Difference between revisions of "Strange and forgotten consoles"
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* [[3DO emulators|3DO]] | * [[3DO emulators|3DO]] | ||
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* Playdia | * Playdia | ||
* View-Master Interactive Vision | * View-Master Interactive Vision | ||
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* Sega Pico | * Sega Pico | ||
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* XaviXPort gaming console | * XaviXPort gaming console | ||
* EVO Smart Console | * EVO Smart Console | ||
* Zeebo | * Zeebo | ||
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| − | + | ===Apple Bandai Pippin=== | |
| + | Apple's attempt at being relevant to games. It failed. | ||
| + | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv0uHVSMz2A Vintage review] | ||
===Amstrad GX4000=== | ===Amstrad GX4000=== | ||
A consolized PC. | A consolized PC. | ||
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A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s. | A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s. | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kIZ2WeAZo Overview] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0kIZ2WeAZo Overview] | ||
| + | ===Nintendo iQue Player=== | ||
| + | An official game console released in China in an attempt to stop piracy in the region. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work. It's basically an N64 clone with no original titles. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGT7lRptA3c 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. | ||
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* Tapwave Zodiac | * Tapwave Zodiac | ||
===Tiger Game.com=== | ===Tiger Game.com=== | ||
| − | An infamous piece of shit, with quite possibly the worst screen on any handheld ever. Somehow still had a port of Resident Evil 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= | + | An infamous piece of shit, with quite possibly the worst screen on any handheld ever. Somehow still had a port of Resident Evil 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxzVFzvizE CGR review] |
[[Category: consoles]] | [[Category: consoles]] | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 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.
Contents
Consoles
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Apple Bandai Pippin
Apple's attempt at being relevant to games. It failed. Vintage review
Amstrad GX4000
A consolized PC. System Overview
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
Dendy
The NES, but for slavs. Only Kinaman can properly explain this one (turn on CC). Has some support in MESS.
Mattel Hyperscan
Something you would expect to see under a bargain bin at Wal-mart, the Mattel Hyperscan was a card/disc based system released in 2006 to appeal to some poor child's aunt at Christmas. CGR Review
Memorex VIS
A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s. Overview
Nintendo iQue Player
An official game console released in China in an attempt to stop piracy in the region. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work. It's basically an N64 clone with no original titles. 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)
- Epoch Game Pocket Computer (MESS)
- Gamate (no roms or emu)
- Hartung Game Master (MESS partial)
- GP32
- N-Gage / QD
- Gizmondo
- Tapwave Zodiac
Tiger Game.com
An infamous piece of shit, with quite possibly the worst screen on any handheld ever. Somehow still had a port of Resident Evil 2. CGR review
