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Third generation
{{Consoles}}Beneath the clean and successful exterior of gaming giants like the [[Super Nintendo emulators|Super Nintendo ]] and Playstation [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] lies the '''Gap of Vidya''': a realm populated by unwanted and forgotten consoles of old, immortal in their plasticity. Here we may receive knowledge of their eternal fate. Not everything on this page can or will be emulated.  If it's a video game console from the [https[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28third_generation%29 |third generation]] and beyond, it's on this page for your viewing pleasure.  See also [[First and Second Generations of video game consoles|Console Boom emulators]] for the 70s and 80s consoles.
==Consoles==
* [[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]]
* [[3DO emulators|3DO]]
* [[Pioneer LaserActive]]
=== Third generation ==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Max |Action Max]]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|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. There's an add-on for the laserdisc multi-[[Arcade LaserDisc emulators|arcade LaserDisc emulator ]] [[DaphneDAPHNE]] called [https://web.archive.org/web/20150512114240/http://www.singeengine.com/cms/node/6 SIGNESINGE.] We're in murky waters here, so run this at your own risk.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj498-wkOz4 Cinemassacre Demonstration]
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Amstrad_GX4000|Amstrad GX4000]]|Good|[https://enarchive.wikipediaorg/details/Amstrad_GX4000_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]/[https://archive.org/wikidetails/Amiga_CD32 Amiga CD32gx4000_library ✓]|style="text-align:center;"|Preliminary|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|A console consolized version of the Amiga[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]].
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|style="text[[Atari_8-align:center;"bit#Atari_XEGS|Atari XEGS]]|Preliminary|Yes|A repackaging of the [[Atari 8-bit]] computer line marketed as a game console. Notable for having possibly the worst physical design ever. It has preliminary support in MAME, as does the 65XE computer it's based on. [https://enwww.wikipediayoutube.orgcom/wiki/Amstrad_GX4000 Amstrad GX4000watch?v=N2gF5wWns0E Overview]|style="text-align[https:center;"|Good|style//www.youtube.com/watch?v="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|A consolized version of the Amstrad CPC._IVK3ukQmMA CGR Review]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Bandai_Pippin Apple Bandai Pippin]|style="text-align:center;"BBC_Bridge_Companion|PreliminaryBBC Bridge Companion]]|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|Apple's attempt at being relevant to games. It failed.[httpshttp://www.youtubeprogettoemma.comnet/watchmess/system.php?vmachine=cv0uHVSMz2A Vintage reviewbbcbc Good] Currently, there is only preliminary [[MESS]] support, but some of its games may be playable on other Apple emus.|Yes|
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|style="text[[wikipedia:PV-align:center;"1000|Casio PV-1000]]|Good|[https://en.wikipediaarchive.org/wikidetails/Atari_XEGS Atari XEGSCasioPV1000 No-intro]|style="text-align:center;"|Preliminary|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|A repackaging of existing hardware, marketed as a game 1983 consolepulled from shelves very quickly. Notable for having possibly the worst physical design ever. It has preliminary support in MESSLike many others, as does the 65XE computer its titanic failure makes it's based on. [https://wwwa rarity nowadays.youtube.com/watch?v=N2gF5wWns0E Overview]
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Commodore_64_Games_System|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Loopy Casio LoopyCommodore 64 Games System]]|style="text-align:center;"|PreliminaryGood|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)|style="text-align:center;"|A Japan-only game hacked up console designed for girlsversion of the regular [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]], focused on printing stickersreleased only in Europe. A '''Magical Shop''' add-on allowed for Failed hilariously due to its outdated tech (1984 hardware in 1990!), the fact that the printing normal Commodore 64 was already sufficient, and a bad case of any screenshot, not just Loopy the 'no games'. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaW6EB1poxM Drunken Printing Demonstration]
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Dendy_(console)|Dendy]]|Decent|Yes|The [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]], but for slavs. (TCRF COMEDY!) Only [https://enwww.wikipediayoutube.orgcom/wiki/PV-1000 Casio PV-1000watch?v=kne6AKyYUuM Kinaman]|style="text-align:center;"|Good|style="text-align:center;"|Yes can properly explain this one (No-introturn on CC)|style="text-align:center;"|A 1983 console pulled from shelves very quickly. Like many othersHas decent support in MAME, and its titanic failure makes it a rarity nowadaysstatus as an NES clone means its "exclusives" can be played on NES emulators that support broken pirate carts.
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Dina_(video_game_console)|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64_Games_System Commodore 64 Games SystemDina]]|style="text-align:center;"Good|GoodYes|style="textHybrid clone of both the [[SG-align:center;"|1000 emulators|style="textSG-align:center;"1000]] and [[ColecoVision emulators|Hacked up console version of ColecoVision]]. Sold by Telegames as the regular C64Telegames Personal Arcade, released only in Europeallegedly with permission from Coleco themselves. Failed hilariously due The console's build quality leaves a lot to its outdated tech (1984 hardware in 1990!)be desired, the fact not to mention that games for the normal C64 was already a sufficient game console, and a bad case of the nogaemsaforementioned platforms can be played on most [[ColecoVision emulators]] anyway.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enmuppet.wikipediafandom.orgcom/wiki/Dendy_%28console%29 DendyVideo_Buddy Family Driver]/[https://segaretro.org/Video_Driver Video Driver]|style="text-align:center;"|DecentNone|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="textSega also had a go with the VHS-align:center;"|The NESBased console market with the Family Driver from 1988 and unlike most of these type of consoles, this did not play Light-gun games but for slavsinstead played driving games. 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 cartsthree games were released for the system; it's unknown when Sega discontinued it.
