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Fairchild Channel F

Platform

Fairchild Channel F

The 1976 pioneer that introduced swappable ROM cartridges, beating Atari to market by a year.

Manufacturer

Fairchild

Released

1976-1983

Launch price

$170

Units sold

350K

Media

ROM cartridge

CPU

Fairchild F8 @ 1.79 MHz

RAM

64 bytes main, 2 kB VRAM

Resolution

128×64 pixels

33

Games

1976–2022

Years

1

Regions

$59.39

Ø CIB

+57.2%

24M change

About

The Fairchild Channel F, short for "Channel Fun", is a home video game console, the first to be based on a microprocessor and to use ROM cartridges instead of having games built in. It was released by Fairchild Camera and Instrument in November 1976 across North America at a retail price of US$169.95. It was launched as the "Video Entertainment System", but Fairchild rebranded their console as "Channel F" the next year while keeping the Video Entertainment System descriptor.

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Games featuring Fairchild Channel F (33)

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Videocart 29: The Arlasoft Collection Fairchild Channel F box art

Videocart 29: The Arlasoft Collection

$163.73 (Complete)

Videocart 28: Tetris Fairchild Channel F box art

Videocart 28: Tetris

Trimerous Fairchild Channel F box art

Multi-Cart Fairchild Channel F box art

$299.99 (Complete)

Videocart 27 Fairchild Channel F box art

$359.17 (Complete)

Videocart 26 Fairchild Channel F box art

$60.77 (Complete)

Videocart 13 Fairchild Channel F box art

$19.86 (Complete)

Democart Fairchild Channel F box art

$580.00 (Complete)

Videocart 10 Fairchild Channel F box art

$38.31 (Complete)

Videocart 11 Fairchild Channel F box art

$31.80 (Complete)

Videocart 12 Fairchild Channel F box art

$14.14 (Complete)

Videocart 14 Fairchild Channel F box art

$44.42 (Complete)

Videocart 15 Fairchild Channel F box art

$59.44 (Complete)

Videocart 16 Fairchild Channel F box art

$35.37 (Complete)

Videocart 17 Fairchild Channel F box art

$33.03 (Complete)

Videocart 18 Fairchild Channel F box art

$95.16 (Complete)

Videocart 19 Fairchild Channel F box art

$1,388.80 (Complete)

Videocart 20 Fairchild Channel F box art

$249.99 (Complete)

Videocart 21 Fairchild Channel F box art

$32.72 (Complete)

Videocart 22 Fairchild Channel F box art

$250.00 (Complete)

Videocart 23 Fairchild Channel F box art

$72.53 (Complete)

Videocart 24 Fairchild Channel F box art

$147.08 (Complete)

Videocart 25 Fairchild Channel F box art

$260.00 (Complete)

Videocart 4 Fairchild Channel F box art

$24.95 (Complete)

Videocart 5 Fairchild Channel F box art

$23.50 (Complete)

Videocart 6 Fairchild Channel F box art

$27.37 (Complete)

Videocart 7 Fairchild Channel F box art

$58.99 (Complete)

Videocart 8 Fairchild Channel F box art

$19.98 (Complete)

Videocart 3 Fairchild Channel F box art

$23.99 (Complete)

Videocart 9 Fairchild Channel F box art

$22.40 (Complete)

LJN Video Art Fairchild Channel F box art

$119.95 (Complete)

Videocart 1 Fairchild Channel F box art

$30.68 (Complete)

Videocart 2 Fairchild Channel F box art

$26.42 (Complete)

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