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Japan's Real First Console? Bandai's TV Jack 5000
The Epoch Cassette Vision is often reported as the first Japanese cartridge-based game console. But reality is always a bit more complicated. In 1978, years ...
In 1978, years before the Cassette Vision, two Japanese companies put together cartridge-based game consoles that were unique to Japan, but relied on technology and chips licensed from American firms. So this always feels a little dirty to just wire up a little tail directly to the RF modulator input, but with the system not having an easy 5V for my amplifier chip, it seemed like it was worth a try. The TV Jack 5000 does not usually get the credit as the first Japanese cartridge-based console, likely because of its massive technical dependence on General Instrument chips.
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