website/content/museum/casio-pv-2000.md

---
title: Casio PV-2000
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Japan
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- D780C-1
params:
  name: PV-2000
  image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv2000_1.jpg
  company: /companies/casio
  company_name: Casio
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: PV-2000
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Casio
  - label: TYPE
    value: Home Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Japan
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1983'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: C83-BASIC
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Flat membrane keyboard, 70 keys, 8 arrow keys + 2 ''fire'' keys
  - label: CPU
    value: D780C-1 (Z80A clone)
  - label: SPEED
    value: 3.579 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: TMS9918 (Video chipset), SN76489 (PSG sound generator)
  - label: RAM
    value: 4 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 16 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 16 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 32 x 24
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 256 x 192, 32 sprites
  - label: COLORS
    value: 16 colors
  - label: SOUND
    value: SN76489 (PSG sound generator)
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 97 (W) x 211 (D) x 46 (H) mm
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: TV RF video output, Centroncis connector, Tape Interface (300/1200 bauds)
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: External power supply
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: 29,800 yen (Japan, 1983)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - adverts
  - software
  - emulators
  - links
  photos:
  - title: CASIO PV-2000
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.homecomputer.de](http://www.homecomputer.de/) for this picture.
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv-2000_large.jpg
  - title: JOYSTICKS & CARTRIDGES
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv2000_joys-carts.jpg
  - title: USER'S MANUAL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv2000_docs_1.jpg
  - title: BOXES
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv2000_boxes.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.homecomputer.de](http://www.homecomputer.de/) for this picture.
    image: /media/museum/photos/casio_pv-2000_box_1_large.jpg
  adverts:
  - title: 'JAPANESE AD #1'
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/casio_pv2000_pub_1.jpg
  - title: 'JAPANESE AD #2'
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/pubs/casio_pv2000_pub_2.jpg
  screenshots:
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_mr-packn_title.gif
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_mr-packn_1.gif
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_pachinko_title.gif
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_pachinko_1.gif
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_rocknrope_title.gif
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_rocknrope_1.gif
  - title: CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_rocknrope_box.jpg
  - title: CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_rocknrope_cart.jpg
  - title: TITLE SCREEN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_super-cobra_title.gif
  - title: SCREENSHOT
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_ss_super-cobra_1.gif
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_supercobra_box.jpg
  - title: CARTRIDGE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/casio_pv2000_supercobra_cart.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: EmuGaki
    url: http://www1.interq.or.jp/~t-takeda/pv2000/index.html
    platform: Windows
    text: CASIO PV-2000 emulator for Win32
  links:
  - title: Enri's PV-2000 page
    url: http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~haf09260/Pv2000/EnrPV.htm
    text: Very complete hardware information along with assembler codes
  - 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
  comments:
  - author: ledudu (France)
    date: Tuesday 14th December 2010
    text: |-
      Hi,\
      There is a special tape device for this machine.\
      It is called CASIO FA-30\
      The photo can be found here :\
      http://www.ledudu.com/images/sili/fa30.jpg\
      Regards
  oc_id: 1167
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606130109/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1167
    date: '2023-06-06'
---

Also called "RakuGaki" in Japan, the PV-2000 is a very obscure japanese system released in 1983 at the same time of the [PV-1000 gaming system](/museum/casio-pv-1000/). These two systems are not compatible with each other, as they have very different architecure. The PV-2000 is closer to [MSX systems](/museum/msx-1/) than to its little brother PV-1000.

The PV-2000 is crude little computer marketed as an initiation and gaming machine. The keyboard uses a flat plastic membrane just like the [Sinclair ZX-81](/museum/sinclair-zx-81/) for example. 8 direction keys act as a game controller along with two special "fire" keys next to the spacebar.

Of course it had no great success. Only 11 cartridges seem to have been released for it, mainly popular Arcade hits (Pac&Pal, Rock'n Rope, Pooyan, Galaga, Super Cobra, etc).

<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! 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>