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History
Launch
The Casio PV-1000 was released in October 1983 at a cost of 14,800 yen.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=849 www.old-computers.com 28 October 2020
Legacy
A common claim is that the Casio PV-1000 was discontinued within weeks of launching.Dunn Jeff Chasing Phantoms - The history of failed consoles https://www.gamesradar.com/chasing-phantoms-history-failed-consoles/2/ gamesradar 3 December 2020 enGamePayne https://www.gamepayne.com/casio-pv-1000 GamePayne 3 December 2020 The PV-1000 was later followed by the Casio Loopy.
The system is often remembered for its unique visual design, featuring a concave deck curve and deep blue colors.
Technology
Compute
The PV-1000 uses a D780C-1 processor, a version of the Z80A, clocked at 3.579 MHz.Casio PV-1000 https://thegamesdb.net/platform.php?id=4964 thegamesdb.net 3 December 2020 en The system had 1 kilobyte of RAM, plus an additional 1 kilobyte of memory for the character generatorCasio PV-1000 - Player's Choice Video Games https://www.playerschoicevideogames.com/cat-casio-pv-1000.cfm www.playerschoicevideogames.com 3 December 2020 This gave the system a combined 2 kilobytes of RAM.
A D65010G031 generates graphics with an 8 color palette and 32 sprites. This chip also generates 3 channel sound.Home Page https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-pv1000.htm#page=specs Video Game Console Library 28 October 2020
Notable games
Pooyan
Super Cobra
Dig Dug
Warp & Warp
Amidar
1981
Space Panic
1983
Turtles
Gallery
PV-1000 Console
Controller
Internals
References
PV-1000
Casio PV-1000
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