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Super Cassette Vision

Home video game console by Epoch Co.

Field	Value
name	Super Cassette Vision
image	Super-Cassette-Vision-Console-L.jpg
caption	A Super Cassette Vision and its accompanying joystick–based game controller
manufacturer	Epoch Co.
type	Home video game console
generation	Third generation
release_date
price	¥14,800
discontinued	1987
units_sold	300,000
media	ROM cartridge
cpu	NEC μPD7801G
memory	128 bytes RAM, 4kB VRAM
display	309×246 resolution, 16 colors, 128 on-screen sprites
graphics	EPOCH TV-1 VDC
sound	μPD1771C @ 6 MHz
predecessor	Cassette Vision
website
cpu_speed	4 MHz

The Super Cassette Vision is a home video game console made by Epoch Co. and released in Japan on July 17, 1984, and in Europe, specifically France, later in 1984. A successor to the Cassette Vision, it competed with Nintendo's Family Computer and Sega's SG-1000 line in Japan.

History

Epoch's original Cassette Vision was introduced in Japan by Epoch in 1981, which had steady sales and took over 70% of the Japanese home console market at the time, with around 400,000 units sold. However, the introduction of next-generation systems from Nintendo, Casio and Sega quickly pushed back the original Cassette Vision, leading Epoch to quickly develop a successor.

The Super Cassette Vision was released in 1984 with a price of ¥14,800, featuring an 8-bit processor and better performance more in line with its competitors. It was later released in France by ITMC under the Yeno brand. At least sixteen games were brought over from Japan for a European release.

A version of the system targeting the young female market was released in 1985 as the Super Lady Cassette Vision with a price of ¥19,300. This console came packed in a pink carrying case, alongside the game Milky Princess. The system did not take off, and was unable to match the massive popularity of the Nintendo Famicom, leading Epoch to drop out of the console market by 1987.

Technical specifications

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CPU: 8-bit NEC μPD7801G microcontroller @ 4 MHz
RAM: 128 bytes (internal to CPU)
ROM: 4 KB (internal to CPU)
Video processor: EPOCH TV-1 VDC @ 14 MHz
VRAM: 4 KB (2 × μPD4016C-2) + 2 KB (EPOCH TV-1 internal)
Colors: 16
Sprites: 128 monochrome sprites, 20 per line
Display:
Sound processor: μPD1771C @ 6 MHz
Sound: produced by NEC μPD1771C running a permanently burnt-in program with three modes - monophonic preset wave mode, polyphonic (4-channel) square wave and noise mode and ADPCM codec mode
Controllers: 2 × hard-wired joysticks

Games

1. Astro Wars - Invaders from Space
1. Astro Wars II - Battle in Galaxy
1. Super Golf
1. Super Mahjong
1. Super Base Ball
- Giants Hara Tatsunori no Super Base Ball
1. Punch Boy
1. Elevator Fight
1. Lupin III
1. Nebula
1. Wheelie Racer
1. Boulder Dash
1. Miner 2049er
1. Super Soccer
1. Comic Circus
1. Milky Princess
1. Pop and Chips
1. Nekketsu Kung-Fu Road
1. Star Speeder
19 TonTon Ball
1. Super Sansu-Puter
1. Shogi Nyuumon
1. Doraemon
1. BASIC Nyuumon (included four basic games)
1. Dragon Slayer
1. Rantou Pro-Wrestling
1. WaiWai(Y2) Monster Land
1. Dragon Ball: The Great Unexplored Dragon Region
1. Mappy
1. Sky Kid
1. Pole Position II

Unreleased games

Black Hole
Super Derby
Super Rugby

References

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(1998). "株式会社エポツク杜堀江正幸氏 (pg. 9)".
(June 2022). "Hardware Heaven: Super Cassette Vision". [[Retro Gamer]].
Jean-Christophe. "EPOCH & YENO Super Cassette Vision".
Shiver. (2004). "YENO Super Cassette Vision". La Page à Shiver....
"Super Lady Cassette Vision".
"Epoch Super Cassette Vision: Models & Clones". Video Game Console Library.
"Epoch Super Cassette Vision: Specs & Manuals". Video Game Console Library.

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