Electronics for Kids

Toy aisle consoles

The toy aisle console started showing up in the 1990s, they orignally appealed to parents looking for something similar to the NES, SNES or Genesis but with a bigger focus on content safe for a younger audience. These systems are usually not designed to compete with the bigger names in the industry but to serve a niche audience.

The name "Toy aisle consoles" comes from the fact that a majority of these consoles are sold in the toy aisles of stores, but this is not always the case.

(NOTE #1 - Be careful when adding systems; video games were seen as just toys until the end of the 1993 U.S. Senate video game hearings)
(NOTE #2 - Not all educational computers belong here; a large majority of them are clones or reskins not noteworthy enough to be added)

Name	MAME support	ROMs	Description
Arcadia Skeet Shoot	None	No	Released in October of 1998 by Toymax (The makers of the Creepy Crawlers and My Pet Monster toys), this Projector-based console, which only played Light-gun games, sold 435,000 units in the first 18 months before being recalled after reports of projectors overheating, melting, smoking and in a few rare cases, causing burn injuries (Faulty cartridges were to blame). After about three revisions, the system was discontinued sometime between 2000 and 2001, with only 5 out of the 9 games advertised known to have been released. It's unknown how many units were sold once the console was relaunched after the recall.
BattleVision	None	No	BattleVision is a VHS console released by Tiger Electronics in 1994.
Buzztime Home Trivia System	Preliminary	No	Released around 2004, the system is the result of a partnership between Cadaco Toys and NTN Network (Now known as NTN Buzztime after 2005), and, as the name implies, the console was designed around playing trivia with family and friends. The console runs on Elan Hardware. It's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units were sold, or when it was discontinued.
Cube World	None	No
Tomy Data Battle Virtual Simulation	None	No
Giga Pets Explorer	None	No
Giochi Preziosi My Life	None	No	Released in Italy in 2007, My Life was marketed towards young girls five to thirteen years of age. A simple life simulator serves as the built-in game and as the main UI. How many units were sold, the number of games released, and when it was discontinued is unknown.
GoGo TV Video Vision	Preliminary	No	Released sometime between 2005 and 2006 by Manley, the GoGo is Another PS2 Eye-Toy turned into an console, similar to the Hasbro Ion, an Educational console released around the same time, and like the Ion, it flopped and has since fallen into obscurity. It's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units were sold, or when it was discontinued.
Elonex iGAME	None	No
Mattel Hyperscan	Preliminary	Redump	Something you would expect to see under a bargain bin at Walmart, the Mattel Hyperscan was a card/disc-based system released in 2006 to appeal to some poor child's aunt at Christmas. It ran on a 32-bit Sunplus system-on-a-chip CPU, a successor to the 16-bit CPUs used to run consoles such as the V.Smile, many Jakks Pacific TV games and Vii. CGR Review.
POP Station	None	No	This infamous Game & Watch clone was originally released sometime between late 2004 and 2006 by an Unknown Chinese Manufacturer, the first few models had a selection of four games, and each system only had one built-in game, meaning you would need to buy four of them to get all the games available. Later models used interchangeable cartridges. It's unknown if these later models were made by the same manufacturer that made the original systems or if it's being produced by other companies making clones. It's unknown how many units have been sold so far.
Pixter	None	No	Released in 2000 as Fisher-Price's first Video Game Console, the Pixter was one of many consoles from the 2000s sold in the toy aisle and marketed towards children; around 25 to 50 games were released for it before being discontinued in 2007.
Pixel Chix	None	No
Sifteo Cubes	None	No
VideoNow XP	None	No	Released in 2003 and underwent 5 total revisions. An often-forgotten attempt by Hasbro and their subsidiary Tiger Electronics (of Game.com fame) to use the popularity of their VideoNow portable video players to enter the Video Game market.

Toy Computers

The precursor to the Toy aisle console, Toy computers are usually designed to be educational, ease of use and have the durability of a toy, these computers started to died out in the late 1990s, when the Toy Aisle Consoles started to appeal to parents looking for something similar to the more mainstream systems but with a bigger focus on safe, usually educational content. by the early 2000s, these kind of consoles had almost completely taken over the market these computers once controlled.

