Emerson Arcadia 2001

My favorite system. released in 1982 just before the crash.
The most notable thing about this system is the lawsuit over the Super charger (re-named from Arcadia to Starpath). The looks of this system is what got me hooked on it. The fisrt thing you notice is the size of it for the era, small, The controllers look just like the Intelivision`s but with a screw in stick, making for better control. Also the action buttons are larger and respond better than the Intelly`s. Coil cords attach them to the unit, wher the have cupped holders. It has a LED power-on light and runs off of 12v DC, hooking to the TV with a standard switch box.
Here is a list of all the U.S. carts for the system:

#1. Cat Trax -- A pac-man type maze game
#2. Space Attack -- very close to Galaxians
#3. Escape -- A Bezerk clone
#4. Funky Fish
#5. Space Raiders
#6. brain Quiz -- Includes Mindbreaker, Hangman and Maxit. the later being a good game
#7. Space Vultures -- just like but not Demon Attack
#8. Alien Invaders -- Space Invaders clone
#9. Space Mission
#10. Missle War -- Missle Command clone
#11. Ocean Battle
#12. Red Clash
#13. 3D Bowling
#14. American Football
#15. Baseball
#16. Soccer
#17. Breakaway -- 64 versions of breakout
#18. Star Chess -- Chess with a twist, you have to battle over a square on the board
#19. Capture -- Othello clone
#20. Tanks a Lot -- My favorite. a very fun game like no other
#21. Grand Slam Tennis
#22. Pleiades -- An arcade port
#23. Jungler

Here are some scans from the catolog:
Arcadia 1
Arcadia 2
Arcadia 3
Arcadia 4
Arcadia 5
Arcadia 6
Although the games are not groundbreaking a few jems are out there

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