<s>
The	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Channel	I-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
released	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
Camera	O
and	O
Instrument	O
in	O
November	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
programmable	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
–	O
based	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
Fairchild	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
Entertainment	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
Fairchild	O
VES	O
for	O
short	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Atari	O
released	O
their	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
,	O
later	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
the	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
Fairchild	O
renamed	O
its	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-six	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
termed	O
'	O
Videocarts	O
 '	O
,	O
were	O
officially	O
released	O
to	O
consumers	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
$19.95	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
additional	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
released	O
numbered	O
Videocart-51	O
and	O
simply	O
titled	O
'	O
Demo	O
1	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-1	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tic	I-Application
Tac	I-Application
Toe	I-Application
,	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
Gallery	I-Application
,	I-Application
Doodle	I-Application
,	I-Application
Quadradoodle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
genre	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
individual	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
1978	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
,	O
scoring	O
Tic-Tac-Toe	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Shooting	O
Gallery	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
Doodle	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
and	O
Quadra-Doodle	O
a	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shooting	O
Gallery	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
challenging	O
"	O
and	O
Doodle	O
was	O
characterized	O
as	O
"	O
not	B-Application
really	I-Application
a	I-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
difficulty	O
of	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
Casino	O
Royale	O
(	O
Video	O
Blackjack	O
)	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
calling	O
it	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
and	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
after	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-4	B-Application
:	I-Application
Spitfire	I-Application
is	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
aerial	O
dogfighting	O
Shooter	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
in	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allowed	O
for	O
one	O
player	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
CPU	O
,	O
which	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
unique	O
for	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
owing	O
to	O
the	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
being	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
with	O
a	O
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-5	B-Application
:	I-Application
Space	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
released	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
in	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-6	B-Application
:	I-Application
Math	I-Application
Quiz	I-Application
(	O
Addition	O
&	O
Subtraction	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Trivia/game	O
Show	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
individual	O
games	O
in	O
1978	O
,	O
scoring	O
Math	B-Application
Quiz	I-Application
-	O
Addition	O
and	O
Math	B-Application
Quiz	I-Application
-	O
Subtraction	O
a	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-7	B-Application
:	I-Application
Math	I-Application
Quiz	I-Application
(	O
Multiplication	O
&	O
Division	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Trivia/game	O
Show	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-8	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mind	I-Application
Reader	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nim	I-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Magic	O
Numbers	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
trivia/game	O
show	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart-12	B-Application
:	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videocart	B-Application
13	I-Application
:	I-Application
Robot	I-Application
War/Torpedo	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
platformer	O
released	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
Fairchild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
described	O
Robot	O
War	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Berzerk	B-Application
without	O
guns	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1983	O
described	O
Robot	O
War	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Channel	B-Operating_System
F	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
simple	O
but	O
great	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
Breakout	B-Application
clone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
Honorable	O
Mention	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Pong	B-Application
Variant	O
"	O
in	O
1982	O
at	O
the	O
Third	O
Annual	O
Arcade	O
Awards	O
(	O
"	O
Arkies	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Video	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
praised	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
one-of-a-kind	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
Video	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
"	O
column	O
in	O
1982	O
where	O
its	O
graphics	O
were	O
favorably	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
almost	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
[	O
those	O
of	O
the ]	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Videos	O
review	O
of	O
Lunar	B-Application
Lander	I-Application
was	O
considerably	O
more	O
critical	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
near-total	O
washout	O
"	O
and	O
pointing	O
to	O
pale	O
images	O
and	O
unwieldy	O
controls	O
as	O
specific	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
whole	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
try	O
"	O
confounded	O
by	O
"	O
primitive	O
technology	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
readers	O
were	O
advised	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
Zircon	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Space	O
Invaders-esque	O
game	O
,	O
Galactic	O
Intruders	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
1981	O
as	O
Alien	O
Invasion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
