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{{Infobox console
{{Infobox console
|title =  
| title             = HyperScan
|logo = HyperScan.jpg
| logo               = HyperScan.jpg
|developer = [[Mattel]]
| logowidth = 300px
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
| developer         = [[Mattel]]
|generation = [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|Seventh generation]]
| type               = [[:Category:Home video game consoles|Home video game console]]
|release = October 23, 2006
| generation         = [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|Seventh generation]]
|discontinued = 2007
| release           = {{#formatdate:2006-10-23|mdy}}
|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|69.99|2006}}
| discontinued       = 2007
|predecessor = [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]
| introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|69.99|2006}}
|emulated = {{✗}}
| predecessor       = [[Intellivision emulators|Intellivision]]
| emulated           = {{~}}
}}
}}
Released by Mattel in 2006, the HyperScan quickly gained a reputation as one of the worst consoles ever made. It was panned by critics and players for its long loading times due to it using CD-ROMs, outdated & unreliable hardware, locking content behind trading cards and the mounting cost of the owning the system (the cards are required for the games to work, and cost {{Inflation|USD|10|2006}} per-pack, each pack had a random selection of cards).
Released by Mattel on {{#formatdate:2006-10-23|mdy}}, the '''HyperScan''' quickly gained a reputation as one of the worst game consoles ever made. It was panned by critics and players for:
* Locking content behind trading cards.
* The neverending cost of operation (the cards, costing {{Inflation|USD|10|2006}} per-pack for a random selection of cards, were required for the games to work)
* Long loading times (stemming from the choice of CD-ROMs as a storage media, which its hardware could not handle well)
* Unreliable hardware (the scanner for the cards often didn't work correctly)


==Emulators==
The HyperScan has also not aged well, finding a working system these days can be a challenge.
{{No playable emulators}}
== Emulators ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:74%"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col" | Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col" | Compatibility
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col" | [[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
! scope="col" | Active
! scope="col" | [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|-
! colspan="10"|PC / x86
! scope="col" colspan="7" | PC / x86
|-
|-
|[[MAME]]
| [[MAME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
| style="text-align: left;" | {{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As 0.251, 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>
| git artifacts<ref group="N">[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-macOS]</ref><br />[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}
| {{Emulator compatibility|5|5}}
|{{✓}}
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br />{{License|BSD3}}
|{{✗}}[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/2b424f5a8090961db0d8224f755b2dff7c9e9a8c/src/mame/tvgames/spg29x.cpp#L616 *]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}<ref group="N">File: [https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/2b424f5a8090961db0d8224f755b2dff7c9e9a8c/src/mame/tvgames/spg29x.cpp#L616 src/mame/tvgames/spg29x.cpp], line 616 at [https://github.com/mamedev/mame mamedev/mame] on GitHub.com.</ref>
|}
|}


<references group=N/>
<references group=N/>


==List of HyperScan games==
:⁕ Sound is not implemented
{|class="wikitable mw-sortable" width="700px"
 
! class=sortable | Title
:⁑ Performance is mostly good but not perfect
! class=sortable | Release date
! class=sortable | Developer
! class=sortable | Publisher
! class=sortable | Genre(s)
! class=sortable | Description
! class=sortable | Available?
|-
|Avatar: The Last Airbender
|Unreleased
|?
|?
|?
|
|No
|-
|Ben 10
|2006
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
|Platformer
|
|Yes?
|-
|IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
|October 2006
|Backbone Entertainment, Inc.<br/>Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
|Fighting
|
|Yes?
|-
|Marvel Heroes
|2007
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
|beat 'em up
|
|Yes?
|-
|Nick Extreme Sports/Nickelodeon Sports
|Cancelled
|?
|?
|Sports
|
|No
|-
|Spider-Man
|2007
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
|Platformer
|
|Yes?
|-
|X-Men
|October 2006
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.<br/>BNP Games, LLC
|Mattel, Inc.
|Fighting
|
|Yes?
|}


==List of Cards==
:⁂ [[RetroArch]] MAME core seems to be unable to load games
{{WIP}}
===Avatar: The Last Airbender===
{|class="wikitable mw-sortable" width="700px"
! Number
! Type
! Name
! Description
|-
|N/A
|N/A
|Unknown
|N/A
|}


