PONG PADDLE GAME LSI CHIP

ORIGINAL RETRO GAMING CHIP FROM THE 70’S ERA

AY-3-8500 integrated circuit by General Instrument Microelectronics. They were one of the pioneers MOS large-scale integration (LSI) microelectronic circuitry. It is a single chip solution for a pong game, which became very popular in 1977. There were two versions of the AY-3-8500 IC, this one was for a 625-line raster for colour composite PAL televisions, whilst AY-3-8500-1 was for a 525-line raster for NTSC, otherwise identical. Supplied IC only. Circuit is very simple, just add a few components and some paddles. Games include Tennis, Soccer, Squash, and Practice. Further research may reveal there are hacks to add a pistol, 4 players and more.

Note: Untested, no support, supplied for experimenters only. Plenty of research found online.