Bandai RX-78
Encyclopedia
The RX-78 Gundam is a Japan
ese 8-bit
microcomputer
manufactured by Bandai
. It first appeared in 1983, and employed a SHARP LH0080A (Z80A clone) CPU
. It ran at a clock speed of 4.1 MHz, and shipped with 30 KB of RAM. Its 27-color display had a maximum resolution of 192×184 pixels.
19 games for the Bandai RX-78 were released, along with a smaller number of non-gaming titles.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese 8-bit
8-bit
The first widely adopted 8-bit microprocessor was the Intel 8080, being used in many hobbyist computers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, often running the CP/M operating system. The Zilog Z80 and the Motorola 6800 were also used in similar computers...
microcomputer
Microcomputer
A microcomputer is a computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit. They are physically small compared to mainframe and minicomputers...
manufactured by Bandai
Bandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
. It first appeared in 1983, and employed a SHARP LH0080A (Z80A clone) CPU
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
. It ran at a clock speed of 4.1 MHz, and shipped with 30 KB of RAM. Its 27-color display had a maximum resolution of 192×184 pixels.
Games
The RX-78 Gundam was primarily a gaming machine, with two joysticks included. Software was released on rom cartridge.19 games for the Bandai RX-78 were released, along with a smaller number of non-gaming titles.
- Excite Baseball
- Challenge Golf
- Excite Tennis
- Champion Racer
- Super Mototcross
- The Wrestling
- Perfect Mahjong
- World Card
- Hamburger Shop
- Gundam - Luna Tsu no Tatakai
- Tatakae! Ultraman
- Zero Fighter
- Space Enemy
- Rengo Kantai
- Sekigahara
- Space Capsule
- Cannonball
- Hitsuji Ya-i
- Yellow Cab
Tools
- BS BASIC
- Kanji Word Processor
- Z80 Assembler
- Music Master
- Animation Graphics
- Creative Graphics
- 3D Graphics
- Healthy Life