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Casio PV-1000	Consoles	name image company company_name tabs forum_thread photos screenshots emulators links oc_id source PV-1000 /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_2s.jpg /companies/casio Casio photos software emulators links 830 title subtitle text image PV-1000 Japan-Games (ebay seller) /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_front_japan_1.jpg title subtitle text image BACK Japan-Games (ebay seller) /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_back_japan_1.jpg title subtitle text image PV-1000 Thanks to [Takeda.Toshiya](http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/top.html) for this picture /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_2.jpg title subtitle text image PV-1000 /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_3.jpg title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_box_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX Japan-Games (ebay seller) /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_box-japan_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX - BACK Japan-Games (ebay seller) /media/museum/photos/casio_pv1000_box-japan_2.jpg title subtitle text image TITLE SCREEN /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_pooyan_title.gif title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_pooyan_1.gif title subtitle text image TITLE SCREEN /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_super-cobra_title.gif title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_super-cobra_1.gif title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-103_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-106_box.jpg title subtitle text image TITLE SCREEN /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_turpin_title.gif title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-107_box.jpg title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_turpin_1.gif title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-109_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-111_box.jpg title subtitle text image TITLE SCREEN /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_space-panic_title.gif title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_space-panic_1.gif title subtitle text image BOX & CARTRIDGE Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_gpa-115.jpg title subtitle text image TITLE SCREEN /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_mahjong_title.gif title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/casio_pv1000_ss_mahjong_1.gif title url platform text ePV-1000 http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/pv1000/index.html Windows Casio PV-1000 emulator for Windows title url text GameHistoryBook Nostalgia http://www.game-nostalgia.net/pv/pv1000.htm Japanese page dedicated to the PV-x000 systems with small pictures of cartridges title url text Henri's Home Page http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~haf09260/Pv1000/EnrPV1.htm Détailed technical info about the PV-1000 (Japanese) 849 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230616113917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=849 2023-06-16

Nearly nothing is known about this obscure system. Help welcomed.

Apparently Casio released the PV-1000 and a PV-2000 computer in 1983. But both systems are not compatible with each others... Though one may think they are based on the same hardware, they have in fact completely different architecture.

The PV-1000 is powered by a Z80A micro-processor. There is only 2 KB RAM available, plus 1 KB devoted to the character generator. The resolution if 256 x 192 pixels with 8 colours.

Around 15 cartidges were released for the PV-1000, including famous arcade hits like Pooyan, Amidar, Tutankhamon, and Dig-Dug.

Casio also released (the same year) two other systems, PV-7 and PV-16 which were MSX computers. It could be interesting to find the links between these four PV-xxx systems. Were the PV-1000 / 2000 released before or after the MSX adventure tempted by Casio ? etc...

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Alex M. reports :
MY knowledge regarding this system is by no means complete, but it IS related to the MSX. In fact the internals are quite similar to the colecovision, which of course is quite similar to MSX computers. However it has been tweaked around a bit, so it (theortecially) performs better.

We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.