APF TV Fun

APF TV Fun

APF TV Fun (model 442)
Developer	APF Electronics Inc.
Manufacturer	APF Electronics Inc
Type	Dedicated console
Generation	First generation
Release date	1976
CPU	AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments
Display	Vertical orientation, black-and-white raster display, standard resolution
Sound	Amplified mono (one channel)
Successor	APF-MP1000

The APF TV Fun is a series of early Pong clone consoles manufactured by APF Electronics Inc. and built in Japan starting in 1976. The systems were among the first built on the General Instrument 'Pong on a chip', the AY-3-8500, that allowed many manufacturers to compete against the Atari home pong.

The TV Fun package is the first excursion of APF into the video game market; APF was formerly a calculator and other small electronics developer. It was sold at Sears under the name Hockey Jockari. TV Fun was followed up by the 8 bit APF-MP1000 in 1978 and then APF Imagination Machine in 1979. These were made to compete in the 2nd generation of early ROM cartridge consoles, namely the Atari VCS.

Most or all TV Fun consoles were manufactured in Japan. APF also sold a 'Match' system, which was in a different, more boxy woodgrain cabinet. This had two detachable wired controllers, based on the same General Instruments chip.