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'''SABA Videoplay 20''', (Videocart Nr. 20: Schach)<br/>
 
'''SABA Videoplay 20''', (Videocart Nr. 20: Schach)<br/>
a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge ROM cartridge] [[:Category:Console|video chess game]] by the German electronics manufacturer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABA_%28electronics_manufacturer%29 SABA] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Fairchild Channel F] and licensed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console video game consoles] with [[Fairchild F8|F8]] processor, such as the ''SABA Videoplay'' <ref>[https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/debuet-fuer-die-steckmodule/ SABA Videoplay - Debüt für die Steckmodule] by [https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/author/torsten-othmer/ Torsten Othmer], October 2009 (German)</ref>.  
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a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge ROM cartridge] [[:Category:Console|video chess game]] by the now defunct German electronics manufacturer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SABA_%28electronics_manufacturer%29 SABA] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Fairchild Channel F] and licensed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console video game consoles] with [[Fairchild F8|F8]] processor, such as the ''SABA Videoplay'' <ref>[https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/debuet-fuer-die-steckmodule/ SABA Videoplay - Debüt für die Steckmodule] by [https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/author/torsten-othmer/ Torsten Othmer], October 2009 (German)</ref>.  
 
The chess cartridge was first released in 1979. The game, according to Torsten Othmer, an exclusive in-house development of SABA <ref>Videocart Nr. 20: Schach, Game Info as given by [https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/author/torsten-othmer/ Torsten Othmer], translated from German "By far the most elaborate game for the Videoplay. This module is an exclusive in-house development of SABA and was officially sold only in Germany!"</ref>,  
 
The chess cartridge was first released in 1979. The game, according to Torsten Othmer, an exclusive in-house development of SABA <ref>Videocart Nr. 20: Schach, Game Info as given by [https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/author/torsten-othmer/ Torsten Othmer], translated from German "By far the most elaborate game for the Videoplay. This module is an exclusive in-house development of SABA and was officially sold only in Germany!"</ref>,  
today available as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disassembler disassembled] source code, is playable under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System Multi Emulator Super System MESS] <ref>[http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Disassembly:SABA_Videoplay_20 Disassembly: SABA Videoplay 20 - veswiki] playable in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System MESS] under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Channel F]</ref>.  
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today available as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disassembler disassembled] source code, is playable under the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System Multi Emulator Super System MESS] <ref>[http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Disassembly:SABA_Videoplay_20 Disassembly: SABA Videoplay 20 - veswiki] playable in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System MESS] under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Channel F]</ref>.  
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The game has four difficulty levels, where it turns in a matter of seconds in the easiest level until up to 50 minutes in the highest difficulty.
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To allow the player to watch something else on the TV while the system is busy, the game cart indicates its "thinking" state with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode led] <ref>[https://www.mobygames.com/game/videocart-20-schach Videocart-20: Schach for Channel F (1979)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]</ref>.
  
 
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* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/videocart-20-schach Videocart-20: Schach for Channel F (1979)] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Fairchild Channel F - Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Fairchild Channel F - Wikipedia]
 
* [http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Disassembly:SABA_Videoplay_20 Disassembly: SABA Videoplay 20 - veswiki] playable in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System MESS] under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Channel F]
 
* [http://channelf.se/veswiki/index.php?title=Disassembly:SABA_Videoplay_20 Disassembly: SABA Videoplay 20 - veswiki] playable in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi_Emulator_Super_System MESS] under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F Channel F]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 21 March 2020

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SABA Videoplay 20 [1]

SABA Videoplay 20, (Videocart Nr. 20: Schach)
a ROM cartridge video chess game by the now defunct German electronics manufacturer SABA for the Fairchild Channel F and licensed video game consoles with F8 processor, such as the SABA Videoplay [2]. The chess cartridge was first released in 1979. The game, according to Torsten Othmer, an exclusive in-house development of SABA [3], today available as disassembled source code, is playable under the Multi Emulator Super System MESS [4]. The game has four difficulty levels, where it turns in a matter of seconds in the easiest level until up to 50 minutes in the highest difficulty. To allow the player to watch something else on the TV while the system is busy, the game cart indicates its "thinking" state with a led [5].

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References

  1. Capture from the Fairchild Channel F SABA cart 20: Schach (Chess), YouTube Video
  2. SABA Videoplay - Debüt für die Steckmodule by Torsten Othmer, October 2009 (German)
  3. Videocart Nr. 20: Schach, Game Info as given by Torsten Othmer, translated from German "By far the most elaborate game for the Videoplay. This module is an exclusive in-house development of SABA and was officially sold only in Germany!"
  4. Disassembly: SABA Videoplay 20 - veswiki playable in MESS under Channel F
  5. Videocart-20: Schach for Channel F (1979) - MobyGames

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