<s>
The	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
Channel	O
Fun	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
and	O
to	O
use	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
having	O
games	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
Camera	O
and	O
Instrument	O
in	O
November	O
1976	B-Application
across	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Video	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Atari	O
released	O
its	O
Video	B-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
the	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
Fairchild	O
rebranded	O
their	O
machine	O
as	O
"	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
"	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
Video	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
descriptor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
achieved	O
only	O
about	O
350,000	O
units	O
before	O
Fairchild	O
sold	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
Zircon	O
International	O
in	O
1979	O
,	O
trailing	O
well	O
behind	O
the	O
VCS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1974	O
,	O
Alpex	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
employees	O
Wallace	O
Kirschner	O
and	O
Lawrence	O
Haskel	O
developed	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
prototype	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
base	O
unit	O
centered	O
on	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
8080	I-General_Concept
microprocessor	B-Architecture
and	O
interchangeable	O
circuit	O
boards	O
containing	O
ROM	O
chips	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
base	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lawson	O
was	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
suggested	O
Fairchild	O
license	O
the	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
in	O
January	O
1976	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jerry	O
Lawson	O
replaced	O
the	O
8080	B-General_Concept
with	O
Fairchild	O
's	O
own	O
F8	B-General_Concept
CPU	B-General_Concept
;	O
while	O
Nick	O
Talesfore	O
and	O
Ron	O
Smith	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
adapting	O
the	O
prototype	O
's	O
complex	O
keyboard	O
controls	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
control	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
and	O
encasing	O
the	O
ROM	O
circuit	O
boards	O
into	O
plastic	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
reminiscent	O
of	O
8-track	O
tapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
hand	O
controllers	O
,	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
video	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
providing	O
the	O
ID	O
for	O
this	O
system	O
,	O
Talesfore	O
also	O
art	O
directed	O
Tom	O
Kamafugi	O
,	O
the	O
graphic	O
designer	O
who	O
did	O
the	O
original	O
graphic	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
early	O
video	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
cartons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
( チャンネル	O
F	O
)	O
in	O
October	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
changes	O
were	O
that	O
the	O
controllers	O
were	O
now	O
removable	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Atari	B-Protocol
joystick	I-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
connector	O
(	O
not	O
Atari	O
compatible	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
storage	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
was	O
now	O
mixed	O
into	O
the	O
RF	O
modulator	O
so	O
you	O
could	O
adjust	O
it	O
on	O
your	O
TV	B-Operating_System
set	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
fixed	O
volume	O
internal	O
speaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
in	O
1979	O
,	O
Zircon	O
International	O
bought	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
and	O
released	O
the	O
re-designed	O
console	O
as	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
System	O
II	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Atari	O
's	O
VCS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
II	O
struggled	O
,	O
managing	O
to	O
only	O
release	O
six	O
new	O
games	O
after	O
the	O
debut	O
before	O
its	O
demise	O
;	O
several	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
developed	O
at	O
Fairchild	O
before	O
they	O
sold	O
the	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
licensed	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Luxor	O
Video	B-Operating_System
Entertainment	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
in	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Adman	O
Grandstand	O
Video	O
Entertainment	O
Computer	O
(	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
II	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
SABA	B-Operating_System
Videoplay	I-Operating_System
,	O
ITT	O
Telematch	O
Processor	O
and	O
Nordmende	O
Color	O
TelePlay	O
µP	O
from	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Barco	O
Challenger	O
,	O
Dumont	O
Videoplay	O
and	O
Emerson	O
Videoplay	O
from	O
the	O
Barco/Dumont/Emerson	O
company	O
in	O
Italy	O
and	O
Belgium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swedish	O
Luxor	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
II	O
as	O
Luxor	O
Video	O
Entertainment	O
Computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F8	B-General_Concept
was	O
very	O
innovative	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
processors	O
and	O
typical	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
needed	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
chips	O
to	O
set	O
up	O
an	O
F8	B-General_Concept
processor	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
run	O
any	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
savings	O
from	O
using	O
standard	O
pin	O
layout	O
enabled	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
64	O
Bytes	B-Application
of	O
internal	O
scratchpad	B-General_Concept
RAM	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VES/Channel	O
F	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
System	O
II	O
,	O
had	O
one	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
two	O
storage	O
chips	O
(	O
PSU:s	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
A	O
single-chip	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
F8	B-General_Concept
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
VideoBrain	B-Device
computer	I-Device
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
one	O
