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Never heard of Epoch’s Super Cassette Vision? That’s probably because the near $300 USD (inflation adjusted) game console was only released in Japan and Europe during 1984, a time when the NES / Famicom was booming.
Featuring an 8-bit NEC μPD7801G microcontroller, 128 bytes of RAM, 4KB of ROM, an EPOCH TV-1 VDC video controller, and 1-channel sound. A total of 30 games were released and 3 unreleased, yet at least partially finished, including Black Hole, Super Derby, as well as Super Rugby. Nintendo’s Famicom and SEGA’s SG-1000 line proved to be much tougher competitors than expected, so the console was discontinued in 1987 after selling approximately 300,000 units. You can still purchase used examples in fairly excellent condition for just over $200 on third party auction sites.
- Buildable display model of a Super Mario Piranha Plant (71426) – Celebrate Mario Day with a building adventure as you capture the finer details of...
- Create iconic poses – Pose the head, mouth, stalk and leaves of the Super Mario Piranha Plant figure
- Buildable pipe – Place the Piranha Plant in the brick-built pipe. The set also includes 2 coins
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