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Casio PV-1000
The is a third-generation home video game console manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983. It was discontinued less than a year after release. History The PV-1000 was released in October 1983. It was only released in Japan where it sold for 14,800 yen. Casio failed to achieve a significant market share. According to retrogames.co.uk the console was pulled after several weeks due to low sales. Technical details The PV-1000 is powered by a Zilog Z80 CPU, with 2 KB RAM, with 1 KB allocated as VRAM. It also has an additional 1 KB devoted to a character generator. The console contains a NEC D65010G031 chip used to output video and sound. It can generate 256×192 pixels with 8 colours ( 3-bit RGB). It had three square wave voices with 6 bits to control the period. PV-1000 games Only thirteen games were released for the Casio PV-1000, listed below by catalog number: * GPA-101 ''Pooyan'' * GPA-102 Super Cobra * GPA-103 Tutankham * GPA-104 Amidar * GPA-105 Dig Dug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casio
is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches. It was founded in 1946, and in 1957 introduced the first entirely compact electronic calculator. It was an early digital camera innovator, and during the 1980s and 1990s, the company developed numerous affordable home electronic keyboards for musicians along with introducing the first mass-produced digital watches. History Casio was established as Kashio Seisakujo in April 1946 by (1917–1993), an engineer specializing in fabrication technology. Kashio's first major product was the yubiwa pipe, a finger ring that would hold a cigarette, allowing the wearer to smoke the cigarette down to its nub while also leaving the wearer's hands free. Japan was impoverished immediately following World War II, so cigarettes were valuable, and the inventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Cobra
''Super Cobra'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Konami, originally released as an arcade video game in 1981. It was published by Konami in Japan in March 1981 and manufactured and distributed by Stern in North America on June 22. It is the spiritual sequel to the '' Scramble'' arcade game released earlier in 1981. ''Super Cobra'' contains eleven distinct sections, versus six in ''Scramble'', and is significantly more difficult, requiring maneuvering through tight spaces early in the game. The game was a commercial success, selling 12,337 arcade cabinets in the United States within four months, becoming Stern's third best-selling arcade game. ''Super Cobra'' was widely ported by Parker Brothers, and there are Adventure Vision and standalone versions from Entex. Gameplay The player controls a helicopter through tight caverns, and the slightest misstep will result in the loss of a life, but unlike ''Scramble'', the game can be continued where the player left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Video Gaming
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the '' Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Native American reservations on "the failures of socialism." Watt will eventually resign in September after a ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third-generation Video Game Consoles
Third generation, Generation III, Gen 3 or Gen III may refer to: * Third Generation (album), ''Third Generation'' (album), a 1982 album by Hiroshima * ''The Third Generation'' (1920 film), an American drama film directed by Henry Kolker * The Third Generation (1979 film), ''The Third Generation'' (1979 film), a West German black comedy by Rainer Werner Fassbinder * The Third Generation (2009 film), ''The Third Generation'' (2009 film), a Nepalese documentary by Manoj Bhusal *Generation III reactor, a class of nuclear reactor *A group of Pokémon, see List of generation III Pokémon *List of early third generation computers *''Gen 3'', an EP by Origami Angel See also * 3G, third-generation mobile telecommunications * Third-generation programming language * History of video game consoles (third generation) (1983–1995) * Sansei, grandchildren of Japanese-born emigrants * Mark III (other) * Second generation (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Video Game Consoles
A home video game console is a video game console that is designed to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power source as to play video games. While initial consoles were dedicated units with only a few games fixed into the electronic circuits of the system, most consoles since support the use of swappable game media, either through game cartridges, optical discs, or through digital distribution to internal storage. There have been numerous home video game consoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into generations lasting each about six years based on common technical specifications. , there have been nine console generations, with the current leading manufacturers being Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, colloquially known as the "Big 3". Overview A home video game console is a pre- designed piece of electronic hardware that is meant to be placed at a fixed location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casio Products