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"LJN Video Art|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_(video_game_console) DinaLJN Video Art]]|style="text-align:center;"|GoodNone|style="text-align:center;"|None|style=A notorious "text-align:center;educational"|Hybrid clone of both console made by the [[SG-1000]] and [[ColecoVision]]notorious LJN released in 1985. Sold by Telegames It was meant as the Telegames Personal Arcade, allegedly with permission from Coleco themselves. The console's build quality leaves a lot paint program type system that was meant to be desired, not to mention that games for compete against television rather than mainstream consoles at the aforementioned platforms can be played on most ColecoVision emulators anywaytime.It flopped hard. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neURIc_A3js Commercial] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-zEhhTqdvg AVGN Review]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_Towns_Marty FM Towns Marty]|style="text-align:center;"My Vision|Preliminary My Vision]]|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|An early fifth-generation console released by Fujitsu in 1993. It failed due to its astronomical price. Another version called the [httpshttp://www.youtubeprogettoemma.comnet/watchmess/system.php?vmachine=RQs7zyn4uVQ Car Martymyvision Good] was also released, designed to be a GPS for automobiles. Preliminary MESS support for both.|None|
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Philips_Videopac_%2B_G7400|Philips Videopac + G7400]]|[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediaprogettoemma.orgnet/wikimess/HyperScan Mattel Hyperscansystem.php?machine=g7400 Imperfect]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"||style="text-align:center;"|Something you would expect to see under a bargain bin at Wal-mart, the Mattel Hyperscan was a card/disc based system released in 2006 to appeal to some poor child's aunt at Christmas. [https://wwwmega.youtubeco.comnz/watch?v=Iv2#!MRMCGKSJ!x8Mk78ClxL5y2Js3IdRts0GiY8U9TS46JcuXbTx9S1c No-M78m_qI CGR Reviewintro] No known emulators; consoles based on other chips produced by Sunplus, however, do have emulators made for them, though.|
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Video_Information_System Memorex VIS[RDI Halcyon]]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-alignA terrifying machine based on HAL from 2001:center;"|A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90sSpace Odyssey, featuring voice-recognition and AI learning. Its failure bankrupted RDI. No There are currently no known emulatorsfor the Halcyon, but as mankind has yet to fully comprehend its software may be playable on Windows 3awesome power. [https://www.x emus, as the console's OS was an altered version of thatyoutube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA Demonstration]
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Super_Cassette_Vision|Super Cassette Vision]]|Decent|[https://enarchive.wikipediaorg/details/Epoch_Super_Cassette_Vision_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]/[https://archive.org/wikidetails/IQue_Player Nintendo iQue Playersupercassettevision_library ✓]|style="text1984 successor to the original Cassette Vision. Much easier to emulate as the hardware is similar to some other obscure systems. The graphical quality is somewhere between the ColecoVision and NES. Was actually fairly successful in Japan until the Famicom came along and kicked its ass. Then [http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/11/117006/1757950-alignladycassettevision.jpg this] [https:center;"|None|style="text//www.svg.com/94780/bizarre-console-flops-align:center;"||style="textgaming-alignhistory/ happened]. It has a homebrew scene that is still alive with some cool stuff like [https:center;"|An official Nintendo game console released in China in an attempt to stop piracy in the region//www. Unsurprisingly, it didn't workyoutube. It's basically an N64 clone com/watch?v=MudYEDUK3Nw a port of Super Mario Bros] and was the first console with no original titlesa [https://www.youtube. No known emulatorscom/watch?v=WWPapt33UgQ Dragon Ball] videogame.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediaold-computers.orgcom/wikimuseum/Nuon_%28DVD_technology%29 Nuoncomputer.asp?st=2&c=1294 Soundic SD-290]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="textReleased by Soundic in 1983, the SD-align:center;"|A hybrid DVD player/game console with enhanced movie-viewing tools290 was designed to undercut the competition but the lack of compelling games and dated hardware drove customers away from it. Only a few 11 of the 16 games were made planned for the system, as the cheaper PS2 slaughtered were released. It's unknown how many units were sold or when itwas discontinued. There was an emulator in production called Nuance Furthermore, but its author died and he didnit't release the source codes important to note that Soundic sold SD-290 motherboards to various companies to rebrand them as their own consoles.
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Terebikko|[http://famicomworld.com/system/other/famicombox/ Nintendo Famicom BoxTerebikko\Video Phone]]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="textThe Terebikko is a VHS-align:center;"|A hybrid NES/Famicom arcade box distributed to hotels Based edutainment console released in Japan. by Bandai in 1988 and in the US by Mattel in 1989, The hotel would set the amount Japanese version had less then 10 games made for it but most of time you could play them are based on one tokenhigh profile properties such as Super Mario, Sailor Moon, Doraemon and choose the Dragon Ball Z, Meanwhile, Only 2 games available. You can see it in action in season 18 are known to of [http://www.gamingcx.com/ Game Center CX]. There was also been released for the Super Famicom BoxUS version, for playing SNES. No known emulators, but the Super Famicom Box both were discontinued in 1994 and it''may'' work in MAME, as its BIOS is availables unknown how many units were sold.
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Video Challenger|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playdia PlaydiaVideo Challenger]]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|A disc based system released Released in Japan 1987 by Bandai Select Merchandise and licensed to 4 companies in 1994. Notablydifferent regions, this VHS-Based console only had around 8 games released for it had a wireless controller and all like most systems of its titles were interactive movies like Dragonthis type, it only played Light-gun games. It's Lair. No known emulatorsunknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued.
