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The Video Game Console Library - EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

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EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

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  DW FACTS by Dark Watcher
 
Developer Manufacturer Release Date Country(s) Initial Price Model Number  Game Releases  Overall Rating
EPOCH Co. EPOCH Co. 1984 Japan, Europe $149 USD   Appox. 31  
Ratings Reviews Pictures\Video Specs Games\Emulation Models Clones Links  
   
EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

Ratings
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    Reviews
EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

DW FACTS
 - by Dark Watcher

The Super Cassette Vision was released in 1984 as the successor to EPOCH's Cassette Vision in Japan. It retailed in Japan for around 15,000 Yen. The system was also manufactured and distributed for Europe (particularly France) by a company called ITMC. In Europe it was called the Yeno Super Cassette Vision.

The system sold fairly well initially with about 30 games made for the system in Japan. A large majority of the games were developed by EPOCH. The console would eventually be overshadowed by the popular Nintendo Famicom. The Super Cassette Vision soon disappeared from the market because the competition became too strong.

In France the sales of the Yeno continued fairly well with EPOCH exporting 17 games to the UK market. Their success stemmed only from the fact that it would take another year for Nintendo to debut their console to the UK market. Eventually, Nintendo would release their 8-bit beast and killed off the Yeno as well.

FACT: In 1985, Epoch decided to release a limited edition version called Lady Cassette Vision. The pink colored console came bundled with its own carrying case, and a game called Milky Princess.


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     Pictures & Video
EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

EPOCH Supper Cassette Vision - Front		 EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

EPOCH Supper Cassette Vision - Back		 EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

EPOCH Supper Cassette Vision - Ad 1		 EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

EPOCH Supper Cassette Vision - Ad 2
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    Specs
Processor Type Processor Speed

Other Processor Information

 RAM \ Video RAM
 8 bit NEC PD7801G 4 MHz EPOCH TV-1 (video)  128 B \ 4 KB

Screen Resolution

Color Palette

Polygons \ Sprites

Audio
 256x x256  16 128 Sprites PD1771C processor - 1 Channel

Media Format

Media Capacity

Games Released

Other Supported Formats
 Cartridge    Approx. 31  None

Internal Storage

External \ Removable Storage

Game Controllers

Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
 None None  Joysticks  None
Controller Ports Network Ports

Other Ports

Audio \ Video
 Two (2) Hard-wired  None  None  Scart cable

Power Supply

Other Outputs

 Other Details \ Notes
 8.5V DC External None  Channel selector (1/2)
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    Games & Emulation

The following lists some games screen shots and\or videos released for this system.
EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

Boulder Dash Screen Shot		 Dragon Ball Doragon Dai Hikyou
Video courtesy of kamisamaexplorer. 		EPOCH Super Cassette Vision

Miner 2049 Screen Shot

The following lists links to third party sponsored game emulators
Program Website Description
eSVC http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/

This is a EPOCH Super Cassette Vision Emulator for Win32 operating systems.
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    Models

The following lists additional authorized releases for this console.
EPOCH Super Cassette Vision
Released : 1984
Manufacturer : EPOCH Co.

 EPOCH Super Cassette Vision		 Yeno Super Cassette Vision
Released : 1984
Manufacturer : ITMC

Yeno Super Cassette Vision		 Lady Cassette Vision
Released : 1985
Manufacturer : EPOCH Co.

Lady Cassette Vision
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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 (#).
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