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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.

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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.

Various picture\video media for this console.  Click pictures to enlarge.

For the hardware enthusiasts out there - all the detail you\we love.

Game screen shots\media released for this system.

Games for the EPOCH Super Cassette Vision were packaged in small, cardboard boxes, with most featuring intricate artwork.  The system name is  prominently displayed on the front cover to differentiate these titles from the EPOCH Cassette Vision, this system's predecessor (not compatible).

The cartridges themselves came in a number of different colors, all extremely rich and vibrant (i.e. lime green and strawberry red).  They were constructed of a very thick, durable plastic housing.  The controller instructions were imprinted on the back of every cartridge, a clever idea especially if one lost the main manual.  Overall the utilitarian design is simple, yet elegant and entirely effective.

Additional authorized releases for this console.  Click pictures to enlarge.

Non-licensed releases (clones).

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