Bandai RX-78

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Bandai Gundam RX-78

Manufacturer	Bandai
Type	Home computer
Release date	July 1983
Media	ROM cartridge
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 RX-78 Gundam is a Japanese 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.

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

Educational

• ABC Tango Games
• Sansu Tsuma Zuki
• Keisan Enshu Drill
• Graphic Sugaku

Tools

• BS BASIC
• Kanji Word Processor
• Z80 Assembler
• Music Master
• Animation Graphics
• Creative Graphics
• 3D Graphics
• Healthy Life

External links

• Old Computers Museum
• K's Dee Computer Museum (Japanese)
• Game Nostalgia RX-78 Software (Japanese)