GameKing Video System

The GameKing Video System is a Eight Bit Video Game Console created by Cosmos in Late 1984.

History
The Idea for the system began around mid 1982 where Cosmos Electronics was considering releasing a Video Game Console to compete was Atari and Mattel, Other than the Arcade Cabinets Cosmos had already made a Video Game System with the VideoPlayer100 but despite that selling around 9000 units it was just a Pong Console and wasn't to popular, But in Mid 1982 Cosmos began making plans to develop a Interchangeable Cartridge Based Video Game Console, Due the Video Game Crash of 1983 Process slowed but the project was still being worked on in the background, By around March of 1984 the System and its Three Launch Titles were done and ready to be shown to the public, At the 1984 Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago Cosmos showed off the GameKing Video System publicly for the first time, People were impressed but also doubted its success like the Chicago Tribune saying "The Future of Cosmos is in Question", After a couple of tweaks Cosmos released the GameKing Video System on November 23rd 1984 on the East Coast of the United States followed by a release in the rest of North America, Unlike what a lot of people expected the System was a success with over 10 Million systems shipped by the end of the holiday season, The System would sell over 56 Million consoles by the end of the Console's lifespan lasting from 1984 to 1994 spawning franchises such as Cap Kid and Warriors of Windfall which would become infamous.

Peripherals
There were multiple accessories released for the GameKing Video System such as the Cosmos Light Blaster Light Gun which was the most supported accessory being even bundled in with the "King Set" along with its pack in title named Hunting Range, But other than the Light Blaster there were less popular most of them being third party like the Game Genie and the Far Wireless Game Controller

Marketing
Just because of last years Video Game Crash of 1983 Cosmos had to find a way to try to convince consumers or more or less stores to sell the GameKing, Despite its name Cosmos decided to market the system as a "Interactive Video System" and to have the whole video game aspect to be marketed as a bonus instead of a selling point for the system and even having early ideas for the system to take VHS Tapes but this was scrapped due to the fact it was too expensive to put in what was essentially Cosmos's last hope before bankruptcy.

Legacy
Today the GameKing Video System is looked back on as one of the Best Video Game Consoles ever released from its praised Game Library and its Innovative Peripherals such as the Light Blaster, This was mostly because that its marketing described as a "Interactive TV Device" avoiding using the word Video Game or Video Game System to disassociate itself from the at the time recent Video Game Crash, All of these combined resulted into one of the most famous video game consoles in the History of Video Games.