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|[http://www.christopherjhopkins.com/videosmarts-the-interactive-video-learning-system.html Videosmarts]|None|None|Released around 1986 by the Connor Toy Corporation, the Videosmarts is VHS edutainment console that taught Preschool to Second Grade Subjects, It's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.|-|[[wikipedia:View-Master_Interactive_Vision|View-Master Interactive Vision]]|None|None|1988 edutainment VHS console that used two audio tracks on each tape, the player choosing one of two options on the screen, to create interactivity. Also had short mini-game segments with ColecoVision-like graphics. Unlike the other VHS systems, the games were actually decent. No known emulators.|-|[[wikipedia:VTech_Socrates|VTech Socrates]]|Preliminary|Yes [https://archive.org/details/socrates_library ✓]|Old edutainment console released in 1988. It featured a robot-type character called Socrates and had wireless infrared controllers. The same company would later release the V.Smile and V.Flash systems many years later.|-|[[wikipedia:Zemmix|Zemmix Series]]|Good|Yes|Korean system that was simply an MSX/MSX 2, depending on the model, in console form. Mostly just existed as a way to play MSX games. Though there were a few games made specifically for it, they were playable on the MSX as well. Any MSX emulator should work for its games.|} === Fourth generation === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Internet Archive! scope="col"|Description|-|[[wikipedia:Commodore_CDTV|Commodore CDTV]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/Amiga_CDTV_TOSEC_2009_04_18 TOSEC] // [https://archive.org/details/RedumpCommodoreAmigaCDTV redump]||A console version of the Amiga 500. Can be emulated in [[WinUAE]] like other [[Amiga emulators|Amiga hardware]].|-|[https://enja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_%28consoleE3%83%94%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8E Konami Picno]|None|None||Released in Japan by Konami in 1992, the extremely rare Picno is an odd hybrid of a Video Game Console and a Drawing Tablet that used cartridges similar to [[wikipedia:HuCard|HuCard's]] and [https://segaretro.org/Sega_Pico Sega Pico]. It's unknown how many units were sold, when it was discontinued or how many games were released. [http://videogamesdensetsu.tumblr.com/post/142354502350/the-konami-picno-%E3%83%94%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8E-1992-a-drawing-tablet Software & sources lists].|-|[http://videogamekraken.com/%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0-by-skb-kontur-%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B1-%D0%BA%D0%BE%29 RDI HalcyonD0%BD%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80 Krokha]|None|None||The Krokha (Кроха) is an unreleased Russian console by SKB Kontur (СКБ Контур). The console was only in development for a short time in 1990 before Kontur pulled the plug on the project. They made 200 units for internal testing and, after it was cancelled, the 200 units were given to the people who worked on the system. Furthermore, A former employee that worked on the Krokha back in the day has released Photos, Schematics and Rom Dumps for the system on his [http://alemorf.ru/comps/kroha/index.html Website]|-|[[wikipedia:Tandy_Video_Information_System|Memorex VIS]]|Preliminary|None||A beautiful monster sold only at RadioShack in the early 90s. The software may be playable on Windows 3.x emulators, as the console's OS was an altered version of that.|-|[[Philips CD-i emulators|Philips CD-i]]|Imperfect|Yes|[https://archive.org/details/redumpPhilipsCdi ✓]|Thanks to working with Nintendo to develop a CD add-on for the SNES, the CD-i is notorious for having egregiously terrible Mario and Zelda games, so much so that the Big N ''disowned'' their existence and considered it a blank space in their official history. Aggressively promoted and held on for multiple years with multiple different models (targeted at everything from gamers to pharmaceutical companies), but couldn't compete with mainstream consoles and computers of the time.|-|[[Pioneer LaserActive]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/Pioneer_Laseractive_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC]|||-|[[wikipedia:Sega_Pico|Sega Pico]]|Good|[https://archive.org/details/Sega_Pico_TOSEC_2012_04_13 TOSEC]/[https://archive.org/download/No-Intro-Collection_2015-03-03 No-intro]||Child's edutainment console released in 1993. Was actually fairly successful. Has good support in [[MAME]].|-|[[Super A'Can]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03 No-intro]|[https://archive.org/details/superacan_library ✓]|An extremely rare Taiwan-only console released in 1995. |} === Fifth generation === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Description|-|[[3DO emulators|3DO]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/3DO_2017_Reference_Set_Redump_Validated_ROMs Redump 2017]||-|[[Amiga_emulators#Amiga CD32|Amiga CD32]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/Amiga_CD32_TOSEC_2009_04_18 TOSEC] // [https://archive.org/details/RedumpAmigaCD32 redump]|A console version of the Amiga 1200. Can be emulated in [[WinUAE]] like other [[Amiga emulators|Amiga hardware]].|-|[[wikipedia:Apple_Bandai_Pippin|Apple Bandai Pippin]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/details/BandaiApplePippin-GamesRoms Yes]|Apple's attempt at being relevant to games. It failed.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ln_CmNtbvQ Vintage review] Currently, there is only preliminary [[MAME]] support, but some of its games may be playable on other Apple emulators.|-|[http://videogamekraken.com/arcadia-skeet-shoot-by-toymax Arcadia Skeet Shoot]|None|None|Released in October of 1998 by Toymax (The makers of the Creepy Crawlers and My Pet Monster toys), this Projector-based console, that only [http://kevinisblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/arcadia-electronic-skeet-shoot-game.html 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.|-|[[wikipedia:CP_System#Capcom_Power_System_Changer|Capcom Power System Changer]]|Good|None|A console version of the Capcom CPS arcade board. Compatible with SNES controllers.|-|[[wikipedia:Casio_Loopy|Casio Loopy]]|Preliminary|[https://archive.org/download/No-Intro-Collection_2016-01-03 No-intro]|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. