▁T MS 9 9 1 8 ▁video ▁chip , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁with ▁hardware ▁spr ites . ▁ ▁September ▁– ▁N EC ▁releases ▁the ▁PC - 8 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁PC - 8 0 0 0 ▁series ▁of ▁home ▁computers . ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁At ari , ▁Inc . ▁releases ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁models ▁in ▁the ▁At ari ▁ 8 - bit ▁family : ▁the ▁At ari ▁ 4 0 0 ▁and ▁At ari ▁ 8 0 0 ▁home ▁computers . ▁They ▁feature ▁custom ▁graphics ▁and ▁sound ▁cop ro cess ors ▁which ▁support ▁spr ites , ▁four - channel ▁audio , ▁and ▁program m able ▁display ▁modes . ▁ ▁Console ▁ ▁Matt el ▁test ▁mark ets ▁the ▁Int ell iv ision ▁console ▁in ▁F res no , ▁California . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁released ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Hand h eld ▁ ▁November ▁– ▁Mil ton ▁Brad ley ▁Company ▁releases ▁the ▁Micro vision , ▁the ▁first ▁hand h eld ▁game ▁console ▁that ▁uses ▁inter change able ▁cart rid ges . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Video ▁games ▁Category : Video ▁games ▁by ▁year <0x0A> </s> ▁Or met ica ▁pack ardi ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁E reb idae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Gard iner ▁Butler ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁French ▁Gu iana , ▁Sur in ame , ▁Brazil , ▁E cuador ▁and ▁Peru . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O rm et