website/content/museum/casio-pv-1000.md

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title: Casio PV-1000
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: PV-1000
  company: /companies/casio
  company_name: Casio
  tabs:
  - photos
  - software
  - emulators
  - links
  photos:
  - title: PV-1000
    subtitle: ''
    text: Japan-Games (ebay seller)
    image: null
  - title: BACK
    subtitle: ''
    text: Japan-Games (ebay seller)
    image: null
  - title: PV-1000
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [Takeda.Toshiya](http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/top.html) for this picture
    image: null
  - title: PV-1000
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Japan-Games (ebay seller)
    image: null
  - title: BOX - BACK
    subtitle: ''
    text: Japan-Games (ebay seller)
    image: null
  screenshots:
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: BOX & CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
    image: null
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: null
  emulators:
  - title: ePV-1000
    url: http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/pv1000/index.html
    platform: Windows
    text: Casio PV-1000 emulator for Windows
  links:
  - title: GameHistoryBook Nostalgia
    url: http://www.game-nostalgia.net/pv/pv1000.htm
    text: Japanese page dedicated to the PV-x000 systems with small pictures of cartridges
  - title: Henri's Home Page
    url: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~haf09260/Pv1000/EnrPV1.htm
    text: Détailed technical info about the PV-1000 (Japanese)
  comments:
  - author: Nash
    date: Friday 8th December 2017
    text: The design of the console is pretty ahead of it''s time. I feel like this could have easily come out 10 years later and looked fresh.
  - author: Roger Jowett (Ulster Londonderry)
    date: Saturday 6th April 2013
    text: |-
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v$zsjTpFR0oYQ

      we can run zx spectrum 48k and one 128k programs at 6mhz please help
  - author: carlos (barcelona)
    date: Tuesday 18th July 2006
    text: uh.... a casio console, what surprise it's diicult to purchase it?
  - author: Alex M. (Seattle, WA)
    date: Saturday 4th February 2006
    text: 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
  oc_id: 849
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230616113917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=849
    date: '2023-06-16'
---

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

Apparently Casio released the PV-1000 and a [PV-2000 computer](/museum/casio-pv-2000/) 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](/museum/casio-pv-7/) and [PV-16](/museum/casio-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.

<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>