10 Obscure Consoles You've Probably Never Heard Of
2. Casio Loopy
You would think Casio would have given up after the failed PV-1000 but in 1995 they decided to have another crack at the market with an advanced 32-bit system. Also known as the My Seal Computer and SV-100 (showing a connection to their previous console) the Loopy was unique in that it was actually targeted exclusively at young female gamers. Software included games such as Fashion Party, Little Romance and the sickly named Bow Wow Puppy Love Story. It came with just one controller but interestingly it could be hooked up to a wide variety of external devices including printers, DVD players and a mouse. This allowed you print your creations and make your own basic movies, giving the console some true multimedia capabilities. Only 11 cartridges were ever released for the Loopy, showing that it wasnt quite the success Casio hoped for, and the Japanese company soon returned to the world of making cheap watches, keyboard and cameras.
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