===Ben 10===
== List of HyperScan games ==
There are currently 80 known cards for this game, with each type designated by a different color.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 50vw;"
{|class="wikitable mw-sortable" width="700px"
|+ style="background-color: #ececec;" | Game titles released for the Mattel HyperScan
! Number
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Title<br />(Description)
! Type
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Release date
! Name
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Developer
! Description
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Publisher
|-
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Genre(s)
|1
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Available?
|Character
|Ben Tennyson
|Ben, his Grandpa Max and cousin Gwen head off on a summer camping trip to seek adventure - and with his new 'watch' Ben is certain to find it. Scan this card to save games.
|-
|2
|Character
|Four Arms
|Built for Battle, the Tetramand is a massive species with four powerful arms and a dense armor-plated skin.
|-
|3
|Character
|Stinkfly
|Lepidopterrans are an insectoid race with transparent wings, sturdy exoskeletons, and stinging tails that deploy a variety of chemical weapons.
|-
|4
|Character
|Ripjaws
|The Fighting Fish Volanns' jaw can grip with the strength of an industrial vise using rows of razor-sharp teeth that can chomp through almost anything.
|-
|-
|5
| Avatar: The Last Airbender
|Character
| Unreleased
|XLR8
| {{Unknown}}
|Kinecelerans reach speeds of more than 500 MPH by manipulating friction, enabling them to defy gravity and run across sheer surfaces.
| {{Unknown}}
| {{Unknown}}
| {{✗|text=No}}
|-
|-
|6
| Ben 10
|Character
| 2006
|Heatblast
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Pyronites are Masters of Fire, which they unleash on their enemies, they absorb both flames and heat and can put out a fire as easily as starting one.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
| Platformer
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|-
|-
|7
| IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
|Character
| October 2006
|Wildmutt
| Backbone Entertainment, Inc.<br />Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
|Vulpimancers are beasts with incredible athletic ability and sharp quills that serve both as projectile weapons and finely tuned sense receptors.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
| Fighting
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|-
|-
|8
| Marvel Heroes
|Character
| 2007
|Diamondhead
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Warriors composed of jagged shards of crystals, Petrosapiens reflect light beams and can cut through virtually anything.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
| Beat 'em Up
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|-
|-
|9
| Nick Extreme Sports/Nickelodeon Sports
|Character
| Cancelled
|Ghostfreak
| {{Unknown}}
|Living phantoms, Ectonurites can phase through solid objects, make themselves invisible, and often inhabit other bodies for limited amounts of time.
| {{Unknown}}
| Sports
| {{✗|text=No}}
|-
|-
|10
| Spider-Man
|Character
| 2007
|Grey Matter
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Galvans are five inches tall with soft flexible bones that allow them to squeeze into tight spaces or spring quickly from danger.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
| Platformer
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|-
|-
|11
| X-Men
|Character
| October 2006
|Upgrade
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.<br />BNP Games, LLC
|Biomechanical Mecromorphs are able to merge with any technology and "Upgrade" it into an incredible piece of Ultra-Tech.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
| Fighting
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|}
|}


===IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League===
== See also ==
* [[List of HyperScan Cards]]


[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:CD-ROM-based]]
[[Category:Home consoles]]
[[Category:Consoles (for kids)]]
[[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]]
[[Category:Home video game consoles]]
[[Category:Mattel consoles]]
[[Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Consoles (for Kids)]]
[[Category:SPG-based]]
[[Category:Mattel consoles]]
[[Category:Very early emulation]]
[[Category:Very early emulation]]
[[Category:MAME Driver Status: Preliminary]]

Latest revision as of 20:58, 31 August 2026

HyperScan
Developer Mattel
Type Home video game console
Generation Seventh generation
Release date October 23, 2006
Discontinued 2007
Predecessor Intellivision
Emulated ~

Released by Mattel on October 23, 2006, the HyperScan quickly gained a reputation as one of the worst game consoles ever made. It was panned by critics and players for:

  • Locking content behind trading cards.
  • The neverending cost of operation (the cards, costing $10 ($16 in 2026) per-pack for a random selection of cards, were required for the games to work)
  • Long loading times (stemming from the choice of CD-ROMs as a storage media, which its hardware could not handle well)
  • Unreliable hardware (the scanner for the cards often didn't work correctly)

The HyperScan has also not aged well, finding a working system these days can be a challenge.

Emulators

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Name Platform(s) Latest version Compatibility License Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD git artifacts[N 1]
0.289 		100%
5 out of 5 reported titles 		GPLv2
BSD-3-Clause 		✓ ✓[N 2]
  1. ↑ CI-Windows CI-Linux CI-macOS
  2. ↑ File: src/mame/tvgames/spg29x.cpp, line 616 at mamedev/mame on GitHub.com.
⁕ Sound is not implemented
⁑ Performance is mostly good but not perfect
⁂ RetroArch MAME core seems to be unable to load games

List of HyperScan games

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Game titles released for the Mattel HyperScan
Title
(Description) 		Release date Developer Publisher Genre(s) Available?
Avatar: The Last Airbender Unreleased ? ? ? No
Ben 10 2006 Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc. Mattel, Inc. Platformer Yes
IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League October 2006 Backbone Entertainment, Inc.
Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. 		Mattel, Inc. Fighting Yes
Marvel Heroes 2007 Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc. Mattel, Inc. Beat 'em Up Yes
Nick Extreme Sports/Nickelodeon Sports Cancelled ? ? Sports No
Spider-Man 2007 Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc. Mattel, Inc. Platformer Yes
X-Men October 2006 Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
BNP Games, LLC 		Mattel, Inc. Fighting Yes

See also

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