The Video Game Console Library - Casio Loopy (My Seal Computer)

	Casio Loopy (My Seal Computer)
	DW FACTS by Dark Watcher
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Developer	Manufacturer	Release Date	Country(s)	Initial Price	Model Number	Game Releases	Overall Rating
Casio of Japan	Casio of Japan	Oct-95	Japan	Unknown	SV-100	11	NA
Ratings	Reviews	Pictures\Media	Specs\Manuals	Games\Emulation	Models	Clones	Links

Ratings
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Reviews

Casio Loopy (Charles Lee)

DW FACTS
- by Dark Watcher

Casio of Japan had crashed and burned in console gaming with the Casio PV-1000. However in October of 1995, they decided to attack the market from a different angle. The marketing strategy focused on girls. Lousy marketing executives from other companies have tried to interest females in the past by selling their consoles in more feminine shades of color (Master System, Zemmix, Twin Famicom, Lady Cassette Vision and a few others had girly pink colored versions of their consoles. Today's female gamers would probably kick their arses for such stupidity.

The Casio My Seal Computer model SV-100 was the first video game console made exclusively girls. This console, also called the Casio Loopy, walked a gray line as to what is considered a console. The "Super Famicom like" cartridges contained interactive graphics which allowed the gamer to choose different fashion outfits for the onscreen anime characters. As an additional novelty, the Loopy allowed the gamer the ability to print the onscreen graphics onto sticker / label paper with it's built in printer.

Was the marketing strategy successful? We suppose only Japanese female gamers would know.

FACT: The Casio Loopy also came with an adapter like device called the "Magical Shop Word Processor" (perhaps the most notable aspect of this console). This adapter plugged into the cartridge slot and contained A\V composite input jacks. These jacks could be used to plug in external video sources such as a VCR or DVD. The input can then be made into stickers or labels using the onscreen menu. It also allowed you the ability to add text to your stickers, although the text is in Kanji.

HANDS ON REVIEW

Coming soon....

Pictures & Media

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

Casio Loopy - Front

Casio Loopy - Top View

Casio Loopy - Back

The following excellent pictures courtesy of Charles Lee.

Specs & Manuals

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

Processor Type	Processor Speed	Other Processor Information	RAM \ Video RAM
32-bit RISC SH-1	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Screen Resolution	Color Palette	Polygons \ Sprites	Audio
Unknown	32k colors	Unknown	Stereo (other details unknown)
Media Format	Media Capacity	Games Released	Other Supported Formats
Cartridge	Unknown	11	None
Internal Storage	External \ Removable Storage	Game Controllers	Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
Unknown	None	Digital D-Pad	Mouse, Printer
Controller Ports	Network Ports	Other Ports	Audio \ Video
One (1)	None	Port in front for optional Alt AV device	Composite
Power Supply - External	Other Outputs	Other Details \ Notes
DC 24V	None	Contrast adjustment located on the back of the system
Manuals
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Games & Emulation

Games, media format, emulators and screen shots for titles released on this system.

Casio Loopy game cartridge Software for the Casio Loopy was distributed in the cartridge format. The games themselves, along with their packaging, are both approximately the same size of titles released for the Nintendo Super Famicom.

The only worthwhile game (IMHO) is Magical Shop. This game comes packaged with the optional printer add-on for the Loopy. This software captures a screen shot from an external AV source (i.e. another video game system) and allows you to print out your images. I grant you, this is not that exciting, but compared to the other offerings for the Casio Loopy I have to admit this is pretty cool and works surprising well.

There were only 11 games released for this system, so games can be somewhat pricey.

Casio Loopy Game Boxes

Casio Loopy Game Screenshots

Anime Land

Dream Change

Little Princess

Lupiton no Wonder Palette

Magical Shop

Wanwan Aijou Monogatari

Third Party Emulators
Program	Website	Description
None at this time.

Models

Additional authorized releases for this console.

Three packaging variations of the Casio Loopy were released. Technically the systems are identical - the Set A and Set B releases
just included two games and some extra printer cartridges. Model pictures courtesy of our friend Eric at Japan-Games.com

Casio Loopy console Casio Loopy Set A console Casio Loopy Set B console

Clones

Non-licensed releases (clones).

No clones were released for this system.

Links

Highly recommended additional sites\resources for this system.

Name	Website	Description
Play:Right Museum	http://www.uk.playright.dk/raretitel.php?id=29220	Great pictures originated here.

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