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