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Tomy Pyuuta

Tomy Pyuuta \ Pyuuta Jr.

Tomy Pyuuta

  DW FACTS by Dark Watcher
 
Developer Manufacturer Release Date Country(s) Initial Price Model Number  Game Releases  Overall Rating
Tomy of Japan Tomy of Japan 1994 Japan $249 USD   Approx. 50  
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Tomy Pyuuta

Ratings
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    Reviews

Tomy Pyuuta 

  DW FACTS
  - by Dark Watcher

In 1982, Tomy of Japan decided to try their hand in the computer market. They introduced the Tomy Pyuuta (pronounced PYOOO-ta and means 'computer dude'). It garnered moderate success, and appeared on both European (GrandStand Tutor) and US shores (Tomy Tutor) in 1983. However due to fierce competition with competitors (MSX, Commodore, Atari computers), the console did better in its native home of Japan.

Eventually, Tomy would struggle due to its reputation as a toy company. The machines were not taken seriously, and were branded "toy computers" because they couldn't properly handle written Japanese.
 

Tomy Pyuuta
 

In 1984, Tomy decided to stick with its toy making roots, and converted the Pyuuta into a cheaper console design. The Pyuuta Jr. sold for price of 24,800 yen. Even with its stripped down operating system, and reduced on dash keyboard, it was compatible with all Pyuuta accessories and cartridges.

It was an impressive console that couldn't quite find its niche. The Famicom's popularity sealed its fate as a console.

FACT: Yup...Pyuuta Jr. was another 16-bit console. It was also shipped with two games called Monster Inn and Saurus Land.


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     Pictures & Video

Tomy Pyuuta

 Tomy Pyuuta Tomy Pyuuta
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    Specs
Processor Type Processor Speed

Other Processor Information

 RAM \ Video RAM
Texas-Instrument TMS 9995NL 2.7 MHz Texas-Instrument TMS 9918ANL 16 KB (64 KB max) \ 16 KB

Screen Resolution

Color Palette

Polygons \ Sprites

Audio
256 x 192 16 4 Sprites  3 channels (2 music, 1 noise)

Media Format

Media Capacity

Games Released

Other Supported Formats
Cartridge Unknown Approx. 50 None

Internal Storage

External \ Removable Storage

Game Controllers

Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
None None (Data Recorder sold separately) Joystick-Type Data Tape Recorder
Controller Ports Network Ports

Other Ports

Audio \ Video
One (supporting up to 2 controllers) None 5-DIN plug RF connection

Power Supply

Other Outputs

 Other Details \ Notes
100V 60Hz None None
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    Games & Emulation

The following lists some games screen shots and\or videos released for this system.
Mr. Do

Tomy Pyuuta

 

Tron Game Footage
Video courtesy of Japan-Games.com.

Monster Inn

Tomy Pyuuta

 

The following lists links to third party sponsored game emulators
Program Website Description
M.E.S.S. http://www.mess.org/

Multi-Emulator Super System is a DOS based emulator capable of running many systems including this one. It has a Windows based GUI, and should be usable by most PC systems.
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    Models

The following lists additional authorized releases for this console.

No other additional models were released.
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    Clones

The following lists non-licensed additional releases.
No clones were released for this system.
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    Links

The following sites\resources are highly recommended for this system.  References utilized in compiling this data are denoted with an (#).
Name Website
The Little Orphan: The Tomy Tutor http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/pyuuta/
   
   
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