is a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing corporation headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Its products include calculators, mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic musical instruments, and analogue and digital watches. It was founded in 1946, and in 1957 introduced the first entirely compact electronic calculator. It was an early digital camera innovator, and during the 1980s and 1990s, the company developed numerous affordable home electronic keyboards for musicians along with introducing the first mass-produced digital watches. History Casio was established as Kashio Seisakujo in April 1946 by (1917–1993), an engineer specializing in fabrication technology. Kashio's first major product was the yubiwa pipe, a finger ring that would hold a cigarette, allowing the wearer to smoke the cigarette down to its nub while also leaving the wearer's hands free. Japan was impoverished immediately following World War II, so cigarettes were valuable, and the invention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PV-2000
The PV-2000, also known as ''RakuGaki,'' is a home computer manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983, with a launch price of ¥29,800. It has similar hardware to MSX machines, but uses a different sound chip, memory allocations and BIOS. History The PV-2000 was released shortly after the PV-1000 game console. It was intended as a home computer and featured an integrated keyboard. It is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not its games, as it features a different architecture. Technical details The PV-2000 is powered by a NEC PD-780C CPU (compatible with the Zilog Z80) running at 3.579Mhz, with 4 KB RAM, and 16 KB of VRAM. It had a TMS9918A graphics chip capable of generating 256×192 pixels graphics with 16 colours and 32 sprites. Sound was produced by a SN76489AN with three channel sound capability with 4 octaves. The operating system was C83-BASIC v 1.0, similar to MSX BASIC. PV-2000 games Only eleven games were released for the Casio PV-2000, listed here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Panic
is a 1980 arcade video game developed by Universal. Predating Nintendo's ''Donkey Kong'', and lacking a jump mechanic, ''Space Panic'' was the first game involving climbing ladders between walkable platforms. The genre was initially labeled "climbing games", but later became known as platform games. A ColecoVision port by CBS Electronics was released in the winter holiday season of 1982. The original arcade game was commercially successful in Japan. It was an obscure release in North America, but a clone, '' Apple Panic'', became a top-seller for home computers. '' Lode Runner'' (1983) later put its own spin on climbing and digging, a lineage which eventually took on the name puzzle-platform games. Gameplay The main character can move along platforms and climb the ladders between them. The goal is to dig holes in the platforms and lure aliens into them. Hitting a trapped alien with the shovel knocks them out of the hole and off the screen. In later levels, two or more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Bug (video Game)
is a List of maze chase games, maze chase video game produced by Universal Entertainment, Universal and released for Arcade game, arcades in 1981. Its gameplay is similar to ''Pac-Man'', with the primary addition of gates that change the layout of the maze, adding an element of Strategy video game, strategy to the genre. The arcade original was relatively obscure, but the game had wider recognition and success as a launch game for the ColecoVision console. Gameplay The goal of ''Lady Bug'' is to eat all flowers, hearts, and letters in the maze while avoiding other insects. The player is represented by a red, yellow, and green character resembling a ladybug and the enemy insects' appearance varies by level. The border of the maze acts as timer, with each circuit signaling the release of an enemy insect from the central area, up to generally a maximum of four. The speed of the circuit increases on stages 2 and 5. There are eight different enemy insects, and a different one is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtles (video Game)
''Turtles'' is a video game developed by Konami and released in arcades in 1981 by Stern and Sega. The Sega version was published as ''Turpin'' (ターピン). ''Turtles'' is a maze game where the player is a turtle trying to bring baby turtles (called "kidturtles") to their homes while avoiding beetles. The game was ported to an unusual set of home systems. 1982 releases were for the Magnavox Odyssey², Arcadia 2001, and one of the four cartridges for Entex Adventure Vision. A handheld version of ''Turtles'' was also released by Entex in 1982. A port for the Casio PV-1000 followed in 1983. Gameplay Scattered throughout the maze are boxes with question marks on them. When the player walks over a question mark, a baby turtle crawls onto the main turtle's back, a house will appear at a random location on the map, and the player will have to bring the baby turtle to its house while avoiding beetles. Other times, however, beetles will come out of the boxes, which the player will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warp & Warp
is a multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco in 1981. It was released by Rock-Ola in North America as ''Warp Warp''. The game was ported to the Sord M5 and MSX. A sequel, ''Warpman'', was released in 1985 for the Family Computer with additional enemy types, power-ups, and improved graphics and sound. Gameplay The player controls a "Monster Fighter", who must destroy tongue-sticking aliens named "Berobero" (a Japanese onomatopoeic word for licking) on two different screens, the free-movement Space World and the obstacle-filled Maze World. Controls consist of a four-position joystick and a button. Berobero appear at the corners of the screen and begin to move around randomly, changing color and increasing in value as they approach the center. In Space World, the player can shoot and destroy them by pressing the button, while avoiding the bullets that the Berobero fire back. Destroying three consecutive Berobero of the same color causes a bonus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