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaW6EB1poxM Drunken Printing Demonstration] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNWGVtwTkiM Ashens overview]|-|[[wikipedia:FM_Towns_Marty|FM Towns Marty]]|Preliminary|Trurip|An early fifth-generation console released by Fujitsu in 1993. It failed due to its astronomical price. Another version called the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQs7zyn4uVQ Car Marty] was also released, designed to be a GPS for automobiles. Preliminary MAME support for both.|-|[[wikipedia:Playdia|Playdia]]|None|[https://archive.org/details/BandaiPlaydia_Redump.org_2018-01-22 Yes]|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.|-|[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Video_Buddy Video Buddy]|None|None|Released in November of 1999 by the Interactive Learning Group, this VHS-based console was designed for children aged 3 to 7 years old and had about 20 games released for it. A revision of the Video Buddy that used DVD's instead of VHS's was released in 2003 and while both versions were initially successful, a crowded "Children" console market led to its downfall. The [http://videogamekraken.com/category/vhs-based other company] that made the DVD-based console shut down in 2006. It's unknown how many units were sold.|} === Sixth generation ==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Description|-|Buzztime Home Trivia System|None|None|Released around 2004, the system is the result of a partnership between Cadaco Toys and NTN Buzztime; and, as the name implies, the console was designed around playing trivia with family and friends. It's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.|-|[[wikipedia:Nuon_%28DVD_technology%29|Nuon]]|None|Trurip<br />[https://archive.org/details/Nuon.7z Images?]|A hybrid DVD player/game console with enhanced movie-viewing tools, from a bunch of former Atari personnel. Only a few games were made for the system, as the cheaper PS2 slaughtered it. There was a closed-source emulator in production called [http://www.nuon-dome.com/files/Nuance_051.zip Nuance], but its author died and he didn't release the source code himself. Though it became [http://atariage.com/forums/topic/254444-nuon-game-system-talk-discussion/page-3#entry3564288 publicly] [http://www.dragonshadow.com/ available.]|-|[[wikipedia:V.Smile|V.Smile]]|Imperfect||Yes [https://archive.org/details/VTechV.Smile ✓]|An educational game machine by VTech. It derived from Sunplus' 16-bit SPG-series CPU architecture, which had similar peers including most [http://pnp-info.angelfire.com/ Jakks Pacific TV games] and Vii. The XaviXPORT was similar but had its own custom XaviX CPUs.|-|[[wikipedia:XaviXPORT|XaviXPORT]]|[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/xavix.cpp Preliminary]|None|A fitness based system, employing the usage of motion controls in an effort to get players off of the couch - beating Nintendo's [[Wii_emulators|Wii]] by more than 2 years! Each game cart came with a dedicated controller and an own CPU (not in the system, similar to Super FX chips in some SNES carts). The XaviXPORT was actually developed by eight of the engineers who worked on the original development of the [[Nintendo_Entertainment_System_emulators|NES]]. An upgraded version with a 16-bit "Super XaviX" CPU compared to the original 8-bit CPU came in 2005. Also of note is the fact that Jackie Chan partnered with SSD Company Limited in order to bring his likeness to the console, which resulted in two licensed games. [https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze David Haywood] is particularly working on reverse-engineering the XaviX technology for MAME.|} === Seventh generation ==={|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|[[MAME]] support! scope="col"|ROMs! scope="col"|Description|-|[[wikipedia:Game Wave|Game Wave]]|None|[https://archive.org/details/ZAPiT_GameWave_Redump_2017-12-23 Redump]|A terrifying machine based on HAL failed attempt to steal sales from 2001: A Space Odysseythe upcoming Nintendo Wii, the Game Wave was an obscure console released in 2005 by ZAPiT Games that only had trivia games. It also had a VeggieTales family party game.Giga Pets Explorer TV Game System|-|GoGo TV Video Vision|None|None|Released in sometime between 2005 and 2006 by Manley, featuring voicethe GoGo is Another PS2 Eye-recognition Toy turned into edutainment console and like the Ion, it flopped and AI learninghas since fallen into obscurity, it's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued. Its failure bankrupted RDI. There are no known emulators |-|Hasbro Ion|None|None|Released in time for the 2005 Holiday season, the Ion is basically a PS2 Eye-Toy turned into edutainment console for preschoolers and at the Halcyontime, as mankind has yet the Ion was turning heads at toy fairs, hype was building and the console looking to fully comprehend its awesome powerbe real hit for Hasbro but for whatever reason, the console flopped and disappeared into obscurity faster then the refunds could be made, it's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.|-|[[wikipedia:HyperScan|Mattel Hyperscan]]|Preliminary|[https://archive. org/details/MattelHyperscan_Redump_2014-12-14 Redump]|Something you would expect to see under a bargain bin at Wal-mart, 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. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeI5zKeGELA DemonstrationIv2-M78m_qI CGR Review].|-|Interac TV |None|None| Released by Fisher-Price in 2006. The Interac TV was designed to turn any DVD Player into an educational console. just sync the custom wireless controller to your DVD Player and put a game disk in. Unfortunately incompatibly issues resulted in most people been unable to sync the controller to their player and some even said that their DVD player couldn't even read the disks. it's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.|-|Smart Cycle|None|None|Released in 2007 by Fisher-Price and not to be confused with their later phone\tablet controller of the same name. the Smart Cycle is a hybrid between an exercise bike and a edutainment console. it's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.|-|Story Reader Video +|None|None|Release in 2006 by Publications International. The Video + turns the Story Reader electronic book into one of many educational consoles of the 2000s. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Around 7 games were released for the system,|-|-|Telestory Interactive Storybook System|None|None|Release in 2006 by Jakks Pacific for kids aged 3 and up, The Telestory is yet another edutainment console from 2000s and all the games are exactly what the console name would suggest, it's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued.
