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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Fairchild Channel F|Video Entertainment Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Fairchild Channel F|Video Entertainment Computer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Fairchild]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1976
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Variant of [[Fairchild Channel F]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Grandstand distributed the [[Fairchild]] [[Fairchild Channel F|Channel F]] in the United Kingdom.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|Advanced Programmable Video System]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|Advanced Programmable Video System]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Radofin]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System|MPU-2000]] ([[Acetronic]] version): March 22, 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Variant of [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Grandstand distributed the [[Radofin]] [[1292 Advanced Programmable Video System]] in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[SC-3000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Sega]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Variant of the [[SG-1000]].
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[SG-1000|Sega 1000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[SG-1000|Sega 1000]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | [[Sega]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Not yet
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Variant of the [[SG-1000]].
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center;" | Grandstand distributed the [[Sega]] [[SG-1000]] in New Zealand.
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Revision as of 05:00, 5 November 2023

Grandstand-logo.png
Grandstand
Type brand owned by Hasbro
Founded 1974
Headquarters Harrogate, England
Key people Les Kenyon, founder
Chris Rycroft, founder
Industry audio equipment, video games
Products audio equipment, video games
Number of people not disclosed
Website N/A

Grandstand is a brand owned by Hasbro.

History

Adam Imports was founded in 1974 by Les Kenyon and Chris Rycroft. They imported audio equipment as well as video games and video game consoles and sold them in the United Kingdom, parts of Europe, and New Zealand under the Grandstand brand.

Adam Imports was partly owned by George Bassett, the confectionary firm, but Chris Rycroft purchased their shares in the company in 1980. It was renamed Adam Leisure Group PLC in 1983.

The Grandstand brand name was purchased by Tiger Electronics in 1988. Tiger Electronics was then acquired by Hasbro in 1998.

Products

Grandstand branded products included audio equipment as well as video games and video game consoles.

Video game systems by Grandstand

Name Designer Year Notes
Video Entertainment Computer Fairchild 1976 Variant of Fairchild Channel F.
Advanced Programmable Video System Radofin 1979 Variant of 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System.
SC-3000 Sega 1983 Variant of the SG-1000.
Sega 1000 Sega 1983 Variant of the SG-1000.
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