plane	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
background	O
colors	O
per	O
line	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
plot	O
colors	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
(	O
red	O
,	O
green	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
)	O
that	O
turns	O
white	O
if	O
the	O
background	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
black	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
of	O
128×64	O
,	O
with	O
approximately	O
104	O
×	O
60	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
visible	O
on	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
VRAM	O
or	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
was	O
"	O
write	O
only	O
"	O
and	O
not	O
usable	O
for	O
anything	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
only	O
64	O
Bytes	B-Application
of	O
scratchpad	B-General_Concept
RAM	I-General_Concept
for	O
general	O
use	O
-	O
half	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maze	O
game	O
(	O
Videocart-10	O
)	O
and	O
Hangman	O
game	O
(	O
Videocart-18	O
)	O
used	O
1024	O
bits	O
of	O
on-cartridge	O
static	B-Architecture
RAM	I-Architecture
connected	O
directly	O
to	O
one	O
PSU	O
port	O
-	O
adding	O
to	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
manufacturing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chess	O
game	O
contained	O
considerably	O
more	O
on-cartridge	O
RAM	B-Architecture
than	O
that	O
,	O
2048	O
Bytes	B-Application
accomplished	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
F8	B-General_Concept
memory	O
interface	O
circuit	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
industry	O
standard	O
ROM	O
and	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F8	B-General_Concept
processor	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
enough	O
AI	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
player	O
versus	O
computer	O
matches	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
in	O
console	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
unit	O
,	O
sound	O
is	O
played	O
through	O
an	O
internal	O
speaker	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
feature	O
a	O
pause	O
function	O
;	O
There	O
is	O
a	O
'	O
Hold	O
 '	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
freeze	O
inside	O
the	O
two	O
built-in	O
games	O
and	O
change	O
several	O
game	O
settings	O
in	O
the	O
meantime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
are	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
without	O
a	O
base	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
body	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
handgrip	O
with	O
a	O
triangular	O
"	O
cap	O
"	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
being	O
the	O
portion	O
that	O
actually	O
moved	O
for	O
eight-way	O
directional	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
and	O
paddle	O
(	O
twist	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
only	O
could	O
it	O
be	O
pushed	O
down	O
to	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
fire	O
button	O
,	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
pulled	O
up	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zircon	O
later	O
offered	O
a	O
special	O
controller	O
that	O
featured	O
an	O
action	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
by	O
Zircon	O
as	O
"	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
Jet-Stick	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
letter	O
sent	O
out	O
to	O
registered	O
owners	O
before	O
Christmas	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
's	O
design	O
was	O
so	O
popular	O
—	O
Creative	B-General_Concept
Computing	I-General_Concept
called	O
it	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
—	O
that	O
Zircon	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
Atari	O
joystick	B-Device
port-compatible	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Video	O
Command	O
Joystick	B-Device
,	O
first	O
released	O
without	O
the	O
extra	O
fire	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CPU	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	B-Architecture
:	O
Fairchild	B-General_Concept
F8	I-General_Concept
(	O
8-bit	O
)	O
operating	O
at	O
1.7897725MHz	O
(	O
NTSC	O
colorburst/2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
:	O
2	O
KB	O
VRAM	O
(	O
128×64×2	O
bits	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
write	O
only	O
framebuffer	B-Algorithm
plus	O
64	O
bytes	B-Application
of	O
scratchpad	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
SRAM	B-Architecture
supported	O
via	O
add-in	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maze	O
and	O
Hangman	O
has	O
1K	O
x	O
1	O
bit	O
,	O
expanded	O
with	O
3853	O
SMI	O
Chess	O
has	O
2048	O
Bytes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resolution	B-General_Concept
:	O
Approximately	O
columns	O
3-107	O
and	O
rows	O
2-62	O
are	O
visible	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
TV	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Columns	O
125	O
and	O
126	O
controls	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
per	O
row	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
VRAM	O
could	O
cover	O
128×64	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
:	O
120Hz	O
,	O
500Hz	O
and	O
1kHz	O
beeps	O
(	O
can	O
be	O
modulated	B-Device
to	O
produce	O
different	O
tones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Output	O
:	O
RF	O
modulated	B-Device
composite	O
video	O
signal	O
,	O
cord	O
hardwired	O
to	O
console	O
in	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
detachable	O
in	O
System	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-seven	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
termed	O
"	O
Videocarts	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
during	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
Fairchild	O
and	O
Zircon	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
twenty-one	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
these	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
were	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
game	O
and	O
were	O
typically	O
priced	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Videocarts	O
were	O
yellow	O
and	O
approximately	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
overall	O
texture	O
of	O
an	O
8	O
track	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
contained	O
two	O
built-in	O
games	O
,	O
Tennis	O
and	O
Hockey	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
