The Bandai Super Vision 8000 is a home video game console released by Bandai in 1979 belonging to the second generation. The console can be directly connected to a TV.

This console was the last of the Bandai TV Jack console series but was completely different from the other consoles of the series. The Super Vision 8000 had a central CPU. The other consoles belonged to the first generation: they didn't feature a microprocessor, and were based on custom codeless state machine computers consisting of discrete logic circuits comprising each element of the game itself (Pong-style console).

Technical specifications

the CPU was an 8-bit NEC D780C (Z80 clone), running at 3.58 MHz

256 pixel x 192 with 16 colors

the audio chip was a General Instrument AY-3-8910. Three channel sound, with one noise generator

selling price in Japan: 59,800 Yen

Games

All seven games released for the console have been developed by Bandai Electronics and sold since 1979.

Missile Vader

Space Fire

Othello

Gun Professional

PacPacBird

Submarine

Beam Galaxian