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by Dark Watcher

The Super Cassette Vision was released in 1984 as the successor to Epoch's Cassette Vision. 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. In France the sales of the Yeno continued fairly well with Epoch exporting 17 games to the European 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, eventually be overshadowing both versions. The Super Cassette Vision soon disappeared from the market because the competition became too strong.

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.

MODELS Officially licensed releases
Epoch Super Cassette Vision




Yeno Super Cassette Vision




Epoch Lady Super Cassette Vision



CLONES Non-licensed hardware releases
No clones were released for this system.

FORMAT, PACKAGING & GENERAL INFO Interesting facts on software for this system
Software 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. Games might also include a plastic keyboard overlay if the software utilized this interface. Overall the utilitarian design is simple, yet elegant and entirely effective.	Sample Game Play

Epoch Super Cassette Vision Game Boxes


SCREENSHOTS Captured in-game images
Astro Wars	Astro Wars II: Battle in Galaxy	Boulder Dash
Comic Circus	Doraemon	Dragon Ball
Dragon Slayer	Elevator Fight	Kung-Fu Road
Lupin III	Mappy	Milky Princess
Miner 2049er	Nebula	Pole Position II
Pop and Chips	Punch Boy	Rantou Pro Wrestling
Shogi	Sky Kid	Star Speeder
Super Baseball	Super Basic	Super Golf
Super Mahjong	Super Professor	Super Soccer
Ton Ton Ball	Wai Wai Monster Land	Wheelie Racer

EMULATION
First and third party system emulators

eSVC

Pretty solid Super Cassette Vision emulator (windows).

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

Processor Type	Processor Speed	Other Processor Information	RAM \ Video RAM
8 bit NEC PD7801G	4 MHz	Epoch TV-1 VDC (14.32 MHz)	128 bytes \ 4 KB
Screen Resolution	Color Palette	Polygons \ Sprites	Audio
309 x 246	16 colors	128 sprites	PD1771C (6 MHz) - 1 Channel
Media Format	Media Capacity	Games Released	Other Supported Formats
Cartridge		30	None
Internal Storage	External \ Removable Storage	Game Controllers	Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
4 KB ROM	None	Joystick (2 button) & Built-in Numeric Keypad	None
Controller Ports	Network Ports	Other Ports	Audio \ Video
Two (2) Hard-wired	None	None	RF
Power Supply - External	Other Outputs	Other Details \ Notes
Input: AC 100V, 50\60HZ Output: DC 6V, 300mA + C -	None	Channel selector (1/2)
Manuals
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