Welcome to this Videopac site






Welcome to this Videopac site, my name is Gerko and I am a Videopac enthousiast.Here you can find some info about the Philips Videopac consoles and expansion modules.

In the early 80s I often played Videopac with a school friend. He had a G7000 and we spent entire afternoons playing Space Monster, Race, Munchkin and Skiing.
Then I completely forgot about the Videopac and got swallowed up by the spectrum ZX 81, Commodore 64 and PC until the end of 2022. Then somehow the Videopac came back to life and I bought a G7000 and some games. Then I bought a defective G7400 that I got working, with
Renee's help. This did not produce an image and it turned out that one of the video chips was defective. Immediately made a modification so that it can be connected via SCART to modern TVs and immediately gave a better picture. Later found a G7401, a nice addition to the collection. In addition to these consoles, the C7010 Chess Module and C7420 Home Computer Module can be added to the collection. I really enjoy dabbling with technology from 40 years ago that still works today. I found a lot of info on the VIDEOPAC forum. You can see that fortunately, new games are still being developed for the Videopac by enthusiastic programmers.

Videopac+ G7400
The Philips Videopac+ G7400 was a third-generation home video game console released in 1983. It was only available in Europe and was the successor to the Philips Videopac G7000.

Here are some key features:

- CPU: Intel 8048 @ 5.91 MHz
- Memory: 6 KB RAM, 1 KB ROM
- Display: 320x238 resolution with RF modulator, composite, and RGB outputs
- Graphics: Intel 8245, EF9340 (VIN), EF9341 (GEN)
- Sound: 1 channel, 8 sounds
- Input/Output: RF modulator, SCART connector (with RGB),
joystick port, ROM cartridge port

The G7400 plus can play three types of games: normal G7000 games, special G7000 games with additional high-res background graphics, and G7400-only games with high-res sprites and backgrounds. It also has expansion modules like the Voice (speech synthesis unit), Chess Module (C7010), and Microsoft BASIC Home Computer Module (C7420).

Interestingly, there were plans to release the G7400 in the United States as the Odyssey³ Command Center, but it never happened due to the video game crash of 1983.








C7420 Home Computer Module

The Videopac+ G7400 was the third and final generation of the Videopac and Odyssey consoles, produced by Philips and Magnavox respectively. It was the most powerful version and was based on the Odyssey3 prototype, which Magnavox presented in 1983 but never produced. Following the G7400's release, Philips developed the C7420 module, which transformed the console into a true home computer with an operating environment based on the BASIC-80 interpreter, a custom variation of the 8K Microsoft BASIC.


Downloads


Original C7420 Manuals
German C7420 Manual
Spanish C7420 Manual
French C7420 Manual


C7420 BASIC-80 Files

C7420 BASIC Example Programs
C7420 BASIC Games/Jeux



In 2023 Francesco Ferri did a great job by translating and updating the C7420 manual to Italian and English.
You can find these fine books on amazon,
Italian or English

I am still looking for original C7420 manuals (pfd) especially the English and Dutch versions, but other versions are also welcome. Please feel free to contact me on:
videopac@datatex.nl