Bandai Super Vision 8000

The Bandai Super Vision 8000, also known as the TV Jack 8000,[2] is a home video game console released by Bandai in 1979 belonging to the second generation. The console can be directly connected to a TV.

Bandai Super Vision 8000
Box
Console
ManufacturerBandai
TypeHome video game console
GenerationSecond generation
Release dateDecember 1979; 44 years ago (December 1979)[1]
Introductory price59,800 Yen (Japan)
Discontinued1982
MediaROM cartridge
CPUNEC D780C-1 @ 3.58 MHz
DisplayTV, 256x192
GraphicsAmi S68047 (Motorola 6847 clone)
SoundAY-3-8910
PredecessorBandai TV Jack 5000
SuccessorBandai Arcadia

This console was the last of the Bandai TV Jack console series but was completely different from the other consoles of the series. The Super Vision 8000 had a central CPU. The other consoles belonged to the first generation: they didn't feature a microprocessor, and were based on custom codeless state machine computers consisting of discrete logic circuits comprising each element of the game itself (Pong-style console).

Technical specifications edit

  • CPU: 8-bit NEC D780C-1 (Z80 clone), running at 3.58 MHz[3]
  • Resolution: 256 pixel x 192 with 2 Colors (32 x 16 character mode using built-in 8x12 font), 128 x 192 Bitmap Mode with 2 Colors, 128 x 96 Bitmap Mode with 4 Colors
  • Memory: 1KB RAM, 3KB VRAM
  • VDG: Ami S68047 (Motorola 6847 clone)
  • Audio: General Instrument AY-3-8910, three channel sound, with one noise generator
  • Introductory price: 59,800 Yen (Japan)[4][5]

Games edit

All seven games released for the console have been developed by Bandai Electronics and sold since 1979.[6]

List of games edit

  • Missile Vader
  • Space Fire
  • Othello
  • Gun Professional
  • PacPacBird
  • Submarine
  • Beam Galaxian

References edit

  1. ^ "Super Vision 8000 by Bandai – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ Dunn, Jeff (15 July 2013). "Chasing Phantoms - The history of failed consoles". gamesradar. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Video Game Console Library". Video Game Console Library. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "CLASSIC VIDEOGAME STATION ODYSSEY:SUPERVISION 8000". www.ne.jp. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ Bolat, Robert. "WoW Service". Coin looting. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Console Living Room: Bandai Super Vision 8000 : Free Software : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

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