Bandai Super Vision 8000

ManufacturerBandaiTypeHome video game consoleGenerationSecond generationRelease dateDecember 1979; 44 years ago (December 1979)^[1]Introductory price59,800 Yen (Japan)Discontinued1982MediaROM cartridgeCPUNEC D780C-1 @ 3.58 MHzDisplayTV, 256x192GraphicsAmi S68047 (Motorola 6847 clone)SoundAY-3-8910PredecessorBandai TV Jack 5000SuccessorBandai Arcadia

The Bandai Super Vision 8000, also known as the TV Jack 8000,^[2] is a home video game console released by Bandai in 1979 belonging to the second generation. The console can be directly connected to a TV.

This console was the last of the Bandai TV Jack console series but was completely different from the other consoles of the series. The Super Vision 8000 had a central CPU. The other consoles belonged to the first generation: they didn't feature a microprocessor, and were based on custom codeless state machine computers consisting of discrete logic circuits comprising each element of the game itself (Pong-style console).

Technical specifications

• CPU: 8-bit NEC D780C-1 (Z80 clone), running at 3.58 MHz^[3]
• Resolution: 256 pixel x 192 with 2 Colors (32 x 16 character mode using built-in 8x12 font), 128 x 192 Bitmap Mode with 2 Colors, 128 x 96 Bitmap Mode with 4 Colors
• Memory: 1KB RAM, 3KB VRAM
• VDG: Ami S68047 (Motorola 6847 clone)
• Audio: General Instrument AY-3-8910, three channel sound, with one noise generator
• Introductory price: 59,800 Yen (Japan)^[4][5]

Games

All seven games released for the console have been developed by Bandai Electronics and sold since 1979.^[6]

List of games

• Missile Vader
• Space Fire
• Othello
• Gun Professional
• PacPacBird
• Submarine
• Beam Galaxian

References

External links

• The Video Game Console Library. You can view some images of the console
• Box shot
• Super Vision 8000 games playable for free in the browser at the Internet Archive Console Living Room