Bandai’s TV Jack console line, which began in 1977, saw its final iteration with the release of the TV Jack 8000 in 1979. This version was also known as the Super Vision 8000 or the Bandai TV Jack Micro Computer System. It was the first programmable cartridge-based console in Japan and marked Bandai’s attempt to expand into the computer market. Logic Systems International (L.S.I) provided development assistance.
The Super Vision 8000 was an impressive console for its time, boasting an 8-bit NEC D780C (Z80 clone) processor capable of a maximum speed of 3.58 MHz. The console used a General Instruments AY-3-8910 audio chip, which supported three sound channels and two general-purpose parallel I/O ports used for joysticks. Similar processors could be found in later systems such as the Amstrad GX4000 and the popular MSX computer line in Japan in the 1980s, making the Super Vision 8000 ahead of its time.
The FPGA implementation of the Super Vision 8000 by Bandai, was created by Flandango
The Super Vision 8000 core is available now, for more details see MiSTer FPGA GitHub:
Bandai’s Super Vision 8000 Console Now Available for MiSTer
Bandai’s TV Jack console line, which began in 1977, saw its final iteration with the release of the TV Jack 8000 in 1979. This version was also known as the Super Vision 8000 or the Bandai TV Jack Micro Computer System. It was the first programmable cartridge-based console in Japan and marked Bandai’s attempt to expand into the computer market. Logic Systems International (L.S.I) provided development assistance.
The Super Vision 8000 was an impressive console for its time, boasting an 8-bit NEC D780C (Z80 clone) processor capable of a maximum speed of 3.58 MHz. The console used a General Instruments AY-3-8910 audio chip, which supported three sound channels and two general-purpose parallel I/O ports used for joysticks. Similar processors could be found in later systems such as the Amstrad GX4000 and the popular MSX computer line in Japan in the 1980s, making the Super Vision 8000 ahead of its time.
The FPGA implementation of the Super Vision 8000 by Bandai, was created by Flandango
The Super Vision 8000 core is available now, for more details see MiSTer FPGA GitHub:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Super_Vision_8000_MiSTer
The MiSTer FPGA Super Vision 8000 console core supports the following game titles: