Arcadia_2001

{{Unreferenced|date=August 2007}}
[[Image:EmersonArcadia2001.gif|thumb|220px|''[[Emerson Arcadia 2001]]'', intended as a portable game console{{Fact|date=August 2007}}, the Arcadia 2001 was released by [[Emerson Radio Corp]] in mid-1982.]]

The '''Arcadia 2001''' is a second-generation 8-bit console released by [[Emerson Radio Corporation|Emerson Radio Corp]]. It was considerably more powerful than the then-dominant [[Atari 2600]]{{Fact|date=August 2007}}, but came out right before the more-advanced [[Atari 5200]] and the [[ColecoVision]]{{Fact|date=August 2007}}. The game library was composed 51 unique games and about 10 variations. The graphics quality is similar to those of the [[Intellivision]] and the [[Magnavox Odyssey²|Odyssey²]].

The Arcadia was not named after the company of the same name. Arcadia Corporation, manufacturer of the 2600 [[Starpath Supercharger|supercharger]], was sued by Emerson for trademark infringement. Arcadia Corporation then changed its name to [[Starpath]]{{Fact|date=August 2007}}.

==Description==
The Arcadia is much smaller than its contemporary competitors and is powered by a standard 12-volt power supply so it can be used in a boat or a vehicle. This portability feature, however, requires a portable television, which was extremely rare in the early 1980s. It also has two outputs(or inputs) headphone jacks on the back of the unit, on the far left and far right sides.

The system came with two [[Intellivision]]-style control pads, but with a lighter touch on the side 'fire' buttons. The control pads have screw holes in their centers, so that one could transform them into a joystick, as with the later [[Sega Master System]]'s controller. Most games came with mylar overlays which could be applied to the controllers. The console itself had five buttons: power, start, reset, option, and select.

There are at least three different types of cartridge case styles and artwork, with variations on each.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Emerson-family carts come in two different lengths of black plastic cases; the short style is similar to Atari 2600 carts in overall size. This family uses a unique "sketch" type of picture label. MPT-03 family cart cases (see below) resemble Super NES carts in size and shape, except that they are molded in brown plastic. Their labels look much more modern and stylized, with only a minimal picture on each. There are also a family of what look like pirate carts, that look nothing like the others in shape, size or label artwork. The different labeled versions however all used the same cartridges.

==Market Failure==
The Emerson version of the console was essentially considered dead on arrival in the USA. The system came out at nearly the same time as the [[Atari 5200]] and the [[ColecoVision]] were released. In addition, Atari's use of exclusive rights to many games made it very virtually impossible for Emerson to get popular games to the console. However, it was moderately successful in other countries{{Fact|date=August 2007}}.

Emerson actually created many popular arcade titles including ''[[Pacman]]'', ''[[Galaxian]]'' and ''[[Defender (game)|Defender]]'' for the Arcadia and had them manufactured. However, Atari started to sue its competitors for companies that it had exclusive-rights agreements{{Fact|date=August 2007}} and Emerson was left with thousands of manufactured games that could no longer be sold{{Fact|date=August 2007}}.

==Variants==
Unlike almost all other consoles, the Arcadia 2001 was sold from many different firms under different names:

These include:

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| style="text-align: center;" | '''Name'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Country'''
| style="text-align: center;" | '''Manufacturer'''
|-----
| [[Advision Home Arcade]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | France
| [[Advision]]


|-----
| [[Bandai Arcadia]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Japan
| [[Bandai]]
|-----
| [[Hanimex HMG-2650]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| [[Hanimex]]
|-----
| [[Hanimex MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | France?
| [[Hanimex]]
|-----

