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 A Super Cassette Vision and its accompanyingjoystick–basedgame controller | |
| Manufacturer | Epoch Co. |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
| Released |
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| Introductory price | ¥14,800 |
| Discontinued | 1987 |
| Units sold | c. 300,000[1] |
| Media | ROM cartridge |
| CPU | NECμPD7801G @ 4 MHz |
| Memory | 128bytesRAM, 4kBVRAM |
| Display | 309×246 resolution, 16 colors, 128 on-screensprites |
| Graphics | EPOCH TV-1 VDC |
| Sound | μPD1771C @ 6 MHz |
| Predecessor | Cassette Vision |
TheSuper Cassette Vision (Japanese:スーパーカセットビジョン,Hepburn:Sūpā Kasetto Bijon) is ahome video game console made byEpoch Co. and released inJapan on July 17, 1984, and in Europe, specifically France, later in 1984. A successor to theCassette Vision, it competed withNintendo'sFamily Computer andSega'sSG-1000 line in Japan.
Epoch's original Cassette Vision was introduced in Japan by Epoch in 1981, which had steady sales and took over 70% of the Japanese home console market at the time, with around 400,000 units sold.[2] However, the introduction of next-generation systems from Nintendo,Casio and Sega quickly pushed back the original Cassette Vision, leading Epoch to quickly develop a successor.
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TheSuper Cassette Vision was released in 1984 with a price of¥14,800,[3] featuring an8-bit processor and better performance more in line with its competitors. It was later released in France by ITMC under theYeno brand.[4] At least sixteen games were brought over from Japan for a European release.[5]
A version of the system targeting the young female market was released in 1985 as theSuper Lady Cassette Vision (Japanese:スーパー カセットビジョン レディースセット) with a price of ¥19,300.[6] This console came packed in a pink carrying case, alongside the gameMilky Princess.[7] The system did not take off, and was unable to match the massive popularity of the Nintendo Famicom, leading Epoch to drop out of the console market by 1987.
The Super Cassette Vision had the following hardware specifications:[8]