Difference between revisions of "Strange and forgotten consoles"

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* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
 
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
 
* [[Pioneer LaserActive]]
 
* [[Pioneer LaserActive]]
* Super A'Can
 
 
* Apple Bandai Pippin  
 
* Apple Bandai Pippin  
 
* Playdia
 
* Playdia
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* Action Max
 
* Action Max
 
* Sega Pico
 
* Sega Pico
* Memorex VIS
 
 
* Nuon
 
* Nuon
 
* iQue Player
 
* iQue Player
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* Zeebo
 
* Zeebo
 
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===Casio Loopy===
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A Japan-only game console designed for girls, focused on printing stickers. A '''Magical Shop''' add-on allowed for the printing of any screenshot, not just Loopy games. 
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaW6EB1poxM Drunken Printing Demonstration]
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===Memorex VIS===
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A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kIZ2WeAZo Overview]
 
===RDI Halcyon===
 
===RDI Halcyon===
 
A terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI.
 
A terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI.
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA Demonstration]
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA Demonstration]
===Casio Loopy===
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===Super A'Can===
A game console designed for girls, focused on printing stickers. A '''Magical Shop''' add-on allowed for the printing of any screenshot, not just Loopy games.
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An extremely rare Taiwan-only console released in 1995.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaW6EB1poxM Drunken Printing Demonstration]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZ4JVhXhlY Overview]
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and
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WmghUrnRqY Game demonstration]
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==Handhelds==
 
==Handhelds==

Revision as of 02:54, 29 July 2014

Tired of the same old high-selling commercialized crap? Do you yearn for the unnatural, unloved, and potentially unholy world of knockoffs and failed consoles? Well we have just the section for you! Note that not everything on this page can be emulated. If it exists and technically classifies as a video game console, it's on this page for your viewing pleasure.

Consoles

  • Philips CD-i
  • 3DO
  • Pioneer LaserActive
  • Apple Bandai Pippin
  • Playdia
  • View-Master Interactive Vision
  • Commodore CDTV
  • FM Towns Marty
  • Amiga CD32
  • Dendy (MESS partial)
  • Phantom (unreleased)
  • Amstrad GX4000
  • Casio PV-1000
  • Commodore 64 Games System
  • Atari XEGS
  • Zemmix
  • Action Max
  • Sega Pico
  • Nuon
  • iQue Player
  • XaviXPort gaming console
  • HyperScan
  • EVO Smart Console
  • Zeebo

Casio Loopy

A Japan-only game console designed for girls, focused on printing stickers. A Magical Shop add-on allowed for the printing of any screenshot, not just Loopy games. Drunken Printing Demonstration

Memorex VIS

A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s. Overview

RDI Halcyon

A terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI. Demonstration

Super A'Can

An extremely rare Taiwan-only console released in 1995. Overview and Game demonstration


Handhelds

  • MegaDuck/CougarBoy
  • Watara Supervision (MESS)
  • Game.com
  • Epoch Game Pocket Computer (MESS)
  • Gamate (no roms or emu)
  • Hartung Game Master (MESS partial)
  • GP32
  • N-Gage / QD
  • Gizmondo
  • Tapwave Zodiac