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Strange and forgotten consoles

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* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
* [[Pioneer LaserActive]]
* Playdia
* View-Master Interactive Vision
* Commodore CDTV
* EVO Smart Console
* Zeebo
* Nintendo Famicom Box
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===Action Max===
VHS tape console released in 1987 by Worlds of Wonder. It relied on a light gun and score counter for all of its 5 games, which could not really be lost.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj498-wkOz4 Cinemassacre Demonstration (WARNING: Contains Mike)]
===Amstrad GX4000===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv0uHVSMz2A Vintage review] Currently, there is only preliminary [[MESS]] support, but some of its games may be playable on other Apple emus.
===Atari XEGS===
A repackaging of existing hardware, marketed as a game console. Notable for having possibly the worst physical design ever. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2gF5wWns0E Overview]
===Casio Loopy===
A Japan-only game console designed for girls, focused on printing stickers. A '''Magical Shop''' add-on allowed for the printing of any screenshot, not just Loopy games. Preliminary support in [[MESS]].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaW6EB1poxM Drunken Printing Demonstration]
===Dendy===
[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]].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZ4JVhXhlY Overview]
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WmghUrnRqY Game demonstration]
===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.
==Handhelds==
* [[MegaDuck/Cougar Boy emulators|MegaDuck/CougarBoy]]
* Watara Supervision (MESS)
* Epoch Game Pocket Computer (MESS)
* Gamate (no roms or emu)
* Hartung Game Master (MESS partial)
* GP32
* Gizmondo
* Tapwave Zodiac
===Gamate===
Another attempt to capture part of the Game Boy market, the Gamate was released in the early 90s by Bit Corporation. The magnitude of its failure makes it and its software obscenely rare today, with prices over 500 dollars for the handheld alone on ebay. It's so obscure, the developers of MESS don't even list it as having preliminary support, and no known ROM dumps exist.
===Tiger Game.com===
An infamous piece of shit, with quite possibly the worst screen on any handheld ever. Somehow still had a port of Resident Evil 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfxzVFzvizE CGR review]
===Hartung Game Master===
A German Game Boy knock off. Also distributed in the UK.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9dZ-RBpQA Demonstration]
===Nokia N-Gage===
Nokia's attempt at making a cell phone/handheld system hybrid, before mobile gaming really took off. Although it was the most powerful handheld in its time, it failed due to a high price, a terrible button layout, numerous design flaws, and its underdeveloped cell phone component. Had a redesign called the QD, but it was only slightly better. Most of its games were ports, either from the GBA or from the PS1 and Saturn. While it didn't have any standout titles, it still had a few odd original entries from big franchises such as Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey and SSX: Out of Bounds.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezrxszX_CBw Review]
===Watara Supervision===
An attempt at making a real competitor for the Game Boy. Has some support in [[MESS]].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyMlcz6SoS4 Overview]
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