<s>
The	O
Video	O
Technology	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
computer	O
and	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
introduced	O
by	O
VTech	O
in	O
1981	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
during	O
the	O
Second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hybrid	O
unit	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
computers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
APF	B-Device
Imagination	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
,	O
the	O
older	O
VideoBrain	B-Device
Family	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
to	O
a	O
lesser	O
extent	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
and	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
anticipated	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
becoming	O
more	O
like	O
low-end	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
many	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
most	O
German-speaking	O
countries	O
like	O
West	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
and	O
also	O
Italy	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
in	O
Israel	O
under	O
the	O
Educat	B-General_Concept
2002	I-General_Concept
name	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
under	O
the	O
Dick	B-General_Concept
Smith	I-General_Concept
Wizzard	I-General_Concept
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
(	O
all	O
officially	O
produced	O
by	O
VTech	O
themselves	O
)	O
include	O
the	O
FunVision	B-General_Concept
Computer	I-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Games	I-General_Concept
System	I-General_Concept
,	O
Hanimex	B-General_Concept
Rameses	I-General_Concept
(	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
)	O
and	O
VZ	B-General_Concept
2000	I-General_Concept
(	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
likely	O
unreleased	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
and	O
similar	O
clones	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
PAL	B-Language
standard	O
television	O
sets	O
,	O
except	O
the	O
Japanese	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
(	O
distributed	O
by	O
Cheryco	O
)	O
which	O
was	O
NTSC	O
and	O
is	O
nowadays	O
much	O
sought	O
after	O
by	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
console	O
sported	O
an	O
8-bit	O
Rockwell	B-General_Concept
6502	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
at	O
a	O
speed	O
of	O
2MHz	O
,	O
1KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
16KB	O
of	O
Video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
graphics	O
resolution	O
of	O
256	O
×	O
192	O
with	O
16	O
colors	O
and	O
32	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
had	O
two	O
integrated	O
joystick/membrane	O
keypad	B-Device
controllers	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
)	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
special	O
compartment	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
had	O
interfaces	O
for	O
a	O
cassette	B-Device
player	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
rubber	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
parallel	O
I/O	O
interface	O
,	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
modem	B-Application
(	O
likely	O
unreleased	O
)	O
and	O
one	O
memory	O
expansion	O
module	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Basic	B-Language
language	I-Language
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
late	O
1985/early	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
computer	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
VTech	O
in	O
1984-1986	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
hardware	O
and	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
:	O
Laser	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
sold	O
in	O
West	O
Germany	O
and	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Manager	O
had	O
a	O
Finnish	O
keyboard	B-Device
layout	O
and	O
character	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
module	O
allowing	O
to	O
play	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
games	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
Mark-2	O
model	O
(	O
a	O
later	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
1st	O
model	O
,	O
incorporating	O
hardware	O
changes	O
specifically	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Coleco-module	O
work	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
adaptor	O
(	O
homebrew	O
)	O
would	O
be	O
needed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Coleco-module	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
CreatiVision	B-General_Concept
Mark-2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
#	O
Title	O
AKA	O
title(s )	O
Genre(s )	O
Clone	O
of	O
Release	O
year	O
1	O
SubmarineAir/Sea	O
Battle	O
Fixed	O
shooter	O
1981	O
2	O
Astro	O
Pinball	B-Application
Pinball	B-Application
None	O
1982	O
3	O
Auto	O
Chase	O
Car	O
Chase	O
Maze	B-Application
,	O
Driving	O
Rally-X	B-Application
1981	O
4	O
BASIC	B-Language
Interpreter	O
1.0	O
None	O
None	O
1982	O
5	O
Chopper	O
Rescue	O
Scrolling	O
shooter	O
1983	O
6	O
Maze	B-Application
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
with	O
modified	O
gameplay	O
)	O
1982	O
7	O
Maze	B-Application
Pac-Man	B-Application
1981	O
8	O
Deep	O
Sea	O
Adventure	O
Scrolling	O
shooter	O
Defender	B-Application
1982	O
9	O
Locomotive	O
Platformer	O
BurgerTime	B-Application
1983	O
10	O
Puzzle	O
Loco-Motion	B-Application
1982	O
11	O
Music	B-Application
Maker	O
Music	B-Application
None	O
1983	O
12	O
Planet	O
Defender	B-Application
Earth	O
Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
Chikyū	O
Bōeigun	O
)	O
Galaxy	O
Defender	B-Application
Scrolling	O
shooter	O
Defender	B-Application
1981	O
13	O
Platformer	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
1982	O
14	O
Soccer	O
Sports	O
None	O
1983	O
15	O
Invaders	O
Fixed	O
shooter	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
1981	O
16	O
Stone	O
Age	O
Puzzle	O
Pengo	B-Application
1984	O
17	O
Tank	O
Battle	O
Multi-directional	O
shooter	O
Combat	O
(	O
Atari	O
2600	O
)	O
1981	O
18	O
Who	O
's	O
for	O
Tennis	O
?	O
</s>
