PV-1000
Introduction The  is a third-generation home video game console manufactured by Casio and released in Japan in 1983.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. Casio failed to achieve a significant market share. According to retrogames.co.uk the console was pulled after several weeks due to low sales.=== PV-2000 ===The PV-2000 was released shortly after the PV1000.It is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not its games, as it features a different architecture.In the same year Casio released two other consoles, the PV-7 and the PV-16 which were MSX computers.
Technical details The PV-1000 is powered by a Zilog Z80 CPU, with 2 KB RAM, with 1 KB allocated as VRAM. It also has an additional 1 KB devoted to a character generator. The console contains a NEC D65010G031 chip used to output video and sound. It can generate 256×192 pixels with 8 colours. It had three square wave voices with 6 bits to control the period.
PV-1000 games Only thirteen games were released for the Casio PV-1000:* #1 ''Pooyan''* #2 ''Super Cobra''* #3 ''Tutankham''* #4 ''Amidar''* #5 ''Dig Dug''* #6 ''Warp & Warp''* #7 ''Turpin''* #9 ''Pachinko UFO''* #10 ''Fighting Bug (also known as Lady Bug)''* #11 ''Space Panic''* #12 ''Naughty Boy''* #14 ''Dirty Chameleon''* #15 ''Excite Mahjong''Note: Cartridges #8 and #13 were never released. Often rumored to be ''Galaga'' and ''Front Line'' (which were released on the Casio PV-2000).
PV-2000 games Only eleven games were released for the Casio PV-2000:* #1 ''Excite Mahjong 2''* #2 ''Exciting Jockey''* #3 ''Front Line''* #4 ''Galaga''* #5 ''Mr. Packn''* #6 ''Pachinko UFO''* #7 ''Pooyan''* #8 ''Rakugaki Special''* #9 ''Roc'n Rope''* #10 ''Ski Command''* #11 ''Super Cobra''
See also *Casio Loopy
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