The , subtitled ''My Seal Computer SV-100'', is a

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home video game console. Released exclusively in

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in October 1995 with a price of 25,000 ¥, the marketing for it was completely targeted to female gamers. The console is powered by a

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SH7021

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CPU running at 16MHz, and had 1MB of RAM and 2MB of

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. It was capable of displaying 512-color graphics and of playing 4 channels of 12-bit PCM audio. The Loopy has one controller port for use with a standard

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or with a mouse which was sold separately. The Loopy includes a built-in thermal color printer that could be used to create stickers from game screenshots. An optional accessory, called , was a video capture device to obtain images from

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and

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s. Users may add text to these images and make stickers. Including Magical Shop's own built-in software, the Loopy library contained 11 titles. Developer Kenji Terada worked on ''I Want a Room in Loopy Town! (ルーピータウンのおへやがほしい!, Rūpī Taun no O-heya ga Hoshii!)''. Software development ended in November 1996, and Casio ceased production of the console in December 1998.

Games

Eleven titles were released for the system. # # # # # # # # # # # The games ''PC Collection'' and ''Lupiton's Wonder Palette'' were both packaged either as stand-alone or bundled with the mouse.

References

External links

Casio Loopy on UltimateConsoleDatabase.com

Casio Loopy on old-computers.com

Casio Loopy on playright.dk

Casio Loopy on rfgeneration.com

FEMICOM Museum's Casio Loopy Collection

Video Game Kraken - Loopy
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