1976

NOVEMBER:

Channel F debuts late in the month – Source: Jerry Lawson deposition from Fairchild v Nintendo; Weekly Television Digest, October 25 1976; Merchandising, January 1977

Tic-Tac-Toe/Shooting Gallery/Doodle/Quadradoodle (Videocart 1) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, October 25 1976; Channel F launch brochure

 

DECEMBER:

Desert Fox/Shooting Gallery (Videocart 2) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, October 25 1976; Channel F launch brochure

Blackjack (Videocart 3) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, October 25 1976;Channel F launch brochure

 

1977

APRIL:

Spitfire (Videocart 4) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, January 17 1977; Washington Post, April 5 1977; Seattle Daily Times, April 20 1977; Los Angeles Times, April 9 1977; Palm Beach Post, April 15 1977; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 9 1977; San Francisco Examiner, April 24 1977

Space War (Videocart 5) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, January 17 1977; Seattle Daily Times, April 20 1977; Los Angeles Times, April 9 1977; Palm Beach Post, April 15 1977; Greeley Daily Tribune, May 11 1977; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 9 1977; San Francisco Examiner, April 24 1977

 

MAY:

Math Quiz 1 (Videocart 6) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, April 25 1977; Greeley Daily Tribune, May 11 1977; Greenville News, June 13 1977; Palm Beach Post, April 15 1977; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 9 1977; Longview Daily News, July 16 1977; Spokesman Review, June 9 1977

 

AUGUST:

Math Quiz 2 (Videocart 7) – Source: Weekly Television Digest, April 25 1977; Oakland Tribune, November 25 1977; Palm Beach Post, April 15 1977; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, October 9 1977

 

SEPTEMBER:

Magic Numbers (Videocart 8) – Source: Merchandising, May 1977; Weekly Television Digest, April 25 1977; Naples Daily News, August 30 1977, Washington Post, November 17 1977Spokesman Review, December 3 1978; Chicago Tribune, October 12 1977

Drag Strip (Videocart 9) – Source: Naples Daily News, August 30 1977; Channel F News Vol. 1, Issue 1 October 1977; Spokesman Review, December 3 1978; Chicago Tribune, October 12 1977

Baseball (Videocart 12) – Source: Naples Daily News, August 30 1977; Channel F News Vol. 1, Issue 1 October 1977; San Bernadino County Sun Telegram, October 5 1977; Spokesman Review, December 3 1978;Chicago Tribune, October 12 1977

NOVEMBER:

Maze (Videocart 10) – Source: Channel F News Vol. 1, Issue 1 October 1977; Weekly Television Digest, October 24 1977; Chicago Tribune, October 12 1977; Naples Daily News, September 21 1977Spokesman Review, December 3 1978  

 

DECEMBER:

Backgammon (Videocart 11) – Source: Des Moines Register, December 18 1977; Colorado Springs Gazette, December 29 1977; Syracuse Herald Journal, December 11 1977; Weekly Television Digest, October 24 1977; December 10 Fairchild order form; Spokesman Review, December 3 1978 

 

1978

JANUARY:

Robot War/Torpedo Alley (Videocart 13) – Source: Channel F News Vol. 2, Issue 1, Jan 1978; Weekly Television Digest, October 24 1977; Pensacola News Journal, March 31 1978; El Paso Times, April 27 1978; Spokesman Review, December 3 1978 

 

APRIL:

Pinball Challenge (Videocart 17) – Source: El Paso Times, April 27 1978; Pensacola News Journal, April 28 1978; Altoona Mirror, May 18 1978; Channel F Spring brochure

 

MAY:

Sonar Search (Videocart 14) – Source: Altoona Mirror, May 18 1978; Channel F Spring brochure; Spokesman Review, December 3 1978 

Memory Match (Videocart 15) – Source: Altoona Mirror, May 18 1978; Indianapolis Star, June 11 1978; Channel F Spring brochure

Dodge It (Videocart 16) – Source: Altoona Mirror, May 18 1978; Indianapolis Star, June 11 1978; Orlando Sentinel, July 21 1978; Channel F Spring brochure

 

NOVEMBER:

Hangman (Videocart 18) – Source: Hillsdale Daily News, November 16 1978; Fort Walton Beach Playground, November 19, 1978; Nashua Telegraph, February 13 1979

Video Whizball (Videocart 20) – Source: Fort Walton Beach Playground, November 19, 1978; Nashua Telegraph, February 13 1979

Bowling (Videocart 21) – Source: Hillsdale Daily News, November 16 1978; Fort Walton Beach Playground, November 19, 1978; Colorado Springs Gazette, January 9 1979; Nashua Telegraph, February 13 1979

 

1979

Zircon purchases platform and begins liquidating old stock, no new releases

 

1980

AUGUST:

Checkers (Videocart 19; August 26) – Source: Zircon press release announcing four new games now available

Slot Machine (Videocart 22; August 26) – Source: Zircon press release announcing four new games now available

Galactic Space Wars (Videocart 23; August 26) – Source: Zircon press release announcing four new games now available

Pro Football (Videocart 24; August 26) – Source: Zircon press release announcing four new games now available

 

1981

FALL:

Casino Royale (Videocart 25) – Zircon sales brochure, Fall 1981

Alien Invasion (Videocart 26) – Zircon sales brochure, Fall 1981