Casio Loopy The Book - David Glotz

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1. Casio Loopy: The Book
David Glotz

2. •The Casio Loopy(Japanese:ルーピー ,knownas MySeal Computer SV-100, isa 32-bit home
videogame console. Launchedexclusivelyin Japanin October1995 ata priceof25,000¥, its
marketing wasspecificallyaimedatfemalegamers.
•Thisconsole isequippedwitha Hitachi SH7021 SuperH32-bit RISC CPU operatingat16MHz,
alongwith1MB ofRAM and2MB ofROM. It candisplay graphicsin 512 colorsandsupports4
channelsof12-bit PCM audio.
•The Loopyfeatures a single controllerport, whichcanbeusedwitha standard game controller
ora separatelysoldmouse.
•Onestandoutfeature oftheLoopyisits built-in thermalcolor printer, allowinguserstocreate
stickersfromgame screenshots. Anoptionalaccessory, knownas MagicalShop (マジカル
ショップ , MajikaruShoppu), serves as a videocapture device toobtainimagesfromVCRs
andDVD players. Userscanaddtexttotheseimagesandcreatetheirownstickers. Including
thesoftware bundledwithMagicalShop, theLoopylibraryconsistsof11 titles.
•DeveloperKenji Teradawasinvolvedin creatingI Wanta Room in LoopyTown! (ルーピータ
ウンのおへやがほしい !.
•Software developmentwrappedupin November1996, andproductionoftheconsole ended
in December1998.

3. •Casio Loopyoverview:

4. •LoopyAcessories:
•Controller (XN-100)-
One is included with
the main unit. Like
typical game consoles
of its time, it features
a directional pad and
round buttons for
START, A, B, C, and D
on the surface, along
with L and R trigger
buttons located on
the top side.

5. •Mouse (XN-110)-Available
separately or as a bundle
with compatible software.
This two-button ball mouse
matches the color of the
Loopy console and is
slightly smaller in size to
suit its target audience.
Compatible software will
indicate its use with the
Loopy Mouse on the box or
cartridge.

6. •Thermal ribbon
cartridge for the
console.

7. •Specifications:

8. •Emulation
MESS supposedlyemulatestheCasio Loopy(includingtheprinter), but
theofficialMESS website does notcurrentlylistit as supported. The
closestthingontheofficialsite isa smalllistofLoopygames thatneed
tobeabandoned.

9. ConsoleColors:The
console reportedly came in
several distinct colors, such
as gray, dark gray, bluish-
gray, and purple.

13. •Casio Loopycommercials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYg-vZ639o

14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swDxY6k94gs

16. •Casio Loopystartup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNollB_HdIU

17. •Casio loopy:

33. •Magical Shop Word Processor

35. •Casio Loopy Games:
•In total, theCasio Loopyhasapproximatelya mere11 titles.
•Eleven titleswerereleasedfor thesystem.
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•Anime Land(あにめらんど ,Animerando)
•Bow-wowPuppyLove Story(わんわん愛情物語 ,WanwanAijōMonogatari)
•Dream Change: Kokin-chan'sFashion Party(ドリームチェンジ 小金ちゃんのファッションパーティー ,DorīmuchenjiKokinchanno
Fasshonpātī)
•HARIHARI Seal Paradise(HARIHARIシールパラダイス ,HARIHARI ShīruParadaisu)
•I Wanta Room in LoopyTown!(ルーピータウンのおへやがほしい !,RūpīTaunno O-heyagaHoshii!)
•Little Romance(リトルロマンス ,RitoruRomansu)
•Lupiton'sWonder Palette(ルピトンのワンダーパレット ,Rupitonno Wandāparetto)
•Chakra-kun'sCharmParadise(チャクラくんのおまじないパラダイス ,Chakurakunno OmajinaiParadaisu)
•Caricature Artist(似顔絵アーティスト ,NigaoeĀtisuto)
•PC Collection(パソコン・コレクション ,PasokonKorekushon)
•MagicalShop(マジカルショップ ,MajikaruShoppu)
•The gamesPC CollectionandLupiton'sWonder Palettewerebothpackagedeitheras stand-aloneorbundledwiththemouse.

36. •Anime Land

38. •Chakra-kun'sCharmParadise

40. •DorīmuchenjiKokinchannoFasshonpātī

42. •HARIHARI ShīruParadaisu

43. •Little Romance

44. •Lupitonno Wonder Palette

45. •NigaoeArtist

46. •PC Collection

47. •I Wanta Room in LoopyTown!

48. •Bow-wowPuppyLove Story

49. •Final Considerations:I hopeyou, thereader, enjoyedthisbriefand
intriguingJapaneseadventure. Thisbook isrelativelyconcise,
consideringit issolelyabouttheLoopy. However, it’sworthchecking
out thereferencesandadditionalcontentthatwillbeprovidednext
for a deeperunderstandingofthissystem. I amveryinterestedin the
world ofvideogames andtheirconsoles, soI wouldappreciateit if
youcouldtake a look atmyotherworks, whichare justas interesting
andwell-illustrated, generallycontainingfascinatinginformation.
Thankyouall!

50. •Referencesandadditionalcontent:
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cassio-loopy-um-videogame-para-meninas/
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YouTube. (n.d.).[Video title]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvYg-vZ639o
YouTube. (n.d.).[Video title]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNollB_HdIU
YouTube. (n.d.).[Video title]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swDxY6k94gs
Wikipedia. (n.d.).Casio Loopy. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Loopy
Wikipedia. (n.d.).ルーピー (Rūpī). Retrieved from
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EmuMovies. (n.d.).Casio Loopy artwork pack for RocketLauncher. Retrieved from https://emumovies.com/files/file/3235-
casio-loopy-artwork-pack-for-rocketlauncher/
PNGAAA. (n.d.).[Image title]. Retrieved from https://www.pngaaa.com/detail/4570948
Console Variations. (n.d.).Casio Loopy sales kiosk. Retrieved from https://consolevariations.com/collectibles/casio-loopy-sales-
kiosk

51. •Wikipedia. (n.d.).Ficheiro: Casio logo. Retrievedfromhttps://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro
.svg
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•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Anime Land. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47421-anime-land
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Chakra-kun'sCharm Paradise. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47422-chakra-kuns-charm-paradise
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Dorimuchenji: KokinchannoFasshonpati. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/76874-dorimuchenji-
kokinchanno-fasshonpati
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Harihari ShiruParadise. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47423-harihari-shiru-paradaisu
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Little Romance. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47424-little-romance
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).Lupitonno Wonder Palette. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47425-lupiton-no-wonder-palette
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).NigaoeArtist. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47426-nigaoe-artist
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).PC Collection. Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/47427-pc-collection
•LaunchBox. (n.d.).ルーピータウンのおへやがほしい ! (Rupi Taun no O-heyaga Hoshii!). Retrieved from https://gamesdb.launchbox-
app.com/games/details/97472-rupi-taun-no-o-heya-ga-hoshii
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