December 1979 · Computer or hardware
Bandai Super Vision 8000 (1979)
The last of Bandai's TV Jack line, and its first with a real CPU.
Only seven games were released. It was discontinued in 1982 and preceded the Bandai Arcadia.
See 1979 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- December 1979
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- Bandai
- CPU
- NEC D780C-1 (Z80 clone) @ 3.58 MHz
- RAM
- 1 KB + 3 KB VRAM
- Graphics
- 256x192, 2 colors
- Generation
- 2nd
- First sold in
- Japan
- Media
- ROM cartridge
- Notable games
- Missile Vader; Space Fire; Othello; Beam Galaxian
Source: Wikipedia
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Related
- Cassette Vision (rival, 1981)
- Arcadia 2001 (successor, 1982)
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