The image appears to be the packaging or cover for "EPOCH's TV VADER", which looks like a retro video game. Here's a rough translation of the visible Japanese text:
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EPOCH's TV VADER
- The excitement of a space war game now on your TV!
- Challenge the formidable enemy formations and achieve the highest score!
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Screen Descriptions:
Leftmost Screen:
- You earn 300 points when you defeat the UFO!
- The UFO's movements are unpredictable. It's worth 50 to 300 points depending on how you destroy it.
Second from Left:
- UFO
Third from Left:
- Mystery Score
- Shooting down UFOs will reveal mystery scores.
- ... (Some text is not fully visible)
Rightmost Screen:
- Bonus for shooting down the UFO!
- ... (Some text is not fully visible)
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Pink Area at the Bottom:
- The enemies change in every round!
- Every round, the enemy formations change and become more challenging.
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Score Table:
- Round 1: 1 Enemy
- Round 2: 2 Enemies
- Round 3: 3 Enemies
- Round 4: 4 Enemies
- ... (the rest is not fully visible)
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Bottom Right:
- The button's operation
- ... (Some text is not fully visible)
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Barcode Area:
- EPOCH CO., LTD
- Model Number: DT-30
- ... (Some other details, including what appears to be a patent number)
In the top-right yellow box, I can see a list of features. Here's a translation:
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1. A maximum score of 3480 in one game.
2. 4 levels of enemy formations and a UFO that appears in between.
3. Intense shooting! 21 UFOs!
4. Exciting! When UFOs are shot, mystery scores appear.
5. Challenge mode! Try to achieve the highest score with a 1/5 chance of getting the mystery score.
6. The game gets exciting as the challenge continues.
The image appears to be the packaging or cover for "EPOCH's TV VADER", which looks like a retro video game. Here's a rough translation of the visible Japanese text:
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EPOCH's TV VADER - The excitement of a space war game now on your TV! - Challenge the formidable enemy formations and achieve the highest score!
---
Screen Descriptions:
Leftmost Screen: - You earn 300 points when you defeat the UFO! - The UFO's movements are unpredictable. It's worth 50 to 300 points depending on how you destroy it.
Second from Left: - UFO
Third from Left: - Mystery Score - Shooting down UFOs will reveal mystery scores. - ... (Some text is not fully visible)
Rightmost Screen: - Bonus for shooting down the UFO! - ... (Some text is not fully visible)
---
Pink Area at the Bottom: - The enemies change in every round! - Every round, the enemy formations change and become more challenging.
---
Score Table: - Round 1: 1 Enemy - Round 2: 2 Enemies - Round 3: 3 Enemies - Round 4: 4 Enemies - ... (the rest is not fully visible)
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Bottom Right: - The button's operation - ... (Some text is not fully visible)
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Barcode Area: - EPOCH CO., LTD - Model Number: DT-30 - ... (Some other details, including what appears to be a patent number)
In the top-right yellow box, I can see a list of features. Here's a translation:
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1. A maximum score of 3480 in one game. 2. 4 levels of enemy formations and a UFO that appears in between. 3. Intense shooting! 21 UFOs! 4. Exciting! When UFOs are shot, mystery scores appear. 5. Challenge mode! Try to achieve the highest score with a 1/5 chance of getting the mystery score. 6. The game gets exciting as the challenge continues.
Spiffy!
Very creative use of the hardware limitations.
Seems to me it must have lacked interrupts, or its video system must only respond to inputs once per frame. Maybe the CPU was too slow...