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Vii|Vii]]|[httpshttp://enwww.wikipediaprogettoemma.orgnet/wikimess/Sega_Pico Sega Picosystem.php?machine=vii Preliminary]|style="text-align:center;"Yes|GoodA rather poor excuse of a response to the [[Wii emulators|style="textWii]], made by JungleTac, KenSingTon, and a dozen or so manufacturers churning out shoddy variants of it. Emulators have recently been made for the platform, with several projects aiming to provide support for Sunplus' rather oddball architecture, such as [http://www.maxconsole.com/maxcon_forums/threads/280551-MuchimeX-v0-5-has-been-alignreleased! MuchimeX for the original Xbox], and [http:center;"|Yes (No//hackmii.com/2010/04/sunplus-the-biggest-chip-company-youve-never-intro)|style="textheard-align:center;"|Childof/ Unununium], the latter being the basis for a [[MESS]] core. The same goes for VTech's edutainment console released in 1993[http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system. Was actually fairly successfulphp?machine=vsmile V. Has good support in Smile], the [[wikipedia:Xavix|XaviXPORT]] and most [MESShttp://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=batmantv Jakks Pacific]TV games including those [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=walle Disney tie-in ones].
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|style="text-align[[wikipedia:center;"Zeebo|Zeebo]]|None|None|[https://enAn obscure Brazilian console released in 2009. It was based on the BREW platform, and its games were delivered via a 3G mobile network.wikipediaIt was only sold in Brazil, Mexico, and China.org/wiki/Super_A%27Can Super A'Can]|} === Eighth generation ==={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|PreliminaryName! scope="col"|style[[MAME]] support! scope="text-align:center;col"|Yes (No-intro)ROMs|style! scope="text-align:center;col"|An extremely rare Taiwan-only console released in 1995.Description
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Vii Vii]|style="text-align:center;"Ouya|[http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=vii PreliminaryOuya]]|style="text-align:center;"None|YesNone|style="text-align:center;"|A rather poor excuse of a response to the Wii, made by JungleTac, KenSingTon, and a dozen or so manufacturers churning out shoddy variants of it. Emulators have recently been made for the platform, with several projects aiming to provide support for Sunplus' rather oddball architecture, such as [http://www.maxconsole.com/maxcon_forums/threads/280551-MuchimeX-v0-5-has-been-released! MuchimeX for the original Xbox], and [http://hackmii.com/2010/04/sunplus-the-biggest-chip-company-youve-never-heard-of/ Unununium], the latter being the basis for a MESS core. The same goes for VTech's [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=vsmile V.Smile], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavix XaviXPORT] and most [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=batmantv Jakks Pacific] TV games including those [http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=walle Disney tie-in ones].
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-Master_Interactive_Vision View-Master Interactive Vision]Funtastic TV Adventures|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="textReleased in 2015 by Wal-align:center;"|1988 edutainment VHS Mart under their Kid Connection brand, the Funtastic is an educational console that used two audio tracks on each tape, made for preschoolers and the player choosing one of two options on screen, only games known to create interactivity. Also had short mini-game segments with ColecoVision like graphics. Unlike have been released for the other VHS systems system are the two pack-in games . It's unknown how many units were actually decent. No known emulatorssold or when it was discontinued.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enwww.wikipediaclementoni.orgcom/wikiit/VTech_Socrates VTech Socratesmyclembox/ My Clem Box]|style="text-align:center;"|PreliminaryNone|style="text-align:center;"|YesNone|style="text-align:center;"|Old edutainment Released in 2018 by Italian toy company Clementoni and sold exclusively in Italy, My Clem Box is an educational console released in 1988. It featured a robotwith Wii-type character called Socrates and had wireless infrared controllers. The same company would later release the Vlike motion controls.Smile Because it's still being sold, it unknown how games will be made for it and Vwhen it well be discontinued.Flash systems Info on how many years laterunits have been sold so far have not been released to the public.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemmix Zemmix Series]Smart TV Consoles|style="text-align:center;"|Good (MSX)None|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|Korean system that was simply an MSX/MSX 2, depending on Launched sometime in the modelearly 2010s by Italian toy company Clementoni, Smart TV is series of educational consoles sold exclusively in Italy. The controllers of these console form. Mostly just existed as a way ranged from traditional to play MSX gamesthe gimmicky with some having motion and PS2 EyeToy-like controls. Though there were a few It's unknown how many games made specifically for it they were playable on the MSX as well. Any MSX emulator should work released for itthese systems.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebo Zeebo]
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|style="text-align:center;"|A very obscure brazilian console released in 2009. It's titles were released digitally and and it had wireless capabilities. There's a very good reason why you have never heard of this console before.
