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Strange and forgotten consoles

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===Action Max===
VHS tape console released in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder. It relied on a light gun and score counter for all of its 5 games, which could not really be lost. There's an add-on for the laserdisc emulator Daphne called [http://www.singeengine.com/cms/node/6 SIGNE.] We're in murky waters here, but the download page for it is broken. It may still be out there somewhereso run this at your own risk.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj498-wkOz4 Cinemassacre Demonstration]
===Amstrad GX4000===
Another attempt to capture part of the Game Boy market, the Gamate was released in the early 90s by Bit Corporation. The magnitude of its failure makes it and its software obscenely rare today, with prices over 500 dollars for the handheld alone on ebay. It's so obscure, the developers of MESS don't even list it as having preliminary support, and no known ROM dumps exist.
===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. Preliminary support in MESS. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxzVFzvizE CGR review]
===Hartung Game Master===
A German Game Boy knock off. Also distributed in the UK. Decent MESS support.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9dZ-RBpQA Demonstration]
===Nokia N-Gage===
Nokia's attempt at making a cell phone/handheld system hybrid, before mobile gaming really took off. Although it was the most powerful handheld in its time, it failed due to a high price, a terrible button layout, numerous design flaws, and its underdeveloped cell phone component. Had a redesign called the QD, but it was only slightly better. Most of its games were ports, either from the GBA or from the PS1 and Saturn. While it didn't have any standout titles, it still had a few odd original entries from big franchises such as Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey and SSX: Out of Bounds. No known emulators.
===Watara Supervision===
An attempt at making a real competitor for the Game Boy. Has some support in [[MESS]].
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