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How can Space Invaders Invade Your Space? The Epoch TV Vader! (spaceinvaders) (nicole.express | ia)
7 points by zdw 610 days ago | 3 comments
  • qingcharles 609 days ago
    I asked GPT-V to translate the box for TV Vader:

    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.

  • ddingus 608 days ago
    Looking at the photos found at a link on the parent site, the video system is component! Blue - Y, R -Y and one monochrome luma channel.

    Spiffy!

  • ddingus 608 days ago
    Yet another odd little machine I have not heard of!

    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...

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