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    PV-1000

    Topic: Engineering

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    Short description: Third-generation home video game console manufactured by Casio
    Not to be confused with Casio PB-1000.
    Casio PV-1000
    ManufacturerCasio
    TypeHome video game console
    GenerationThird
    Release date
    • JP: October 1983
    Lifespan1983-1984
    Introductory price14,800¥
    MediaROM cartridge
    CPUZilog Z80 @ 3.579 MHz
    Memory2 KB RAM
    Display240 x 192 resolution, 8 colours
    GraphicsNEC D65010G031
    SoundNEC D65010G031 - 3 square wave voices, 6 bits to control the period
    InputJoystick
    SuccessorCasio Loopy

    The Casio PV-1000 (ぴーぶいせん, Pi Bui-Sen) is a third-generation home video game console manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983.[1][2][3] It was discontinued less than a year after release.

    History

    The PV-1000 was released in October 1983. It was only released in Japan where it sold for 14,800 yen.[1] Casio failed to achieve a significant market share. According to retrogames.co.uk the console was pulled after several weeks due to low sales.[4]

    Technical details

    The PV-1000 is powered by a Zilog Z80 CPU, with 2 KB RAM,[1] with 1 KB allocated as VRAM. It also has an additional 1 KB devoted to a character generator.[1] The console contains a NEC D65010G031 chip used to output video and sound. It can generate 8 × 8 pixel tiles in a 32 × 24 array, with the two left columns not being displayed.[5] This corresponds to a resolution of 240 × 192 pixels with 8 colours (3-bit RGB).[5][1] It had three square wave voices with 6 bits to control the period.[5][6]

    PV-1000 games

    Only thirteen games were released for the Casio PV-1000, listed below by catalog number:[2][7]

    Note: Cartridges 108 and 113 were never released, and are often rumored to be Galaga and Front Line (which were released on the Casio PV-2000).

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "CASIO PV-1000". 2015-12-25. http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=849. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Casio PV-1000 - Game Console". https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/67122/Casio-PV-1000/. 
    3. ↑ "Casio PV-1000". http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-pv1000.htm#page=reviews. 
    4. ↑ "Casio PV-1000 - Boxed *MINT from Retrogames". https://www.retrogames.co.uk/022118/Other-Formats/Casio-PV1000-Boxed-MINT#. 
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Casio PV-1000". https://notes.world3.net/retro_computing/casio_pv-1000.html. 
    6. ↑ A Complete Guide to Plogue chipsounds. Plogue Art et Technologie, Inc.. 2015. https://s3.amazonaws.com/chipsounds/chipsounds_guide.pdf. 
    7. ↑ "Casio PV 1000". https://archive.org/search?query=subject:%22Casio+PV+1000%22. 
    8. ↑ Casio (1983), Pooyan [GPA-101 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/pooyan-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    9. ↑ Casio (1983), Super Cobra [GPA-102 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/super-cobra-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    10. ↑ Casio (1983), Tutankham [GPA-103 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/tutankham-casiopv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    11. ↑ Casio (1983), Amidar [GPA-104 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/amidar-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    12. ↑ Casio (1983), Dig Dug [GPA-105 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/dig-dug-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    13. ↑ Casio (1983), Warp Warp [GPA-106 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/warp-warp-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    14. ↑ Konami (1983), Turpin [GPA-107 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/turpin-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    15. ↑ Casio (1983), Pachinko-UFO [GPA-109 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/pachinko-ufo-casiopv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    16. ↑ Casio (1983), Fighting Bug [GPA-110 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], http://archive.org/details/fighting-bug-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-07-07 
    17. ↑ Casio (1983), Space Panic [GPA-111 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/space-panic-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    18. ↑ Casio (1983), Naughty Boy [GPA-112 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/naughty-boy-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    19. ↑ Jaleco (1983), Dirty Chameleon [GPA-114 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/dirty-chameleon-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 
    20. ↑ Casio (1983), Excite Mahjong [GPA-115 (Casio PV-1000) Box, Cart Scans (1200DPI)], https://archive.org/details/excite-mahjong-pv1000-hiresscans, retrieved 2025-04-18 

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