--- title: Bandai Arcadia categories: - Consoles params: name: Arcadia image: /media/museum/photos/bandai_arcadia_1m.jpg logo: /media/museum/logos/bandai_arcadia_logo.jpg company: /companies/bandai company_name: Bandai tabs: - photos - emulators - links - docs photos: - title: BANDAI ARCADIA subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/bandai_arcadia_1.jpg - title: CONTROL PANEL subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/bandai_arcadia_control-panel_1.jpg - title: LEFT HAND CONTROLLER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/bandai_arcadia_left-controller_1.jpg - title: POWER SUPPLY UNIT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/bandai_arcadia_psu_1.jpg emulators: - title: 2001 - The Emerson Arcadia 2001 Emulator url: http://users.aol.com/mk14emu/arcadia.htm platform: MS DOS text: DOS emulator written by Paul Robson - title: Emulator2001 by Gavin Turner url: http://www.gstsoftware.co.nz/ platform: Windows text: Nice Arcadia 2001 emulator for Windows (also emulates Interton VC-4000 and clones!) - title: WinArcadia url: http://members.optusnet.com.au/jrjacobs76/ platform: Windows text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! - title: AmiArcadia url: http://members.optusnet.com.au/jrjacobs76/ platform: Amiga OS text: Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! - title: MESS url: http://www.mess.org platform: Multiplatform text: MESS also emulates Arcadia 2001 & compatible systems links: - title: Amerson Arcadia 2001 FAQ url: http://www.digitpress.com/faq/arc2001.txt text: Excellent and very informative FAQ about the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and clones - title: Amigan Software / Arcadia 2001 Central url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ text: Huge Arcadia 2001 archive for download. A must. - title: Emerson Arcadia 2001 Gaming Guide url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/gg/ text: Very complete gaming guide with screenshots and help - title: INTERNAL LINK url: http://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=8 text: Article dealing wih the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and compatible systems - title: Obscure Pixels url: http://www.retrogames.co.nz/ text: Many interesting weird & obscure stuff here, including Arcadia 2001 / Interton VC 4000 compatible systems docs: - title: USER MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/emerson_arcadia-2001_user-manual.jpg text: |- [**USER MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Emerson  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : ZIP\  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: SCHMID TVG 2000 OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/schmid_tvg2000_owners-manual.jpg text: |- [**SCHMID TVG 2000 OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Schmid  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : PDF\  size : 685 KB\  source : [Amigan Software](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: SERVICE MANUAL url: http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/emerson_arcadia-2001_service-manual.jpg text: |- [**SERVICE MANUAL**](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/)written by Emerson  compiled/archived by James Jacobs\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central](http://amigan.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** related: - /museum/advision-home-arcade - /museum/emerson-arcadia-2001 - /museum/hanimex-hmg-2650 - /museum/intervision-2001-home-video-centre - /museum/intervision-3001-home-video-centre - /museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision - /museum/ormatu-electric-bv-ormatu-video-spelcomputer-2001 - /museum/palladium-video-computer-game - /museum/schmid-tvg-2000 - /museum/sheen-2001-home-video-center oc_id: 1307 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601060714/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1307 date: '2023-06-01' --- The Bandai Arcadia, is the same system as the [Emerson Arcadia 2001](/museum/emerson-arcadia-2001/), but sold in Japan. Please see this entry for more detailed informations. The Arcadia 2001 clones includes : Advision Home Arcade (France), Bandai Arcadia (Japan), GiG Electronics Leonardo (Italy), [Hanimex HMG-2650](/museum/hanimex-hmg-2650/), [Leisure-Dynamics Leisure-Vision](/museum/leisure-dynamics-leisure-vision/), Intercord XL 2000 system, Eduscho / Tchibo Tele-Fever, etc... It means that all these systems can directly use the same cartridges. The Software library is not very impressive, but there are good reasons for that. First, some titles ar almost just direct ports from "Interton VC-4000 & compatible systems" group. Philips (remember, at the origin of this ystem) also had great plans for his new hardware platform. It released adaptations of famous Arcade classics (Pac-Man, Berzerk, Phoenix, etc.) but Atari sue them. Philips was then forced to deeply modify those games, resulting in poor adaptations... at least for the Arcadia 2001. Because, outside US, other compatible systems sometimes had un-modified version in their library (Robot Killer for the MPT-03, for example). The Arcadia is equiped with two detachable controllers made of a screwable joystick, a 12-buttons keypad (flat membrane buttons) and 2 fire buttons (they in fact have both the same function). Small plastic layers were delivered with each game, explaining the different key functions when placed over the keypads (like with the [Mattel Intellisivision](/museum/mattel-electronics-intellivision/)). The Control panel is made of 4 buttons (Start, Clear, Select A and Select B) and the power on/off button.