PV-1000

The Casio PV-1000 (ぴーぶいせん, Pi Bui-Sen) 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.

Not to be confused with Casio PB-1000.
Casio PV-1000
ManufacturerCasio
TypeHome video game console
GenerationThird
Release date
Lifespan1983-1984
Introductory price14,800¥
MediaROM cartridge
CPUZilog Z80 @ 3.579 MHz
Memory2KB total RAM
Display256 x 192 resolution, 8 colours
GraphicsNEC D65010G031
SoundNEC D65010G031 - 3 square wave voices, 6 bits to control the period
InputJoystick
SuccessorCasio Loopy

History

The PV-1000 was released in October 1983. It was only released in Japan where it sold for 14,800 yen.[1] Casio failed to achieve a significant market share. According to retrogames.co.uk the console was pulled after several weeks due to low sales.[2]

PV-2000

The PV-2000 was released shortly after the PV1000. It is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not its games, as it features a different architecture.[1]

In the same year Casio released two other consoles, the PV-7 and the PV-16 which were MSX computers.

Technical details

The PV-1000 is powered by a Zilog Z80 CPU, with 2 KB RAM,[1] with 1 KB allocated as VRAM. It also has an additional 1 KB devoted to a character generator.[1] The console contains a NEC D65010G031 chip used to output video and sound. It can generate 256×192 pixels with 8 colours.[1] It had three square wave voices with 6 bits to control the period.[3]

Games

Only thirteen games were released for the Casio PV-1000:

Note: Cartridges #8 and #13 were never released. Often rumored to be Galaga and Front Line (which were released on the Casio PV-2000).

See also

References
  1. "PV-1000 details". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
  2. "Casio PV-1000 - Boxed *MINT from Retrogames". www.retrogames.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "a complete guide to soundchips by plogue" (PDF). p. 42.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.