History of video games/Platforms/Super Cassette Vision
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Despite the name, the Super Cassette Vision actually used cartridges, as shown here.
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The Super Cassette Vision with two controllers, one with a red accent and one with a blue accent.
History[edit | edit source]
Launch[edit | edit source]
The Super Cassette Vision was released by Epoch in 1984 to replace the older 1981 Epoch Cassette Vision and the cost reduced 1983 Epoch Cassette Vision Jr.[1]
On launch the Super Cassette Vision sold well in Japan, as well as in France.[2]
The Super Cassette Vision Lady was launched in 1985 and marketed to women.[3][4][1] This was the first notable console to pursue this strategy, later followed by others such as the Casio Loopy.[5]
Technology[edit | edit source]
Compute[edit | edit source]
The Super Cassette Vision used an 8-bit NEC PD7801G CPU (Based on the Z80) clocked at 4 megahertz.[6]
The system had 128 bytes of RAM and four kilobytes of VRAM.[6]
Notable games[edit | edit source]
- Lupin III
- Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyō
- Miner 2049er
- Boulder Dash
- Doraemon Nobita's Time Machine the Great Adventure
- Mappy
- Pole Position II
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Super Cassette Vision[edit | edit source]
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The system featured both RF and RGB outputs. -
The system rear also featured a power jack, as well as an RGB or RF channel selector. -
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The bottom part of the unit served as a handy container for storing controllers while not in use.
Motherboard[edit | edit source]
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Super Cassette Vision motherboard assembly from the front left. -
Super Cassette Vision motherboard assembly from the front right. -
Super Cassette Vision motherboard assembly from the back left. -
Super Cassette Vision motherboard assembly from the back right. -
The bottom of the motherboard. Note the large Capacitor protruding from the daughterboard near the power input.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ a b "Japanese Company Made Consoles For Girls, And Also Cute Toys". Kotaku. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ "Epoch Super Cassette Vision (1984 - late 1980s)". Museum of Obsolete Media. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ↑ "Super Lady Cassette Vision – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Most Unusual Video Game Consoles" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-most-unusual-video-game-consoles. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ Packwood, Lewis (15 July 2018). "In the Loopy: the story of Casio's crazy 90s console" (in en). Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-15-in-the-loopy-the-story-of-casios-crazy-90s-console. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ↑ a b "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.