NOTE - Not all educational computers belong here, a large majority of them are clones or re-skins not noteworthy enough to be added

Model	Year	Developer/Distributor	MAME support	ROMs	Description
A A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Accelerator Cyber Station	~ Unknown	Oregon Scientific	None	No
AlphaByte	~ Unknown	Oregon Scientific	None	No
B A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Buzz Lightyear Star Command Laptop	2009	VTech	None	No
C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Carmen Sandiego Acme	~ Unknown	Team Concepts	None	No
Cars 2 Laptop	2012	Vtech	Preliminary	No
Children's Discovery System	1981	Mattel	None	No	The Children's Discovery System (CDS) is one of earliest examples of the modern educational computer we currently see in the toy aisles today. There's no mouse support like most computers of the era, and only had three modes built in at launch. The CDS software could be expanded though cartridges. Only 16 of the 21 advertised cartridges were released.
Clickstart	2007	LeapFrog	Preliminary	No
Color Blast Notebook	2006	VTech	None	No
Computer Cool School	2008	Fisher-Price	None	No
Computer Fun	1988	Texas Instruments	None	No
Computer Kid Interactive TV	1997	Clementoni	None	No	This is not just a educational computer, it can also be connect to TV and act like a plug-n-play console.
Computer Pal	1999	VTech	None	No
Computer Pal In Concert	1998	VTech	None	No
Computer Typing Instructor	1993	Radio Shack	None	No
Comquest	1995	Data Concepts	Preliminary	No
Cyber Spy Notebook	2007	VTech	None	No
F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Fun 2 Learn Laptop	2006	Fisher Price	None	No
FX-Micom FXマイコン	1981	Gakken	Good	No
G A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Genius Junior	1996	VTech	Preliminary	No
Genius Leader Notebook	1993	VTech	Preliminary	No
Girl Fun PC	2002	VTech	None	No
I A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
IQ Super PC	~ Unknown	Team Concepts	None	No
J A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
JC The Junior Computer	1988	~ Unknown	None	No
K A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
K28 Talking Learning Computer	1981 (model 7-230) 1985 (model 7-232)	Tiger Electronics	Imperfect (model 7-230) Preliminary (model 7-232)	No
Knights of Knowledge	2001	VTech	None	No
L A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Learning Computer	~ Unknown	Radio Shack	None	No
Learning Computer II	1987	Radio Shack	None	No
Learning-Window Teaching Machine	1986	VTech	Preliminary	No
Little Smart PC Fun	1994	VTech	None	No
Lesson One	1980	VTech	None	No
The Learning Pad	1996	Vtech	None	No
M A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
MAC Mini Computer	1980	Entex	None	No
Master Pad FM	2001	VTech	None	No
Math Computer	1987	Playtime	None	No
Math Starter	1988	Fisher Price	None	No
Mega Duck Super Junior Computer	1995	Welback Holdings	Decent	No	Released around 1995, the Super Junior was Welback Holdings attempt to save their Mega Duck platform by turning it into educational computer, similar to what VTech was producing at the time. it didn't work and was quickly discontinued. Since its just a Mega Duck in a laptop shaped case, the 12 cartridges released for it should run just fine in MAME.
Mouse Computer	1992	Texas Instruments	None	No
My First Computer	1986	Grandstand	None	No
My Own Leaptop	2010	LeapFrog	None	No
N A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Nitro Fun Notebook	2008	VTech	None	No
Number Cruncher	1986	VTech	None	No
P A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
PC Pal	1989	VTech	None	No
Pitagorin Junior	1993	VTech	Preliminary	No
PreComputer	1988	VTech	Preliminary	No	The PreComputer was a educational computer product line launched by VTech in 1988. The first two models were similar to a Palmtop or a Pocket PC of the era, while the later Junior model was the more common laptop design, although it doesn't use a mouse like later systems.
PreComputer Prestige Elite	1998	VTech	Preliminary	No
Preschool Desktop	~ Unknown	Team Concepts	None	No
S A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
See-A-Sound Phonics	1994	VTech	None	No
Sensu-Puter (Math Master)	1984	Epoch (JP) Grandstand (UK)	None	No
Smart Start	1986	VTech	None	No
Smart Start Basic	1992	VTech	None	No
Smart Start Basic Plus	1995	VTech	None	No
Smart Start Elite	1993	VTech	None	No
Smart Start Speller	1988	VTech	None	No
SmarTV	2002	VTech	None	No
Spell & Count	1986	Playtime	None	No
Spell N' Math Typing Instructor	~ Unknown	Radio Shack	None	No
Spelling Starter	1988	Fisher Price	None	No
Super Color Whiz	1993	VTech	None	No
Super Note Club µ	1998	Bandai	Preliminary	No
Super Smart Start	1992	VTech	None	No
T A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Talkatron	1985	Sears/Tiger	None	No
Talking Computron	1986	Sears	None	No	The Talking Computron has a Red 8x1 LCD Screen, 19 activities/games built in, and had a speech synthesis capabilities that were impressive for the time. Sears also sold four cartridges for extra content at their stores as well.
Talking Master Mouse Computer	1993	Texas Instruments	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid	1986	VTech	None	No	The Talking Whiz Kid is the first computer in one of VTech's longest product lines.
Talking Whiz Kid Animated	1995	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Challenger	1994	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Einstein/Millennium	1995	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Explorer	1994	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Genius	1993	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Honors	1995	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Knowledge Ball	1994	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Lessons	1997	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Mouse Pro	1995	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Notebook	1992	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Notebook 2000/3000	1996	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Plus	1990	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Power Mouse	1995 (Power Mouse) 1997 (Power Mouse Deluxe)	VTech	None	No
Talking Whiz Kid Super Animated	1997	VTech	None	No
Teach & Learn Computer	1982	Mattel	None	No
Teach & Talk Exploration Learning Laptop	2016	MerchSource/DCL	None	No
Tote & Go Laptop	2005	VTech	None	No
Type-Right	1985	VTech	None	No
U A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Ultra Pack PC	1995	Tiger Electronics	None	No
W A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Webstart Computer	1998	Tiger Electronics	None	No
Whiz Kid	1984	VTech	None	No

