Extremely rare East German games console from the late 1970s tested — only such device produced by communist GDR, bought for $1,000 at auction

A rare East German games console from the late 1970s, the Bildschirmspiel 01 (BSS 01), has been acquired and tested by YouTube channel Fern. Only around a thousand BSS 01 consoles were made, with the rarest model being white with white controllers. The console featured hard-wired TTL circuits and an Eastern Bloc clone of the AY-3-8500 chip for gaming logic. The GDR entered the video gaming market in 1977 to prevent falling behind in technology compared to the West. Despite its historical significance, the BSS 01's high price tag and limited games hindered its success, with most units ending up in youth centers.