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History
Not to be confused with the later, but unrelated, Watara Supervision handheld game console.
The Bandai Super Vision 8000 was released in 1979 for 60,000 yen as the first cartridge based system released in the Japanese market.System Overview: System Overview - Bandai Super Vision 8000 - Beyond the Mind's Eye - Thoughts & Insights from Marriott_Guy https://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/marriott_guy/System-Overview-Bandai-Super-Vision-8000-358.php www.rfgeneration.com 28 October 2020Dunn Jeff Chasing Phantoms - The history of failed consoles https://www.gamesradar.com/chasing-phantoms-history-failed-consoles/ gamesradar 3 December 2020 en
Bandai acquired rights to sell the Intellivision in the Japanese market and discontinued the Bandai Super Vision 8000 less than a year after launch to focus on the Intellivision.
Technology
The Bandai Super Vision 8000 uses a NEC D780C (Z80 compatible) 8-bit CPU clocked at 3.58MHz.Video Game Console Library https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-super_vision.htm#page=specs Video Game Console Library 28 October 20205 Video Game Consoles That Never Came To The U.S. https://www.playbuzz.com/georget10/5-video-game-consoles-that-never-came-west Playbuzz 21 November 2020 en 7 February 2019 The system uses a General Instrument AY-3-8910 coprocessor.
Game library
Beam Galaxian
Gun Professional
Missile Vader
Space Fire
PacPacBird
Submarine
OthelloBandai Super Vision 8000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_Super_Vision_8000 Wikipedia 24 January 2021 en 25 July 2020
References
Bandai Super Vision 8000
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