![Casio Loopy With Magical Shop And Mouse](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Casio_Loopy_With_Magical_Shop_And_Mouse.jpg)
The , subtitled ''My Seal Computer SV-100'', is a
32-bit
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home video game console
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. Released exclusively in
Japan
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in October 1995, it was unique in that the marketing for it was completely targeted to
female gamers.
The Loopy includes a built-in thermal color
printer
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that can be used to create
sticker
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s from game screenshots. An optional accessory, called , is a video capture device to obtain images from
VCRs
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and
DVD player
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s. Users may add text to these images and make stickers. Including Magical Shop's own built-in software, the Loopy library contains 10 games. The Loopy features one controller port for use with a standard
game controller
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or with a mouse which was sold separately. Developer
Kenji Terada
is a Japanese scenario writer, anime director, series organizer and novelist. His more notable works include writing the first three games of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. He also worked on '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', created the concept for the ...
worked on ''Loopy Town no Oheya ga Hoshii!''.
Casio ceased production of the console in December 1998, with software development ending in November 1996.
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The games ''PC Collection'' and ''Lupiton's Wonder Palette'' were both packaged either as stand-alone or bundled with the mouse.
References
External links
Casio Loopy on UltimateConsoleDatabase.comCasio Loopy on old-computers.comCasio Loopy on playright.dkCasio Loopy on rfgeneration.comFEMICOM Museum's Casio Loopy CollectionVideo Game Kraken - Loopy
Home video game consoles
Fifth-generation video game consoles
Japan-only video game hardware
Loopy
Gender and video games
Products introduced in 1995
Women and the arts
Women and video games
SuperH-based game consoles
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