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Strange and forgotten consoles

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===Casio PV-1000===
A 1983 console pulled from shelves very quickly. Like many others, its titanic failure makes it a rarity nowadays.
===Commodore 64 Games System===
Hacked up console version of the regular C64, released only in Europe. Failed hilariously due to its outdated tech (1984 hardware in 1990!), the fact that the normal C64 was already a sufficient game console, and a bad case of the nogaems.
===Dendy===
The NES, but for slavs. Only [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kne6AKyYUuM Kinaman] can properly explain this one (turn on CC). Has decent support in MESS, and its status as an NES clone means its "exclusives" can be played on NES emulators that support broken pirate carts.
===Nuon===
A hybrid DVD player/game console with enhanced movie-viewing tools. Only a few games were made for the system, as the cheaper PS2 slaughtered it. There was an emulator in production called Nuance, but its author died and he didn't release the source code.
===RDI Halcyon===
A terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI. There are no known emulators for the Halcyon, as mankind has yet to fully comprehend its awesome power.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA Demonstration]
===Super A'Can===
An extremely rare Taiwan-only console released in 1995. Some preliminary support in [[MESS]].
===Nintendo Famicom Box===
A hybrid NES/Famicom arcade box distributed to hotels in Japan. The hotel would set the amount of time you could play on one token, and choose the games available.
===Playdia===
A disc based system released in Japan by Bandai in 1994. Notably, it had a wireless controller and all of its titles were interactive movies like Dragon's Lair. No known emulators.
===RDI Halcyon===
A terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI. There are no known emulators for the Halcyon, as mankind has yet to fully comprehend its awesome power.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA Demonstration]
===Sega Pico===
Child's edutainment console released in 1993. Was actually fairly successful. Has good support in [[MESS]].
===XaviXPort gaming consoleSuper A'Can===Motion control system suspiciously similar to the Wii, despite being released in 2004.===Commodore 64 Games System===Hacked up An extremely rare Taiwan-only console version of the regular C64, released only in Europe1995. Failed hilariously due to its outdated tech (1984 hardware Some preliminary support in 1990!), the fact that the normal C64 was already a sufficient game console, and a bad case of the nogaems[[MESS]].
===View-Master Interactive Vision===
1988 edutainment VHS console that used two audio tracks on each tape, the player choosing one of two options on screen, to create interactivity.
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