Bandai Super Vision 8000

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 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
 * 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)

Games
All seven games released for the console have been developed by Bandai Electronics and sold since 1979.

List of games

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