A classic pong from Roberts with four games (hence the name of the system) and detachables paddles. Made in Japan. The difference between the Rally IV and Paddle IV are unclear. Can anyone help ? Both systems seem identical despite a different cosmetic design : same chipset, same games, same controls, switches and buttons, etc...
The console is plastic with nice woodgrain accents. A knob allows you to select from the four games. There are two buttons, one for reset and one to serve the "ball", and five switches: power, serve (manual/auto), speed (fast/normal), angle (wide/narrow) and bat size (small/large). There are two wired paddle controllers which can be mounted to each side of the cabinet, or removed. These remote controls are only equiped with a small dial. The games selection is made through a knob... This game runs on either six C-cell batteries, or a 9-volt adapter with a 1/8" jack.
COMMERCIAL TEXTS (same as Paddle IV):
- Featuring 4 games with detachable remotre control
- Automatic on screen scoring
- Simply attached to your black & white or color TV set
We need more info about this pong ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system,
please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.
NAME
Rally IV
MANUFACTURER
Roberts
ORIGIN
U.S.A.
YEAR
? 1977
BUILT IN GAMES
Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Squash practice
CONTROLLERS
Two detachable paddles with dial and no fire button
CPU
General Instruments AY-3-8500 ?
BUTTONS
Manual serve, Reset
SWITCHES
Serve auto/manual, Speed normal/fast, Angle narrow/wide, Bat size large/small, Power on/off
SCORE
On screen
COLORS
Black & white
SOUND
Built-in speaker
I/O PORTS
RF TV video output (or switch box) - switch for TV channel 3 or 4
