Cassette vision
| Cassette vision | ||||||
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| Manufacturer | Epoch-sha | |||||
| Type | stationary game console | |||||
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| Main processor | NEC uPD77xx | |||||
| Storage media | Game modules | |||||
| Units sold | approx. 400,000 | |||||
| successor | Super Cassette Vision | |||||
Lightgun for the Cassette Vision
The Cassette Vision ( Japanese : カ セ ッ ト ビ ジ ョ ン, Hepburn : Kasetto Bijon) is a stationary game console of the second generation , which was released on July 30, 1981 by the Japanese console manufacturer Epoch-sha exclusively in Japan at a price of 13,500 yen . A total of eleven games were published. A hardware revision appeared later that year with the Cassette Vision Jr. The production of the system was stopped in 1984 with the appearance of the successor console Super Cassette Vision . The Epoch Cassette Vision was sold a total of around 400,000 times and thus dominated around 70% of the entire Japanese game console market.
Published games
- 1. Kikori no Yosaku
- 2. Baseball - a 1981 baseball game
- 3. Galaxian
- 4. Big Sports 12 - a 1981 sports game
- 5. Battle Vader - a 1982 shoot 'em up , the game from TV Vader
- 6. PakPak Monster ( inspired by Pac-Man )
- 7. New baseball
- 8. Monster Mansion (inspired by Donkey Kong )
- 9. Astro Command - an action game from 1983 (inspired by Scramble )
- Grand Champion - a racing game (not released)
- 11. Monster Block (inspired by Pengo )
- 12. Elevator panic
Web links
Commons : Epoch Cassette Vision - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Epoch Cassette Vision. Retrieved March 8, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ retro place: Epoch Cassette Vision Jr. In: retro place. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Epoch Cassette Vision Jr. In: Binarium. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
- ↑ CLASSIC VIDEOGAME STATION ODYSSEY / EVENT / EARLY CREATERS. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .