History of video games/Platforms/PV-1000

Launch
The Casio PV-1000 was released in October 1983 at a cost of 14,800 yen.

Legacy
A common claim is that the Casio PV-1000 was discontinued within weeks of launching. The PV-1000 was later followed by the Casio Loopy.

The system is often remembered for its unique visual design, featuring a concave deck curve and deep blue colors.

Compute
The PV-1000 uses a D780C-1 processor, a version of the Z80A, clocked at 3.579 MHz. The system had 1 kilobyte of RAM, plus an additional 1 kilobyte of memory for the character generator This gave the system a combined 2 kilobytes of RAM.

A D65010G031 generates graphics with an 8 color palette and 32 sprites. This chip also generates 3 channel sound.

Notable games

 * Pooyan
 * Super Cobra
 * Dig Dug
 * Warp & Warp
 * Amidar

1981

 * Space Panic

1983

 * Turtles