• 1977

Hardware Description

Roberts Rally IV was a classic pong from Roberts (Dyn Electronics, Inc.) with four games (hence the name of the system) and detachable paddles. Made in Japan. The difference between the Rally IV and Paddle IV are unclear. Both systems seem identical despite a different cosmetic design: same chipset, same games, same controls, switches and buttons, etc. The console is plastic with nice woodgrain accents. A knob allows you to select from the four games. There are two buttons, one for reset and one to serve the "ball", and five switches: power, serve (manual/auto), speed (fast/normal), angle (wide/narrow) and bat size (small/large). There are two wired paddle controllers which can be mounted to each side of the cabinet, or removed. These remote controls are only equipped with a small dial. The games selection is made through a knob. This game runs on either six C-cell batteries, or a 9-volt adapter with a 1/8" jack. COMMERCIAL TEXTS (same as Paddle IV): - Featuring 4 games with detachable remotre control - Automatic on screen scoring - Simply attached to your black & white or color TV set