1x ADMAN Grandstand Model: 4600 TV Video Games Console & Rifle Accessory Boxed circa 1977-79, 6x Games (Practice, Squash, Soccer, Tennis, Target & Moving Target), Colour Output, Made In Hong Kong & Originally Endorsed By Kevin Keegan. - WORKING! See Condition Description.
This Games Console has recently resurfaced from an airtight truck in dry storage and has caused many memories to come flooding back from the mid-1970’s when friends went MAD to come round and play with this, one of the VERY FIRST VIDEO TV GAMES CONSOLES in COLOUR with SIX Games! ONE USING A RIFLE!
As can be seen from the numerous pictures - the item, and the box, are all in good condition, especially the console itself. The Rifle accessory is complete and undamaged. When stored the item was working. Thankfully the BIG Batteries were removed, so the battery compartment is in great shape and condition, but I have no spare new batteries and these babies cost a few £’s and as I’m selling this and don’t want to add extra weight - I’ve not tried it with batteries. The console can be powered with a 9V 1A DC PSU, available online usually for £10 or less - please note - best to order one with a P1+3.5MM MALE TIP-0852 connection. Looks a bit like a 3.5mm audio jack. (See extra information only psu pict.) Item is bought as seen - but I’m fairly convinced it’s still working.*
*UPDATE: Given a suitable PSU from a friend, plugged everything in and powered it up - Took a little effort to tune it via the ANALOGUE channels no longer used on my spare TV, but handy for this.
As can be seen from the "newer uploaded" images - it WORKS! Not sure about the rifle trigger but this is possibly just "stiff" and needs some electrical switch spray to free.
Grandstand (also known as Grandstand Leisure Products) is a video game console and electronic game manufacturer and distributor. It was based in the United Kingdom and New Zealand and was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Overview
The company initially behind the Grandstand label was Adam Imports Ltd., (from 1980 Adam Leisure Group Ltd. and by 1983 Adam Leisure Group PLC) founded in 1973 by Chris Rycroft and Les Kenyon of Harrogate, UK. The company initially started as a mail order company and was the single largest supplier of calculators in the UK by 1974. By August 1978, George Bassett had acquired a 75% holding in the capital of Adam Imports for £750,000 cash, plus 60p in the pound of profits before tax in excess of £500,000 for year to December 31, 1978. Adam Imports was re-acquired from George Bassett by Chris Rycroft in 1980. It chiefly imported electronic products from other manufacturers such as VTech, Epoch, Tomy & Entex, selling them in the UK re-branded under the Grandstand name.
Some imported products' names were changed for the UK market. For example, the Tomy tabletop electronic game sold in the US as Pac Man (and in Japan as Puck Man) was released by Grandstand in the UK re-badged as Munchman.
Products
Grandstand released numerous products over the years of which some are listed below. There were large numbers of similar variations, alternative names and model numbers typically referring to multiple evolutionary versions of the various game consoles and electronic games. Particularly, this is found with the Pong type game consoles as the semiconductor technology rapidly progressed during the period that the Grandstand brand was active.