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The Casio PV-1000 launched in Japan in October, 1983, for 14,800¥. The console was based on technology from the previous generation, such as the [[ColecoVision]]. Faced with competition from the likes of the Sega [[SG-1000]] and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Famicom]], the PV-1000 did not last long, in some places disappearing within a matter of weeks. Though the PV-1000 console failed, Casio remodeled the console into a computer known as the PV-2000 which is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not games and released it in December, 1983. ==Technical specificationsspecification==*'''CPU''': Z80A microprocessor clocked at 3.579 MHz with 2KB RAM*'''Display''': Outputs outputs in 256×192, with 8 colors.
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{{Template:Infobox console
|image = [[Image:Casio-PV1000-Console.jpg|230px]]
|Manufacturer = Casio
|Generation = Third generation
|Release date = October 1983 (JP)
|Media type = ROM Cartridge
|Input Controller controller = 2 joystick ports|Successor = [[Casio Loopy]]}}The '''Casio PV-1000''' launched in Japan in October, 1983, for 14,800¥. The console was based on technology from the previous generation, such as the [[ColecoVision]]. Faced with competition from the likes of the Sega [[SG-1000]] and the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Famicom]], the PV-1000 did not last long, in some places disappearing within a matter of weeks. Though the PV-1000 console failed, Casio remodeled the console into a computer known as the PV-2000 which is compatible with PV-1000 controllers but not games and released it in December, 1983.
*Uses a D65010G031 chip for video & audio (might be based on a TMS9918 chip)
Only 15 games for the Casio PV-1000 were released: ''Amidar, Dig-Dug, Dirty Chameleon, Excite Mahjong, Fighting Bug, Naughty Boy, Pachinko UFO, Pooyan, Space Panic, Super Cobra, Turpin, Tutankhamon, Warp & Warp''.
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