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==Handhelds==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Description
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|style!colspan="text4"|Before 1991|-align|[[wikipedia:center;"Digi Casse|Bandai Digi Casse]]|None|No|Originally released in Japan by Bandai in 1984, another short-lived console from the early 80s. Only had around 4 to 6 games released for it. The console was released in Europe by an unknown company and in Russia as the Elektronika NM 26, both sometime in the late 80s.|-|[[wikipedia:Epoch_Game_Pocket_Computer|Epoch Game Pocket Computer]]|Good|Yes|Only 5 games exist for this handheld (Released in 1984). All can be found [httpshttp://enwww.wikipediatheoldcomputer.orgcom/wikiroms/Epoch_Game_Pocket_Computer index.php?folder=Epoch /Game -Pocket -Computer/Cartridges here].|-|[[wikipedia:Grandstand_(game_manufacturer)#Projector-based_'Light'_games|Grandstand Light Games]]|None|No|Have you every played a poor Game & Watch clone and said to yourself "I Would Love to Play This On The Big Screen"? Then the Light Games from 1988 is for you. It has a built-in projector and less then 10 games released for it. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued.|-|[[wikipedia:Game_Master_(console)|Hartung Game Master]]|Decent|Yes (No-intro)|A German Game Boy knockoff released in 1990. Also distributed in the UK as the '''Systema 2000''' and under alternate names in other countries, including '''Super Game''' and '''Game Tronic'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9dZ-RBpQA Demonstration]|style-|[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]]|None|No|Released in 1984, Super Micro was a handheld console similar to the Milton Bradley Microvision in design. Bad timing, a lack of advertising, and issues with its design and quality (the plastic body is vary fragile) resulted in failure. Palmtex sold less then 37,000 units and discontinued the console the same year it was released. Only three of the eight games announced were released.|-|[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]]|None|No|Released in 1984, The Colorvision was another cheaply made console released during the Video Game Crash. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued. Only 5 games were released for it.|-|[[wikipedia:VTech 3D Gamate|VTech 3D Gamate]]|None|No|An extremely rare console released in 1983 by VTech, it's unknown how many units were sold and was likely discontinued shortly after released. While six games were announced, only 3 are known to have been released.|-|[[wikipedia:VTech Variety|VTech Variety]]|None|No|Another extremely rare console released from VTech in 1983, like the 3D Gamate. It's unknown how many units were sold and was also likely discontinued shortly after released. Only six games are known to have been released for it.|-|[[wikipedia:List_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]]|None|No|Yet another extremely rare console from VTech, The ProScreen was released in 1984 and only three games are known to have been released.|-!colspan="4"|1991-2000|-|[[wikipedia:Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu|Bandai Denshi Manga Juku]]|None|No|Released in Japan by Bandai in 1995, the Denshi Manga Juku was a touchscreen-based console that was the predecessor to the WonderSwan. It was discontinued in 1996 and only four games were released for it (including of all things, an exclusive Rockman aka Mega Man game).|-|[[wikipedia:Barcode Battler|Barcode Battler]]|None|No|Released in Japan by Epoch in 1991 and internationally later the same year. The console was basically a digital trading card game, whereas the player used Barcodes to get new characters, enemies and power-ups, Barcode cards were available in packs and the player was even encouraged to use Barcodes found on everyday products around the house. The Barcode Battler was hugely popular in Japan but a major flop everywhere else. It's unknown how many units were sold or how many cards were officially released.|-|[[wikipedia:Cybiko|Cybiko/Cybiko Xtreme ]]|Imperfect |[https://archive.org/download/TOSEC_V2017-04-23/Cybiko/ TOSEC]|The Cybiko is a Russian handheld computer introduced in the U.S. by David Yang's company Cybiko Inc. as a retail test market in New York on April 2000, and rolled out nationwide in May 2000. It is designed for teens, featuring its own two-way radio textmessaging system. It had over 430 "official" freeware games and applications.|-|[[wikipedia:Gamate|Gamate]]|Good|Yes|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 that it wasn't until December 2014 when preliminary support for the handheld was added in MAME, and ROM dumps were made.|-|[http://videogamekraken.com/philips-in2it In2it]|None|No|The Philips In2it is an unreleased touchscreen-alignbased console that never matured past internal testing and media press kits. Unfortunately after the failure of the CD-I, the console was cancelled and only 10 out of the few hundred systems manufactured are known to still exist. Furthermore, 10 games are known to have been made for it.|-|Koei PasoGo|None|No|In 1996, Koei released a Game Boy competitor in Japan called the PasoGo, and for some reason Koei decided to market it as being designed specifically to play the traditional Asian board game, Go. The console flopped thanks to its high price tag of 39,800 Yen (about $600 when adjusted for inflation), the size of the device, and the fact that all six launch titles were slightly different versions of Go. It's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued.|-|[[wikipedia:Mega_Duck|MegaDuck/CougarBoy]]|Good|Yes|Chinese knockoff Game Boy (Made and released in 1993 by a Hong Kong firm) that was branded with various bizarre names, despite each version being exactly the same. Used cartridges. ROMs are out there, surprisingly.|-|[[wikipedia:centerPixter|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.|-|[[wikipedia:Game.com|Tiger Game.com]]|Preliminary|No-intro // [https://archive.org/download/TOSEC_V2017-04-23/Tiger/ TOSEC]|Launched on August 1997. 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]. Notable milestones in industry: it was the first video game console to include a touchscreen and the first handheld console to include Internet connectivity.|-|[[wikipedia:Watara_Supervision|Watara Supervision]]|Good|styleNo-intro // [https://archive.org/download/TOSEC_V2017-04-23/Watara/ TOSEC]|An attempt at making a real competitor for the Game Boy/Color and introduced in 1992.|-!colspan="text4"|2001-2010|-align|[[wikipedia:center;"iPod|Apple iPod]]|None|YesNo|style=In 2006, Apple introduced "iPod games"textas there first step into the handheld console market, despite having third party companies like Square Enix, Hudson Soft and EA making games for the iPod, it wasn't the huge hit they hoped it would be, a mix of awkward click wheel controls, controversy over pricing and the lack of an iPod-specific SDK resulted in a lack of interest from developers and a quick decline in game sales, Apple stopped releasing iPod games in 2009 and removed them from the iTunes store in 2011, Around 50 games were released for the iPod.