Game.com

Developer	Tiger Electronics
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Fifth generation
Release date	1997
Discontinued	2000
Introductory price	$69.95
Predecessor	R-Zone
Successor	VideoNow XP
Emulated	✓

The Game.com is a fifth-generation handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics on September 12, 1997 as a direct competitor to Nintendo's Game Boy. The console can be connected to a 14.4 kbit/s modem for Internet connectivity, hence its name referencing the top level domain .com. The Game.com was the first video game console to include a touchscreen, preceding the Nintendo DS by 7 years. It also had two cartridge slots. It was also the first game console to include Internet connectivity. Tiger also released an updated version called the Game.com Pocket Pro in 1999, which was smaller and had only one cartridge slot.

People criticized the console for its slow frame rates, outdated features, and limited appeal in comparison to its competitors like the Game Boy. The console's screen was described as tiny and blurry, with unresponsive controls. The Pocket Pro also faced criticism for its lack of screen color. Despite its innovative features, it failed to sell in large numbers and was eventually discontinued in 2000 due to poor sales, selling less than 300,000 units. All of this ranks the Game.com as one of the worst video game systems of all time, especially with its poor game library and disappointing games.

Surprisingly, the Game.com has games featuring popular IPs like Sonic the Hedgehog, Resident Evil, Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, Jurassic Park, and a few other games that were cancelled due to the console's failure, like Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Godzilla, and Turok, plus game shows and board games like Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Monopoly, and Scrabble.

Emulators

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
MAME		git artifacts 0.265 libretro core	✓	✓	✓*
Game.com Emulator/Debugger		29/12/98	✗	✗	✗