Casio Loopy ( ル ー ピ ー Rupi :) (another name is My Seal Computer SV-100 ) is a 32-bit game console released by Casio exclusively for the Japanese market in October 1995 [1] [2] [3] [4] . The console did not have success, sales and release of games stopped already in 1996. Belongs to the fifth generation of gaming systems .
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| Manufacturer | Casio |
| Type of | Game console |
| Generation | Fifth |
| release date | October 1995 |
| Carrier | Cartridges |
| Food | 24 VDC |
| CPU | 32-bit RISC SH-1 (SH7021) |
| Operational memory | RAM 256k + 64k / VRAM 128k (DRAM / SRAM) |
| GP | RH-7500 |
| Sound | RH-7501 + DAC NEC uPD6379 (2 channel / 16 bit) |
| Facilities management | Gamepad mouse |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Device
- 3 games
- 3.1 List of games
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
Casio previously tried to enter the gaming system market by releasing the Casio PV-1000 game console in October 1983 [5] . The console did not have success, only 15 games were released for it, and it was sold only in Japan [5] . In addition, in the 1980s Casio was developing and releasing video games for MSX personal computers [6] . Between 1984 and 1987, the company released over twenty computer games for the Japanese market, including: Circus Charlie (only version for the Japanese market), Ice World , Exoide-Z Area 5, and role-playing game Kenja no ishi [6] . This time, the company decided to take a slightly different path and released the world's first game console, which is fully focused on girls of preschool and primary school age [7] [8] .
Device
The set-top box used cartridges as information media that were similar in size and appearance to Super Nintendo cartridges [7] . For control, a gamepad equipped with a D-pad , a start button and four control buttons was used. Quite unusual for game consoles, is the lack of a connector on the Casio Loopy for the second controller and, accordingly, multiplayer games [7] [8] . Also, a special computer mouse was released for the console, for which there was a separate connector on the console body [2] , however, only two games supported its use [8] . The processor of the game is the 32-bit RISC SH-1 (SH7021) [2] [3] . The graphics in the games are at the 16-bit level from Sega and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System .
A distinctive feature of the SV-100 is the presence of a built-in thermal printer that allows you to print sticker stickers from screenshots of games [2] [3] [4] [7] [8] . A similar printer, only black and white, was released in 1998 for the portable Game Boy console ( Game Boy Printer ). A peripheral device “Magical Shop Word Processor” was sold separately for the set-top box, a special adapter with which you can connect a video or DVD player to the console and make stickers from frames of video recorded on an external device, adding captions if you wish.
Games
Wanwan aijou monogatari
Over the short life of Casio Loopy, only 10 games were released for it [2] [3] . Since the target audience of the console was young girls, most of the games were trying on various clothes and applying cosmetics on virtual characters [2] [3] [4] [7] , dating and life simulators [8] . The games were released in 1995 - 1996 [6] and almost everything except the game Lupiton no Wonder Palette [9] developed by Axes Art Amuse was created and released by Casio itself [10] . All games were published only in Japanese .
Game List
| original name | Transcription / translation | Year of issue | Note | External image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| あ に め ら ん ど | Anime land | 1995 | Creating an anime character portrait for later printing on a printer | |
| ド リ ー ム チ ェ ン ジ 小金 ち ゃ ん の フ ァ ッ シ ョ ン パ ー テ ィ ー | Dream change | 1995 | Help the main character of the game become a model | [one] |
| わ ん わ ん 愛情 物語 | Wanwan aijou monogatari | 1995 | The adventures of a little girl puppy | [2] |
| 似 顔 絵 ア ー テ ィ ス ト | Nigaoe artist | 1995 | Also, creating portraits of anime heroes for subsequent printing on a printer | |
| HARIHARI シ ー ル パ ラ ダ イ ス | HARIHARI Sticker Paradise | 1995 | Sticker Applications | [3] |
| ル ー ピ ー タ ウ ン の お へ や が ほ し い! | Oheya ga Hoshii! | 1995 | Life simulator in the style of " The Sims " | |
| リ ト ル ロ マ ン ス | Little romance | 1996 | Dating simulator | [four] |
| パ ソ コ ン ・ コ レ ク シ ョ ン | PC collection | 1996 | A set of programs for editing text and images, creating astrological forecasts, creating music, etc. | |
| ル ピ ト ン の ワ ン ダ ー パ レ ッ ト | Lupiton no wonder palette | 1996 | The adventures of a little angel named Lupiton | |
| チ ャ ク ラ く ん の お ま じ な い パ ラ ダ イ ス | Mr. Chakra's charm paradise | ? | Create spells and magic drinks |
| External video files | |
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| Anime Land Video Game | |
| Wanwan Aijou Monogatari Game Video | |
| Casio Loopy video presentation with comments in English | |
See also
- Gaming consoles
Notes
- ↑ Information about the console on the GameFAQs website
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Information about the console on the Old-Computers website
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Information about the console on the site of the Library of game consoles
- ↑ 1 2 3 Information about the console on the Play: Right site
- ↑ 1 2 Casio PV-1000 on the website of the Game Console Library
- ↑ 1 2 3 List of Casio video games on GameFAQs
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Information about the console on the Ultimate Console Database website
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Information about the console on the RF Generation website
- ↑ Lupiton no Wonder Palette game data on GameFAQs
- ↑ According to the GameFAQs web portal
Links
- Casio Loopy and games to it on the GameFAQs Internet portal