PC-50x cartridges

These cartridges are referred as PC-50x because of their reference which starts with PC-50, followed by a unique digit. They are all compatible with those many SD 050, SD 070, SD 090 and other systems described in the SD 050 and SD 070/090 pages. Of the eight cartridges known to be advertised, seven exist in real. They all contain a General Instruments (GI) chip. This chip contains most of the game system circuits (one could connect the chip with a few other components to a TV set to get pictures) so the console really acts as an interface between the user and the TV set.

Because these cartridges were released in several countries in Europe, they had different names. Their labels existed with and without manufacturer name, and their cases were made both in beige or black plastic. For example, the PC-501 cartridge exists in two colors, with and without Hanimex label, under the name of Supersportic, Supersportif and others. Amazingly, Rollet used the same cartridges with their own numbering. For example, PC-501 became 4/305 under the Rollet name (probably for marketting purposes).

These cartridges were sold in a little carton box and had a very small user manual of a few pages.

	Example of circuit board of a PC-50x cartridge: a bakelite circuit board with very poor quality soldering job. In this example, the GI chip is an AY-3-8610 (8 pong variants + 2 target shooting games).
	The PC-501 cartridge: two name variations.
	The PC-502 cartridge (four motor racing games). This is the famous Stunt Cycle game mentioned in the PONG in a Chip page.
	The PC-503 cartridge (two tank battle games). It contains the same chip than Coleco Telstar Combat and a few other standalone systems playing these games.
	The PC-504 cartridge (two car racing games). This is the RACE game mentioned in the PONG in a Chip page.
	The PC-505 cartridge (three naval battle games). If is also a game mentioned in the PONG in a Chip page: Submarine. In this example, two different titles can be seen: french "Bataille Navale" on the cartridge label and Submarine on the cartridge box.

List of different PC-50x cartridges:

All these cartridges are common, except the PC-503 which is extremely rare, and the PC-508 which is believed to be unreleased. The PC-507 cartridge is a bit rarer than most others and used two light guns which were sold separately.