers contain a 12-button keypad, two fire buttons, and a joystick. Inside the systems control panel, there are four different buttons: the ON/OFF switch, RESET, SELECT, and START.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=726|title=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum|access-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209092013/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=726|archive-date=9 December 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Released versions==
The console was produced by different companies and sold with different names. Not every console is compatible with others due to differences in the shapes and dimensions of the cartridge slots, but all of the systems are software compatible.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/intertonvc4000/index.html | title=Interton VC-4000 Console Information | access-date=26 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724202514/http://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/intertonvc4000/index.html | archive-date=24 July 2012 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In the article about the [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]], there is a table with all the software-compatible consoles grouped by compatibility family (due to the slots).

==Technical specifications==
* [[CPU]]: [[Signetics 2650]]A at 0.887&nbsp;MHz
* [[Video controller]]: Signetics 2636
* Data memory: 37 [[byte]]s

==List of games==
The games for the Interton VC 4000 were released on ROM cartridges known as cassettes<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/vc4000|title=Interton VC4000|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://amigan.1emu.net/igg/#archived |title=Amigan Software archive for 1292 APVS & Interton VC 4000 game charts|publisher=amigan.1emu.net|date=2007-02-07 |access-date=2018-11-02}}</ref> that were sold for 40 to 50 [[Deutsche Mark]] each.<ref name=":0" />

# Cassette - ''Car Races''
# Cassette - ''Blackjack''
# Cassette - ''Paddle Games''
# Cassette - ''Tank Battle''
# Cassette - ''Mathematics I''
# Cassette - ''Mathematics II''
# Cassette - ''Air/Sea Battle''
# Cassette - ''Memory/Flag Capture''
# Cassette - ''Intelligence I''
# Cassette - ''Winter Sports''
# Cassette - ''Hippodrome''
# Cassette - ''Hunting''
# Cassette - ''Chess''
# Cassette - ''Motocross''
# Cassette - ''Intelligence II''
# Cassette - ''Intelligence III''
# Cassette - ''Circus''
# Cassette - ''Boxing Match''
# Cassette - ''Outer Space Combat''
# Cassette - ''Melody/Simon''
# Cassette - ''Intelligence IV/Reversi''
# Cassette - ''Chess II''
# Cassette - ''Pinball''
# Cassette - ''Soccer''
# Cassette - ''Bowling/Ninepins''
# Cassette - ''Draughts''
# Cassette - ''Golf''
# Cassette - ''Cockpit''
# Cassette - ''Metropolis/Hangman''
# Cassette - ''Solitaire''
# Cassette - ''Casino''
# Cassette - ''Invaders''
# Cassette - ''Super Invaders''
# Cassette - ''Space Laser'' (Unreleased)
# Cassette - ''Rodeo'' (Unreleased)
# Cassette - ''Backgammon''
# Cassette -'' Monster Man''
# Cassette - ''Hyperspace''
# Cassette - ''Basketball'' (Unreleased)
# Cassette - ''Super-Space''

== See also ==
* [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System#Released versions|1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]], contains the software compatibility table of consoles

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
*[https://thaotoe.wordpress.com/category/all-generation/2nd-generation-video-game-consoles/interton-vc-40001292-advanced-programmable-video-system/ SHAMELESSLIFE wordpress blog entry] for details for 1292 APVS & Interton VC 4000
*[http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=reviews Video Game Console Library entry] for the 1292 APVS / VC 4000 family
*[http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/?mame=vc4000 Arcade Italia entry] for MAME compatibility

==References==
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{{Second generation game consoles}}
{{Home video game consoles}}

[[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]]
[[Category:Home video game consoles]]
[[Category:Second-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Products introduced in 1978]]