Bandai RX-78
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Manufacturer | Bandai |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | July 1983 |
Introductory price | ¥59,800 (Japan) |
Media | Cartridges, Compact Cassette |
Operating system | BS-BASIC |
CPU | SHARP LH0080A (Z80A) @ 4.1 MHz |
Graphics | 192 × 184, 27 colors |
Sound | 3× voices (4 octaves) with 1 noise generator |
Connectivity | 2× Joystick, 1× RF, 1× RCA, 2× ROM cartridge |
Predecessor | Bandai Arcadia |
Successor | Playdia |
The Bandai RX-78 is a Japanese 8-bit microcomputer manufactured by Bandai.[1] It was released in July 1983,[2] and employed a SHARP LH0080A (Z80A clone) CPU. It ran at a clock speed of 4.1 MHz,[3] and shipped with 30 KB of RAM.[4] Its 27-color display had a maximum resolution of 192×184 pixels, capable of displaying 30 x 23 text characters. Its name comes from the RX-78-2 Gundam. The computer cost 59,800 yen, sold with a dozen of games and software, including a BASIC interpreter cart.[2]
Games[]
The Bandai RX-78 was primarily a gaming machine, with two joysticks included. Software was released on ROM cartridges ("Sen'you Soft Cartridge") and compact cassettes ("Sen'you Tape Cassette").
20 games for the Bandai RX-78 were released, along with a smaller number of non-gaming titles.
- Cannon Ball (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Card World (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Challenge Golf (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Champion Racer (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[5]
- Donjara (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Excite Baseball (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[6]
- Excite Tennis (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Hamburger Shop (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[7]
- Hitsuji Yaai (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Luna Two no Tatakai (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[8]
- Perfect Mah-jongg (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[9]
- The Pro-Wrestling (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[10]
- Rengo Kantai (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Sekigahara (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[11]
- Space Capsule (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Space Enemy (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[12]
- Super Motocross (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[13]
- Tatakae! Ultraman (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)[14]
- Yellow Cab (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Zerosen (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
Educational (Education Series)[]
- ABC Tangou Game (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Graphic Sugaku (Sen'you Tape Cassette)[15]
- Keisan Enshuu Drill (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Sansu Tsuma Zuki
Applications (Culture Series)[]
- 3-Dimension Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Animation Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- BS BASIC Ver.1.0 (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Creative Graphics (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Healthy Life Plan (Sen'you Tape Cassette)
- Kanji Word Processor
- Music Master (Sen'you Soft Cartridge)
- Z80 Assembler
References[]
- ^ "Bandai RX-78 Gundam Computer - Manual and Warranty Card Scans (600DPI) : Bandai : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive".
- ^ a b "Bandai RX-78 Gundam Computer Games Preserved! – Gaming Alexandria". www.gamingalexandria.com.
- ^ "1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it.
- ^ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Champion Racer [0201005] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Excite Baseball [0201007] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Hamburger Shop [0201011] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam - Luna Two No Tatakai [0201004] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Perfect Mah-Jongg [0201008] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Pro Wrestling [0201013] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sekigahara [0201027] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Space Enemy [0201019] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Super Motocross [0201024] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Tatakae! Ultraman [0201012] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Graphic Sugaku [0201035] (Bandai RX-78 Gundam) Box, Manual, Cart Scans (1200DPI)". September 10, 1983 – via Internet Archive.
External links[]
- Old Computers Museum
- 1000BiT (in English and Italian)
- K's Dee Computer Museum (in Japanese)
- Game Nostalgia RX-78 Software (in Japanese)
- Muuseo (in Japanese)
- Akiba PC Hotline (in Japanese)
- Famikom no Neta!! (in Japanese)
- Bandai consoles
- Computer-related introductions in 1983
- Z80-based home computers
- Microcomputer stubs
- Video game hardware stubs