advanced	O
Pong	B-Application
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tennis	O
was	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Pong	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
released	O
outside	O
the	O
numbered	O
series	O
,	O
listed	O
as	O
Videocart-51	O
and	O
simply	O
titled	O
"	O
Demo	O
1	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
List	O
of	O
physical	O
Videocart	O
releases	O
Title	O
Release	O
date	O
Genre	O
Hockey	O
(	O
integrated	O
)	O
1976	B-Application
Sports	O
Tennis	O
(	O
integrated	O
)	O
1976	B-Application
Sports	O
Videocart-1	O
:	O
Tic-Tac-Toe	O
,	O
Shooting	O
Gallery	O
,	O
Doodle	O
,	O
Quadra-Doodle	O
1976	B-Application
Trivia	O
,	O
shooter	O
Videocart-2	O
:	O
Desert	O
Fox	O
,	O
Shooting	O
Gallery	O
1976	B-Application
Action	O
,	O
shooter	O
Videocart-3	O
:	O
Video	O
Blackjack	O
1976	B-Application
Gambling	O
Videocart-4	O
:	O
Spitfire	O
1977	B-Application
Action	O
,	O
shooter	O
Videocart-5	O
:	O
Space	O
War	O
1977	B-Application
Action	O
,	O
shooter	O
Videocart-6	O
:	O
Math	O
Quiz	O
I	O
(	O
Addition	O
&	O
Subtraction	O
)	O
1977	B-Application
Educational	O
Videocart-7	O
:	O
Math	O
Quiz	O
II	O
(	O
Multiplication	O
&	O
Division	O
)	O
1977	B-Application
Educational	O
Videocart-8	O
:	O
Magic	O
Numbers	O
(	O
Mind	O
Reader	O
&	O
Nim	O
)	O
1977	B-Application
Trivia	O
Videocart-9	O
:	O
Drag	O
Race	O
1977	B-Application
Racing	O
Videocart-10	O
:	O
Maze	O
,	O
Jailbreak	O
,	O
Blind-Man	O
'	O
s-Bluff	O
,	O
Trailblazer	O
1977	B-Application
Maze	O
Videocart-11	O
:	O
Backgammon	O
,	O
Acey-Deucey	O
1977	B-Application
Trivia	O
Videocart-12	O
:	O
Baseball	O
1977	B-Application
Sports	O
Videocart-13	O
:	O
Robot	O
War	O
,	O
Torpedo	O
Alley	O
1977	B-Application
Platform	O
,	O
action	O
Videocart-14	O
:	O
Sonar	O
Search	O
1977	B-Application
Strategy	O
Videocart-15	O
:	O
Memory	O
Match	O
1	O
,	O
Memory	O
Match	O
2	O
1978	O
Puzzle	O
Videocart-16	O
:	O
Dodge	O
 '	O
It	O
1978	O
Platform	O
,	O
action	O
Videocart-17	O
:	O
Pinball	O
Challenge	O
1978	O
Pinball	O
Videocart-18	O
:	O
Hangman	O
1978	O
Puzzle	O
Videocart-19	O
:	O
Checkers	O
1978	O
Trivia	O
Videocart-20	O
:	O
Video	O
Whizball	O
1978	O
Miscellaneous	O
Videocart-21	O
:	O
Bowling	O
1978	O
Sports	O
Chess	O
(	O
Schach	O
)	O
1979	O
(	O
SABA	B-Operating_System
Videoplay	I-Operating_System
,	O
German-exclusive	O
)	O
Board	O
Werbetextcassette	O
electronic	O
partner	O
19	O
??	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
ports	O
of	O
mobile	O
puzzle	O
games	O
Tents	O
&	O
Trees	O
,	O
2048	O
and	O
Threes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
Centipede	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
as	O
Videocart-29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
had	O
beaten	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
but	O
once	O
the	O
VCS	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
fell	O
,	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
titles	O
were	O
slow-paced	O
educational	O
and	O
intellectual	O
games	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
action-driven	O
games	O
that	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
VCS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
the	O
redesigned	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
II	O
in	O
1978	O
,	O
Fairchild	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
sales	O
that	O
the	O
VCS	O
and	O
its	O
games	O
were	O
generating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Uston	O
reviewed	O
32	O
games	O
in	O
his	O
book	O
Ken	O
Uston	O
's	O
Guide	O
to	O
Buying	O
and	O
Beating	O
the	O
Home	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
and	O
rated	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
's	O
titles	O
highly	O
;	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
Alien	O
Invasion	O
and	O
Video	O
Whizball	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
Uston	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
finest	O
adult	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
currently	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
System	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
whole	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
rated	O
last	O
on	O
his	O
survey	O
of	O
over	O
200	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
,	O
Intellivision	O
,	O
Astrocade	O
and	O
Odyssey	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
contemporary	O
games	O
were	O
rated	O
"	O
Average	O
"	O
with	O
future	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
games	O
rated	O
"	O
below	O
average	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uston	O
rated	O
almost	O
one-half	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
games	O
as	O
"	O
high	O
in	O
interest	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
that	O
"	O
an	O
impressive	O
proportion	O
"	O
and	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
timeless	O
;	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
technological	O
developments	O
occur	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
of	O
interest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
overall	O
conclusion	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
serve	O
a	O
limited	O
,	O
but	O
useful	O
,	O
purpose	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
offering	O
is	O
in	O
its	O
excellent	O
educational	O
line	O
for	O
children	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
after	O
Zircon	O
announced	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
Fairchild	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
create	O
some	O
fascinating	O
games	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
standards	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
poker	O
game	O
Casino	O
Royale	O
(	O
actually	O
Videocart-25	O
,	O
Casino	O
Poker	O
)	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
blackjack	O
to	O
bridge	O
,	O
made	O
for	O
any	O
TV-game	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
Dodge-It	O
(	O
"	O
simple	O
but	O
great	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
Robot	O
War	O
(	O
"	O
Berzerk	O
without	O
guns	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Whizball	O
(	O
"	O
thoroughly	O
original	O
...	O
hockey	O
with	O
guns	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
only	O
those	O
interested	O
in	O
nostalgia	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
,	O
or	O
card	O
games	O
would	O
purchase	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
