Prinztronic Micro 5500

 

I have the main unit (CIB).

type Pong game
country UK
year 1977
os ”Pong on a chip”
cpu General Instrument AY-3-8512
graphic TV
colors black & white
sound beeper
ports power, paddle (2)


The Prinztronic Micro 5500 — British Budget Handheld

The Prinztronic Micro 5500 was a handheld electronic game from Prinztronic — part of the British brand’s range of affordable consumer electronics sold primarily through Woolworths and high street retailers. Prinztronic’s Micro series brought basic electronic gaming to British households at accessible prices, competing with similar budget products from Grandstand and other UK-distributed brands. These Prinztronic products are significant artefacts of British retail and consumer electronics history, representing the affordable technology that made electronic entertainment accessible to ordinary British families during the home gaming boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s.