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Bandai RX-78
ManufacturerBandai
TypeHome computer
GenerationThird
Release dateJuly 1983 (1983-07)
Introductory price¥59,800 (Japan)[1]
MediaCartridges,Compact Cassette
Operating systemBS-BASIC
CPUSHARP LH0080A (Z80A) @ 4.1 MHz
Memory30KB RAM; 8KB ROM
Graphics192 × 184,27 colors
SoundSN76489 (3× voices (4 octaves) with 1 noise generator)
Connectivity2×Joystick, 1× RF, 1× RCA,2×ROM cartridge
Power10W
PredecessorBandai Arcadia
SuccessorPlaydia

TheBandai RX-78 is a Japanese8-bitmicrocomputer manufactured byBandai.[2][3][4][5] Its name comes from theRX-78-2 Gundam.

It was released in July 1983,[6][1][7] the RX-78 had a release cost of 59,800yen,[6][7] and was sold with a dozen of games and software, including aBASIC interpreter cartridge featuring a cassette tape interface.[1][8]

The Bandai RX-78 was primarily a gaming machine, with two joysticks included. Software was available on cartridges[9] or cassettes.

Specifications

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The Bandai RX-78 employed aSHARP LH0080A (Zilog Z80A clone)CPU, running aclock speed of 4.1 MHz.[10][8] It shipped with 30 KB ofRAM and 8KB of ROM.[11][8] It had two joystick ports in a proprietary format[12] using 8-pinDIN connectors.

The computer can generate 27 colors, created from 3 levels of intensity of eachRGB channel, arranged intoVRAM video planes,[13] with a maximum resolution of 192 × 184 pixels, and is capable of displaying 30 × 23 text characters using a 6 × 8 pixel font.[8] Sound was generated by theTexas Instruments SN76489 chip, providing 3 voices in four octaves and noise generator.[14]

Software

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Software was released on ROM cartridges (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[15] and compact cassettes (Sen'you Tape Cassette).

Games

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About 20 games for the Bandai RX-78 were released:[16]

  • Cannon Ball (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Card World (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Challenge Golf (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Champion Racer (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[17][16]
  • Combined Fleet/ Rengo Kantai (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16][5]
  • Donjara (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
  • Excite Baseball (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[18][16]
  • Excite Tennis (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Hamburger Shop (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[19][16]
  • Fight! Ultraman/ Tatakae! Ultraman (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[20][16]
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Luna Two no Tatakai (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[21]
  • Perfect Mah-jongg (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[22][16]
  • The Pro-Wrestling (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[23][16]
  • Sekigahara (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[24][16]
  • Sheep/ Hitsuji Yaai (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[16]
  • Space Capsule (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[16]
  • Space Enemy (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[25][16]
  • Super Motocross (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[26][16]
  • Yellow Cab (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[16]
  • Zero Fighter/ Zerosen (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]

Educational (Education Series)

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A smaller number of non-gaming titles were released:[16]

  • ABC Tangou Game (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Graphic Sugaku (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[27][16]
  • Keisan Enshuu Drill (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[16]
  • Sansu Tsuma Zuki

Applications (Culture Series)

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A smaller number of non-gaming titles were released:[16]

  • 3-Dimension Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Animation Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • BS BASIC Ver.1.0 (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Creative Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Healthy Life Plan (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[16]
  • Kanji Word Processor[16]
  • Music Master (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[16]
  • Z80Assembler[16]

References

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  1. ^abc"Bandai RX-78 Gundam Computer Games Preserved! – Gaming Alexandria".www.gamingalexandria.com.
  2. ^"Bandai RX-78 Gundam Computer - Manual and Warranty Card".Internet Archive. July 1983.
  3. ^"『パソコン博物館』:２．『高速３次元グラフィック』がキーワードの『ガンダムという名のパソコン』 ： ＲＸ－７８－ＧＵＮＤＡＭ （バンダイ：１９８３）".blog.livedoor.jp. Retrieved2023-07-05.
  4. ^株式会社インプレス (2019-10-29)."「ガンダム」の名を冠したパーソナルコンピュータ「RX-78 GUNDAM」".AKIBA PC Hotline! (in Japanese). Retrieved2023-07-05.
  5. ^abレトロゲーム専門ニュースサイト, ファミコンのネタ!!."ガンダムがトラウマになった日、克服した日 【1/3】".famicoms.net (in Japanese). Retrieved2023-07-05.
  6. ^ab"Bandai RX-78 Gundam".Computing History. Retrieved15 May 2022.
  7. ^ab"RX-78 GUNDAM | henly Museum | MUUSEO 487002".ミューゼオ(MUUSEO) (in Japanese). Retrieved2023-07-05.
  8. ^abcd"Bandai RX-78 Gundam Computer - Manual and Warranty Card".Internet Archive. July 1983.
  9. ^Blanchard, Jonn (March 7, 2019)."RX-78 Cartridge Information".
  10. ^"RX-78 Gundam Bandai Electronics (Japan)".1000 BiT.
  11. ^"Gundam RX-78".OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum. Archived fromthe original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved24 January 2021.
  12. ^Blanchard, Jonn (October 15, 2018)."Bandai RX-78 Gundam Personal Computer Joystick Pinout".
  13. ^"eRX-78 謎WIPページ".takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp.
  14. ^"Platform Bandai RX 78 · z88dk/z88dk Wiki".GitHub. 14 December 2022.
  15. ^"Bandai Rx 78 Games".Ocean of Games.
  16. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeaf"ＲＸ－７８（ＧＵＮＤＡＭ）".N o s t a l g i a. 2012-03-03. Archived fromthe original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved2023-07-05.
  17. ^"Champion Racer [0201005] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  18. ^"Excite Baseball [0201007] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^"Hamburger Shop [0201011] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^"Tatakae! Ultraman [0201012] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^"Mobile Suit Gundam - Luna Two No Tatakai [0201004] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  22. ^"Perfect Mah-Jongg [0201008] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ^"The Pro Wrestling [0201013] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ^"Sekigahara [0201027] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  25. ^"Space Enemy [0201019] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  26. ^"Super Motocross [0201024] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
  27. ^"Graphic Sugaku [0201035] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
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