History of video games/Platforms/APF-MP1000

Launch
The APF-MP1000 was released in 1978 to replace the older APF TV Fun line of consoles. Uniquely for the time, the APF-MP1000 could be expanded into the Imagination Machine home computer via use of an add on module called the MPA-10. The full Imagination Machine cost $599 and was released by 1979. This price was considered low compared to competitors. The Imagination Machine was developed by Ed Smith, one of the first African American engineers in the video game industry.

Legacy
Between 20,000, and 50,000 APF-MP1000 consoles were sold.

APF saw its revenue drop 97% between 1981 and the video game crash of 1983. Figures like this show the huge impact of the video game crash on company bottom lines. An Imagination Machine II was said to be planned but was never released.

Technology
The APF-MP1000 uses an 8-bit Motorola 6800 CPU clocked at 3.579 megahertz. This processor is not to be confused with the Motorola 68000, a more advanced processor commonly used on consoles several years following the launch of the MP1000.

The system has just 1 kilobyte of RAM. The Imagination Machine computer upgrade gave the system 9 kilobytes of total RAM.

Notable games
12 games were released for the APF-MP1000.

The system has the game Rocket Patrol built-in to the system.