|-align|[[wikipedia:center;"List_of_commercial_failures_in_video_gaming#digiBlast|DigiBlast]]|None|No|The DigiBlast is a Linux-based console from 2005 that was meant to compete with both the GameBoy Advance and the VideoNow series of portable video players, Unfortunately despite having a solid launch lineup, The system was a major flop and quickly became one of the worst selling consoles ever released, only selling about 100,000 units in its short lifespan.|-|Fisher-Price iXL|None|No|Only 5 Released in 2010 and discontinued in 2012, The iXL is a Touchscreen-based console designed for kids 3 to 7 years of age, it's unknown how many units were sold or how many games exist were released for it.|-|[[wikipedia:Gameking|GameKing]]|[http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=gameking Preliminary]|Yes|A rather bastardized attempt at making a Gameboy-esque handheld, manufactured and marketed by TimeTop (aka Guangzhou Daidaixing Tec. Electronics Co. Ltd.) in 2003. Strangely enough, this one's even more primitive than the Supervision, Gamate and Mega Duck consoles before it, as it uses a lower-resolution 64x32 screen, and that's despite companies such as Subor (i.e. that Chinese company who gained notoriety for developing an AMD-based gaming PC/console hybrid) releasing workalike clones of the [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]] and, more recently, GBA clones. MAME support for it is preliminary at best.|-|[[wikipedia:Gizmondo|Gizmondo]]|Preliminary|Yes (No-intro)|A disaster of a handheld, the Gizmondo was released in 2005 with a furious marketing campaign. It was ahead of its time in that it (was supposed to have) included built-in advertisements to make the console cheaper. All [https://youtu.be/dv6UaHZxUys LGR Review]|-|[[wikipedia:GP32|GP32]]|Preliminary|Yes (No-intro)|A Korean handheld, it was released on November 23, 2001, in South Korea only. It was the first handheld to use SD cards and had pretty good specs for the time, so everybody ended up just jailbreaking it and using it as an emulator/homebrew platform. The developers later went on to develop the more successful GP2X line, which was designed from the ground up for emulators. An emulator was made for the system in 2002 called "GeePee32" that is known to be able to emulate many commercial games for the system, though some lack sound. However, the project is inactive. It can be found here: [http://users.skynet.be/bk327964/gp32/]|-|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 sold, number of games were released and when it was discontinued is unknown.|-|[https://web.archive.org/web/20170110002414/http://kmagic.kskids.com/ K-Magic]|None|No|Released in 2010 by K's Kids for the 0-6 years market, The K-Magic is an educational handheld console that used cartridges called "Magic Cards" and was overall designed to be as simple as possible. It was discontinued in 2018 with the release of the K-Magic 2. It's unknown how many games were made for it or how many units were sold.|-|[[wikipedia:Leapster|Leapster]]|Preliminary|Yes (No-intro)|The Leapster Learning Game System (Released in late 2003) is an educational handheld game console aimed at 4 to 10-year-olds (preschool to fourth grade) and made by LeapFrog Enterprises. Its games teach the alphabet, phonics, basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), art, and animal facts to players. It featured a touchscreen and games from various licenses from Thomas & Friends to Sonic X. Oddly enough it's successors, i.e. the Didj, Leapster Explorer, and LeapPad series of tablets which run on the Pollux and NXP3200 platforms along with a customized Linux distribution has a homebrew scene that even features some emulators.|-|[[wikipedia:Pokemon_Mini|Nintendo Pokémon Mini]]|Decent|[https://archive.org/download/TOSEC_V2017-04-23/Nintendo/Pokemon%20Mini/ TOSEC]|A very downgraded Game Boy (But also the tiniest cart-based handheld device made by Nintendo). It was first released in NA and then Japan on late 2001. Only Pokemon related games were released, and its catalog of games is also very limited. It's also very rare nowadays. Decent support in MAME, though there are other choices to play these games on other emulators.|-|[[wikipedia:N-Gage_(device)|Nokia N-Gage]]|None|Yes|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 and released in October 2003, 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, and was the only system to have an English version of Xanadu Next (before the 2016 global re-release for Windows PCs). There's one emulator called N-GageCool, but it's dead payware that only runs Java games. [[Cellphone_emulators#N-Gage_(Nokia)|Modern open source emulators]] are in the works.|-|[https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/POP_Station 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 modals 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 are were made by the same manufacturer that made original systems or if theirs other companies making clones. It's unknown how many units have been sold so far.|-|[[wikipedia:Tapwave_Zodiac|Tapwave Zodiac]]|None|[http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=EpochTapwave/Zodiac Some]|A handheld released in 2003 that used an enhanced Palm OS. Ahead for its time, even receiving awards. However, the PSP and Nintendo DS killed it. [https://youtu.be/GameMz3nNKQRnNQ LGR Review]|-|Teachermate Handheld Educational Computer|None|No|Released in 2008 by the non-Pocketprofit company, Teachermate, This educational handheld console was only sold to schools and taught kids in a Kindergarten to Second Grade level, It's unknown how many games were made for it, how many units sold or when it was discontinued. |-Computer/Cartridges here|[[wikipedia:VideoNow XP|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.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gameking GameKing]|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=gameking Preliminary]|style!colspan="text-align:center;4"|Yes|style="text-align:center;"|A rather bastardized attempt at making a Gameboy-esque handheld, manufactured and marketed by TimeTop (aka Guangzhou Daidaixing Tec. Electronics Co. Ltd.) in 2003. Strangely enough, this one's even more primitive than the Supervision, Gamate and Mega Duck consoles before it, as it uses a lower2011-resolution 64x32 screen, and that's despite companies such as Subor (i.e. that Chinese company who gained notoriety for developing the NES version of Final Fantasy VII) releasing workalike clones of the [[Game Boy]], and more recently, GBA clones. MESS support for it is preliminary at best.2020
