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title	categories	origins	years	cpus	params
Epoch TV Baseball	Consoles	Japan	1978	NEC D778C	name image company company_name specs tabs photos screenshots comments oc_id source TV Baseball /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_1.jpg /companies/epoch Epoch label value NAME TV Baseball label value MANUFACTURER Epoch label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1978 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Baseball game label value KEYBOARD One detachable controller (fire button) + controls built-in the system (dial, buttons, switches) label value CPU NEC D778C label value RAM Unknown label value ROM Unknown label value GRAPHIC MODES 54x62 label value COLORS Yes label value SOUND Yes label value I/O PORTS TV video output label value BUILT IN MEDIA None. Stand-alone system label value POWER SUPPLY External PSU or battery cells label value PRICE Unknown photos software title subtitle text image TOP Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_top_b.jpg title subtitle text image BOTTOM Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_bottom.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_box_2.jpg title subtitle text image BOX #2 /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_box_3.jpg title subtitle text image BOX (BACK) /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_box-back_2.jpg title subtitle text image BOX (SIDE 1) Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_box_side_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX (SIDE 2) Thanks to [PC-EngineFX.com](http://pcenginefx.com) for this picture /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_box_side_2.jpg title subtitle text image OPENED BOX /media/museum/photos/epoch_tv-baseball_opened-box.jpg title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT This is apparently the same game found on cartridge for the Epoch Cassette Vision some years later... /media/museum/software/epoch_tv-baseball_ss_1.jpg author date text LadyLeia (United Kingdom) Monday 2nd November 2020 I recently got a boxed copy of this system, its in pretty good condition though quite dirty but an easy job with some soppy water. Just wanted to tell you that the my copy still has the price tag on its ¥18,500 (¥29,298 with inflation) for the main system (that i got), the system uses 4 D-cell battery''s but the label also states you can buy a AC adapter (plugs in in the back) for an extra ¥1,500 back in 1978. Hopes this helps someone! 798 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230307164132/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=798 2023-03-07

The Epoch TV Baseball is an early japanese video-game released in 1978. It is a stand-alone system, as it can play only one game: baseball!

Indeed, baseball has always been very popular in Japan. It was logic that it inspired first videogames there.

The game can be played by two players, one launching the ball and the other manipulating the bat. There is a detachable controller with only one fire button, and all the other controls are on the system itself.

It is interesting to note that this baseball game is apparently the same (?) found on cartridge for the Epoch Cassette Vision.

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