Game loopy

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It uses the same design as the loopy with the huge eject button and the same color. The device plugs directly into the Loopy cartridge port. In any case, with a price tag of ¥14,800, the Magical Shop was excessively expensive for an option that should have been built in and resulted in very poor sale. Maybe it was to reduce the price or maybe the idea for functionality came too late in the development process. It’s not known why Casio decide to use an external accessory to perform this task instead of incorporating the function within the console itself.

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To expand the capability of the console, Casio decided to release an external peripheral that allowed to connect any RCA video source to the Loopy (ex: VCR, Digital Camera), make a screen capture and add modify it before printing it. There’s no way to import images or take screenshot natively with the Loopy. The problem is that aside from a few games that came with sticker creation tools, the option to create stickers were fairly limited. The loopy main feature was a built-in thermal printer which allowed the player to print seal (sticker). Along with the release of the Loopy, Casio released an accessory called the Magical Shop (or more specifically the Video Seal Word Processor Magical Shop).

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