| [[Intercord 2000XL]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| ???
|-----
| [[Leisure-Vision]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Canada
| [[Leisure-Dynamics]]
|-----
| [[Leonardo]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Italy
| [http://www.gigworld.it GiG]
|-----
| [[Ormatu]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Netherlands
| [[Ormatu Electric BV]]
|-----
| [[Palladium]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| [[Neckermann]]
|-----
| [[Poppy MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| ???
|-----
| [[Prestige MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | France
| ???
|-----
| [[Rowntron MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | ???
| [[Rowntron]]?
|-----
| [[Schmidt TVG-2000]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| [[Schmidt]]
|-----
| [[Soundic MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Finland?
| [[Soundic]]?
|-----
| [[Tempest MPT-03]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Australia
| [[Tempest]]?
|-----
| [[Tele-Fever]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | Germany
| [[Tchibo]]
|-----
| [[Tryom]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | ???
| [[Tryom]]?
|-----
| [[Tunix Home Arcade]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | New
Zealand
| [[Monaco Distributors Ltd.]]
|-----
| [[Video Master]]
| style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);" | New
Zealand
| [[Grand Stand]]
|}

Each console had a different number of games released for them; some like the Schmidt had almost every game released for them, others like the Tele-fever only had 4 games released. The Palladium has a different cartridge connector/pinout, 4 extra keys per controller{{Fact|date=August 2007}}.

== Technical specifications ==
*Main Processor: [[Signetics 2650]] CPU running at 3.58 MHz
**Some variants run a [[Signetics]] 2650A
*RAM: 512 bytes (originally promised 28K)
*ROM: None
*Video Display: 128 × 208 / 128 × 104, 8 Colours
*[[Video Display Controller]]: [[Signetics]] 2637 UVI
*Sound: Single Channel "Beeper" + Single Channel "Noise"
*Hardware Sprites: 4 independent, single color
*Controllers: 2 × 2 way
*Keypads: 2 × 12 button (more buttons on some variants)

==Games==
Many of the games for the '''Arcadia 2001''' are ports of lesser-known arcade games such as ''Route 16'' and ''Jungler''. Different games were available for the various clones of the Arcadia 2001, please consult the [http://www.digitpress.com/faq/arc2001.txt Arcadia FAQ] for more information.

*3-D Bowling
*3-D Raceway
*3-D Soccer
*Alien Invaders
*[[Astro Invader]]
*American Football
*Baseball
*Brain Quiz
*Breakaway
*Capture
*Cat Trax
*Crazy Gobbler
*[[Crazy Climber]] (unreleased)
*Escape
*Funky Fish
*[[Galaxian]]
*Grand Prix 3-D
*Grand Slam Tennis
*Hobo
*Home Squadron
*Jump Bug
*Jungler
*Kidou Senshi Gundamu (only in Japan)
*Math Logic
*Missile War
*Ocean Battle
*[[Pleiades (video game)|Pleiades]]
*RD2 Tank
*Red Clash
*Robot Killer (clone of [[Berzerk]])
*Route 16
*Soccer
*Space Attack
*Space Chess
*Space Mission
*Space Raiders
*Space Squadron
*Space Vultures
*Spiders
*Star Chess
*Super Bug
*Super Gobbler
*Tanks A Lot
*The End
*Turtles/Turpin

==Screenshot gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Arcadia_baseball.gif|Baseball
Image:Arcadia_cattrax.gif|Cat Trax
Image:Arcadia_jumpbug.gif|Jump Bug
Image:Arcadia_missile_war.gif|Missile War
Image:Arcadia_robot_killer.gif|Robot Killer
Image:Arcadia_space_attack.gif|Space Attack
Image:Arcadia_space_raiders.gif|Space Raiders
Image:Arcadia_spiders.gif|Spiders
</gallery>

==External links==
*[http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central]
*[http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ WinArcadia and AmiArcadia emulators]
*[http://users.aol.com/mk14emu/arcadia.htm The Emerson Arcadia 2001 Emulator] The first (DOS) emulator
*[http://www.mess.org/ MESS: Multiple Emulator Super System.] Another emulator of Arcadia 2001 (Windows,*nix,MacOs,DOS)
*[http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/agg/ Emerson Arcadia 2001 Gaming Guide]
*[http://www.thedoteaters.com/p3_stage5.php The Dot Eaters entry] on the mighty Arcadia 2001
*[http://www.gigworld.it/ GiG] Manufacturer of the Italian clone named Leonardo
*[http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=835 www.old-computers.com] Emerson Arcadia 2001 museum entry
*[http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=8 www.old-computers.com] Article about Arcadia 2001 and "clones"
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