The Bandai Super Vision 8000, also known as the TV Jack 8000, 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 did not 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 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: 1 KB RAM, 3 KB 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)
Games All seven games released for the console were developed by Bandai Electronics and released in 1979.
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