Toy Computers (OS-Based)

Unlike most Toy computers, the systems here have an actual OS and not just a basic GUI to get from program to another.

Model	Year	Developer / Distributor	MAME support	ROMs	Description
I.Q. Unlimited Computer	1991	VTech	Preliminary	No
IQ TV 512	1998	VTech	None	No	The 512 is a minor update to the Precomputer Unlimited, increasing the RAM capacity from 128kb to 512kb.
PreComputer Unlimited (PCU)	1996	VTech	Preliminary	No	Released in 1998 by VTech, The PCU has a Windows 3.1 inspired OS and runs on a DragonBall MCU, a 68000-based microcontroller widely used on Palm OS device of the era. It is unknown how many units were sold, how many game were made for it or when it was discontinued.
The Equalizer	1998	Vtech	None	No

Organizers & PDAs

Organizers are the precursor to the PDA, that said, organizers were still being made during the PDA era.

Model	Year	Developer / Distributor	MAME support	ROMs	Emulators / Other
H A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Harry Potter Book of Spells	2001	Tiger Electronics	None
I A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
iQuest	~ Unknown	LeapFrog	None
K A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
K-133	~ Unknown	Hitech	None
L A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Littlest Pet Shop Digital Planner	2008	Hasbro	None
R A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
R-Zone Data Zone	1996	Tiger Electronics	None
S A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Super Picky Talk Access Pet	1990	Casio	None		The Centre for Computing History
Super Picky Talk Forest of Gurutan	1997	Casio	Preliminary

Tablets & Smart Devices

Model	Year	Developer / Distributor	MAME support	ROMs	Description
InnoTab			None	No
InnoTab 2			Preliminary	No
InnoTab 2 Baby			None	No
InnoTab 2S			None	No
InnoTab 3			None	No
InnoTab 3S			None	No
Kidizoom Smartwatch			None	No
Kidizoom Smartwatch DX			None	No
Kidizoom Smartwatch DX2			None	No
Kidizoom Smartwatch DX3			None	No

E-readers

Model	Year	Developer/Distributor	MAME support	ROMs	Emulators / Other
L A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
LeapPad	1999 (Original) 2001 (New Design) 2002 (My First LeapPad) 2003 (Little Touch LeapPad)	LeapFrog	Preliminary
T A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Telestory Interactive Storybook System	2006	Jakks Pacific	Preliminary
V A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
VReader	2011	VTech	Preliminary

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