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|style="text-alignC2:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamate Gamate]Color & Card|style="text-align:center;"|PreliminaryNone|style="text-align:center;"|YesNo|style="text-align:center;"|Another attempt to capture part of the Game Boy market, the Gamate was released Released in 2015 in the early 90s China by Bit Corporation. Baiyi Animation, The magnitude of its failure makes it and its software obscenely extremely rare today, with prices over 500 dollars for C2 was made to bank on the handheld alone on ebay. It's so obscure, that popularity of Roco Kingdom films but ultimately it wasn't until December 2014 when preliminary support for the handheld was added in MESS, and ROM dumps a flop. Only 6 games were madefor it and was discontinued shortly after released.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enwww.wikipediaclementoni.orgcom/wikiit-en/16612-clemstation-60/Gizmondo GizmondoClemstation 6.0]|style="text-align:center;"|PreliminaryNone|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)|style=Released in 2018 by Clementoni, the Clemstation is an "text-align:center;multimedia educational console"|A disaster of a handheld, the Gizmondo was released only sold in 2005 with Italy that appears to be on a furious marketing campaignrunning custom version of Android. It was ahead of its time in that Because it's still being sold, it unknown how games will be made for it and when it (was supposed to well be discontinued, info on how many units have) included built-in advertisements been sold so far not been released to make the console cheaperpublic.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enevercade.wikipediaco.org/wiki/GP32 GP32uk Evercade]|style="text-align:center;"|PreliminaryNone|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)|style="text-align:center;"|Korean Evercade is an upcoming cartridge based handheldwith a released date of Q4 2019. It was the first handheld The console designed to use SD cards emulate officially licensed retro games and had pretty good specs for games from Indie publishers / developers. Since the timeconsole has yet to be released, so everybody ended up just jailbreaking it and using unknown how games will be made for it as an emulator/homebrew platform. The developers later went on to develop the more successful GP2X line, which was designed from the ground up for emulatorswhen it well be discontinued or how many units of this system will sell.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enliliputing.wikipedia.orgcom/2012/wiki11/Game_Master_%28console%29 Hartung Game Masterlg-kids-pad-tablet-hits-south-korea-for-276.html Kids Pad]|style="text-align:center;"|DecentNone|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)|style="text-align:center;"|A German Game Boy knock offReleased in 2012 by LG. Also distributed The Kids Pad was only sold in the UK. [https://wwwSouth Korea and featured an app store and support for cartridges.youtubeHow many units sold, number of games were released and when it was discontinued is unknown.com/watch?v=Ay9dZ-RBpQA Demonstration]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[httpshttp://enkmagic.wikipediakskids.orgcom/wiki/Mega_Duck MegaDuck/CougarBoyK-Magic 2]|style="text-align:center;"None|GoodNo|style="textReleased in 2018 by K's Kids for the 0-align:center;"|Yes|style="text6 years market, The K-Magic 2 simplifies the original console by having everything already built-align:center;"|Chinese knockoff Game Boy that was branded with various bizarre namesin and ready for parents and children to use, despite each version Because it's still being exactly sold, when it well be discontinued and info on how many units have been sold so far not been released to the same. Used cartridges. Roms are out there, surprisinglypublic.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon_Mini Nintendo Pokémon Mini]M&D Monon Color|style="text-align:center;"|DecentPreliminary|style="text-align:center;"|YesNo|style="text-align:center;"|A very downgraded Game Boy. Only Pokemon related games were releasedLike the C2, The Monon Color from 2014 also tried to bank on the popularity of Roco Kingdom films and was only slightly more successful than it; it's catalogue of unknown how many games is also very limited. It's also very rare nowadays(At least 15) were released for it or when it was discontinued. Decent Preliminary support for it was added in MESS, though there are other choices to play these games MAME [https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/a9i37l/mame_0205/ 0.205] on other emus[https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/MAME_0.205 December 2018].
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enwww.wikipediatakaratomy.orgco.jp/wikiproducts/N-Gage_%28device%29 Nokia N-Gagezukanneopad NEO Consoles]|style="text-align:center;"|None|style="text-align:center;"|YesNo|style="text-align:center;"|Nokia's attempt at making a cell phone/handheld system hybrid, before mobile gaming really took offReleased in 2017. 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 componentby Takara Tomy. Had a redesign called the QD, but it was The NEO Series are educational consoles only slightly better. Most of its games were ports, either from the GBA or from the PS1 sold in Japan and Saturn. While it didn't have any standout titles, it still had appear to be using a few odd original entries from big franchises such as Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey and SSX: Out of Bounds and was the only system to have an English custom version of Xanadu NextAndroid. ThereBecause it's one emulator called N-GageCoolstill being sold, but it's dead payware that only runs Java unknown how gameswill be made for it and when it well be discontinued, info on how many units have been sold so far not been released to the public.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://enplay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapwave_Zodiac Tapwave Zodiacdate Playdate]|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Tapwave/Zodiac Some]None|style="text-align:center;"|No|style="text-align:center;"|A The Playdate is an upcoming handheld with a released date of sometime in 2003 that used 2020. The console has a monochrome screen similar to an enhanced Palm OSe-paper display one would find on a Kindle. Ahead Game development is aimed mainly at indie studios. Since the console has yet to be released, it unknown how games will be made for it's time, even receiving awards. However, the PSP and Nintendo DS systems killed when itwell be discontinued or how many units of this system will sell.
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_com Tiger Game.com]
|style="text-align:center;"|Preliminary
|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)
|style="text-align:center;"|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]
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|style="text-align:center;"|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watara_Supervision Watara Supervision]
|style="text-align:center;"|Good
|style="text-align:center;"|Yes (No-intro)
|style="text-align:center;"|An attempt at making a real competitor for the Game Boy.
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