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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 It was panned by critics and players for its long loading times due to it using CD-ROMs, outdated & unreliable hardware, locking content behind trading cards and the mounting cost of the owning the system (the cards are required for the games to work, and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.
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== Emulators ==
! scope="col"|Name
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:74%"
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col" | Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Compatibility
! 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}}]
| 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}}]
|{{Emulator compatibility|5|5}}
| {{Emulator compatibility|5|5}}
|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}
| {{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/>


<nowiki>*</nowiki>Sound is not implemented
:⁕ Sound is not implemented


<nowiki>**</nowiki>Performance is mostly good but not perfect
:⁑ Performance is mostly good but not perfect


<nowiki>***</nowiki>[[RetroArch]] MAME core seems to be unable to load games
:⁂ [[RetroArch]] MAME core seems to be unable to load games


==List of HyperScan games==
== List of HyperScan games ==
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 50vw;"
|+ style="background: #ECECEC;"|
|+ style="background-color: #ececec;" | Game titles released for the Mattel HyperScan
! class=sortable | Title
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Title<br />(Description)
! class=sortable | Release date
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Release date
! class=sortable | Developer
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Developer
! class=sortable | Publisher
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Publisher
! class=sortable | Genre(s)
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Genre(s)
! class=sortable | Description
! scope="col" class="sortable" | Available?
! class=sortable | Available?
|-
|-
|Ben 10
| Avatar: The Last Airbender
|2006
| Unreleased
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
| {{Unknown}}
|Mattel, Inc.
| {{Unknown}}
|Platformer
| {{Unknown}}
|
| {{✗|text=No}}
|Yes
|-
|-
|IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
| Ben 10
|October 2006
| 2006
|Backbone Entertainment, Inc.<br/>Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
|Fighting
| Platformer
|
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|Yes
|-
|-
|Marvel Heroes
| IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
|2007
| October 2006
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
| Backbone Entertainment, Inc.<br />Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
|Beat 'em Up
| Fighting
|
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|Yes
|-
|-
|Spider-Man
| Marvel Heroes
|2007
| 2007
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|Mattel, Inc.
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
|Platformer
| Beat 'em Up
|
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|Yes
|-
|-
|X-Men
| Nick Extreme Sports/Nickelodeon Sports
|October 2006
| Cancelled
|Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.<br/>BNP Games, LLC
| {{Unknown}}
|Mattel, Inc.
| {{Unknown}}
|Fighting
| Sports
|
| {{✗|text=No}}
|Yes
|-
|-
|Avatar: The Last Airbender
| Spider-Man
|Unreleased
| 2007
|?
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.
|?
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
|?
| Platformer
|
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|No
|-
|-
|Nick Extreme Sports/Nickelodeon Sports
| X-Men
|Cancelled
| October 2006
|?
| Semi Logic Entertainments, Inc.<br />BNP Games, LLC
|?
| [[Mattel|Mattel, Inc.]]
|Sports
| Fighting
|
| {{✓|text=Yes}}
|No
|}
|}


==Also See==
== See also ==
[[List of HyperScan Cards]]
* [[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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