[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"bootstrap:console-categories":3,"$f11anqyw0gbxta":38,"console:generations":136},[4,16,27],{"id":5,"name":6,"alias":7,"photo":8},1,"Handheld Consoles","handheld",{"alt":9,"large":10,"medium":13,"thumb":14,"mini":15},"handheld console category",{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhandheld-console-category.svg",0,{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":11,"webpURL":11,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":17,"name":18,"alias":19,"photo":20},22,"Home Consoles","home-consoles",{"alt":21,"large":22,"medium":24,"thumb":25,"mini":26},"home console category",{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhome-console-category.svg",{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":23,"webpURL":23,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":28,"name":29,"alias":30,"photo":31},3,"Hybrid Consoles","hybrid",{"alt":32,"large":33,"medium":35,"thumb":36,"mini":37},"hybrid console category",{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fhybrid-console-category.svg",{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"URL":34,"webpURL":34,"width":12,"height":12},{"id":39,"name":40,"nickname":41,"seo_title":42,"alias":43,"description":44,"unreleased":12,"retro":12,"educational":12,"initial_price":45,"sizes":42,"photo":46,"generation":68,"bits":69,"palette":70,"gallery":71,"brand":72,"media":77,"colors":114,"related_posts":42,"related_accessories":42,"previous":42,"next":42,"pdf":119,"sales":120,"games":123,"release_date":127,"discontinue_date":130,"category":132,"meta":133,"type":135},10,"Fairchild Channel F","Video Entertainment System, VES",null,"fairchild-channel-f","\u003Cp>There are a lot of interesting facts about \u003Cstrong>Fairchild Channel F\u003C\u002Fstrong> by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgamemedium.com\u002Fmanufacturers\u002Ffairchild-semiconductor\" >Fairchild Semiconductor\u003C\u002Fa> to make this console quite memorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first one is that this is the first home console that used \u003Cstrong>ROM Cartridges\u003C\u002Fstrong>, meaning that the console doesn't have any data of the games but the cartridges have all the data that the games need. So the data are stored to a ROM chip inside the cartridge that are used from a microprocessor. Secondly, Fairchild Channel F is the first home console that used a microprocessor. Lastly, Fairchild Channel F had a strong rival, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgamemedium.com\u002Fconsole\u002Fatari-2600\" >Atari 2600\u003C\u002Fa>. Atari 2600 was initially released under the name Video Computer System (VCS) to deliberately create a confusion to the customers, since the Fairchild Channel F was initially released under the name \u003Cstrong>Video Entertainment  System\u003C\u002Fstrong> (VES). As a result, Fairchild decided to change the name to Fairchild Channel F, although the initial name remained in use along with the new name.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Other interesting facts about Fairchild Channel F are:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The controllers are integrated with the console, since those days the concept of portable console's accessories didn't exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>26 Videocarts (along with 2 build-in games) are the main library of games for  Fairchild Channel F.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Channel F System II\u003C\u002Fstrong> is the redesigned and re-released version of Fairchild Channel F by \u003Cstrong>Zircon International\u003C\u002Fstrong>, which bought the rights to the Channel F in 1979.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","US$169 (equivalent to $744.09 in 2018)",{"alt":47,"large":48,"medium":53,"thumb":58,"mini":63},"Fairchild Channel F main",{"URL":49,"webpURL":50,"width":51,"height":52},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main.webp",984,641,{"URL":54,"webpURL":55,"width":56,"height":57},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-md.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-md.webp",768,500,{"URL":59,"webpURL":60,"width":61,"height":62},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-thumb.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-thumb.webp",307,200,{"URL":64,"webpURL":65,"width":66,"height":67},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-mini.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-main-mini.webp",75,49,"2nd",8,"8 Colors",[],[73],{"id":74,"name":75,"alias":76},15,"Fairchild Semiconductor","fairchild-semiconductor",[78,96],{"id":79,"name":80,"alias":81,"photo":82},9,"Built in","built-in",{"alt":83,"large":84,"medium":87,"thumb":90,"mini":93},"build in gaming console games media",{"URL":85,"webpURL":86,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media.webp",{"URL":88,"webpURL":89,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-md.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-md.webp",{"URL":91,"webpURL":92,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-thumb.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-thumb.webp",{"URL":94,"webpURL":95,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-mini.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fbuild-in-gaming-console-games-media-mini.webp",{"id":97,"name":98,"alias":99,"photo":100},2,"Cartridge","cartridge",{"alt":101,"large":102,"medium":105,"thumb":108,"mini":111},"cartridge console games media",{"URL":103,"webpURL":104,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media.webp",{"URL":106,"webpURL":107,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-md.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-md.webp",{"URL":109,"webpURL":110,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-thumb.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-thumb.webp",{"URL":112,"webpURL":113,"width":12,"height":12},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-mini.png","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002Fcartridge-console-games-media-mini.webp",[115],{"id":116,"name":117,"hex":118,"transparent":12},111,"Abbey","494b4d","https:\u002F\u002Fmedia.gamemedium.com\u002FFairchild-Channel-F-Manual-Consall.pdf",{"units":121,"percent":122},250000,0.16,{"number":124,"text":125,"percent":126},30,"",0.92,{"first":128,"Japan":129,"Usa":42,"N. America":128,"Australia":42,"Europe":42,"Worldwide":42},"1976-01-11","1977-01-10",{"last":131,"Japan":131,"Usa":42,"N. America":131,"Australia":42,"Europe":42,"Worldwide":42},"1983-01-01",{"id":17,"name":18,"alias":19},{"indexing":42,"description":134},"There are a lot of interesting facts about Fairchild Channel F by Fairchild Semiconductor to make this console quite memorable.The first one is that this","console",[137,142,146,150,156,162,167,171,176],{"id":5,"name":138,"start_year":139,"end_year":140,"percent":141},"1st",1972,1983,10.53,{"id":97,"name":68,"start_year":143,"end_year":144,"percent":145},1976,1992,14.91,{"id":28,"name":147,"start_year":140,"end_year":148,"percent":149},"3rd",2003,18.42,{"id":151,"name":152,"start_year":153,"end_year":154,"percent":155},4,"4th",1987,2004,15.79,{"id":157,"name":158,"start_year":159,"end_year":160,"percent":161},5,"5th",1993,2005,11.4,{"id":163,"name":164,"start_year":165,"end_year":148,"percent":166},6,"6th",1998,5.26,{"id":168,"name":169,"start_year":160,"end_year":170,"percent":161},7,"7th",2017,{"id":69,"name":172,"start_year":173,"end_year":174,"percent":175},"8th",2012,2020,7.89,{"id":79,"name":177,"start_year":170,"end_year":178,"percent":179},"9th",2021,4.38]