The ''Gameroom Tele-Pong'' (sometimes also called ''Entex Gameroom Tele-Pong'' or ''ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong'') is a dedicated first-generation

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developed, published and marketed by Entex Industries starting in

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in black and white. The score is built in the console. It does have sound. The Gameroom Tele-Pong is similar to the first Japanese video game console,

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'', released a year prior. The console does not contain a central CPU but uses 8 discrete SN74LS00 chips. It is only battery-operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4). There was also a version released in the United Kingdom marketed by Binatone called the ''TV Game Unit''. It had a price of £23.95.

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