APF-M1000 facts for kids

The APF-M1000 was a video game console created by a company called APF in 1978. This console had special controllers with a numeric keypad (like a phone's number pad) and a joystick. Players would move the joystick to control the action in their games. The APF-M1000 could only be played on a color TV. It even came with a game already built-in, called "Rocket Patrol."

What Made It Work?

This section explains the technical parts of the APF-M1000.

Inside the Console

• CPU: The "brain" of the console was a Motorola 6800 processor, running at 3579 kHz. This is like the engine that makes everything run.
• RAM: It had 1 KB of RAM. RAM is like the console's short-term memory, helping it run games smoothly.
• Colors: The console could show 8 different colors on your TV screen.
• Resolution: The picture quality was 256 pixels wide by 192 pixels tall. This is how clear and detailed the images looked.

Games You Could Play

The APF-M1000 had a variety of games available on cartridges.

Game Cartridges

Here are some of the games you could buy and play:

• MG1008 Backgammon
• MG1006 Baseball
• MG1007 Blackjack
• MG1004 Bowling/Micro Match
• MG1012 Boxing
• MG1005 Brickdown/Shooting Gallery
• MG1009 Casino I: Roulette/Keno/Slots
• MG1001 Catena
• MG1003 Hangman/Tic Tac Toe/Doddle
• MG1011 Pinball/Dungeon Hunt/Blockout
• Built-In Rocket Patrol (This game came with the console!)
• MG1013 Space Destroyers
• MG1010 UFO/Sea Monster/Break It Down/Rebuild/Shoot

Images for kids

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  The APF MP1000 was one of the first video game consoles to use the Motorola 6800 processor.

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  Some of the game cartridges for the APF-M1000 console.

See also

In Spanish: APF M1000 para niños