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Strange and forgotten consoles

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Seventh generation
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|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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|[[wikipedia:V.Flash|V.Flash]]
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|[https://archive.org/details/VTech_V.Flash_V.Smile_Pro_-_Redump.org_Rom_Set Redump]
|Released in 2006, The V.Flash was a spinoff console to the V.Smile Series created by VTech. Like the V.Smile it was educational console for children around ages 6-9, but unlike the V.Smile the used ROM cartridges the V.Flash used CD-ROMs. It also had 3D based graphics rather than 2D on the V.Smile. It didn't have many games, around 10 to be exact. Mostly being licensed children IPs such as Disney. It was discontinued a year after its release.
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|[[wikipedia:Vii|Vii]]
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|Only 5 games exist for this handheld (Released in 1984). All can be found [http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Epoch/Game-Pocket-Computer/Cartridges here].
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|[[wikipedia:Franklin Electronic Publishers|Franklin Bookman]]
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|Franklin Electronic Publishers First released the Bookman in 1989, it was marketed as electronic book, and was never designed to be a video game system yet the Bookman still has a place in video game history. The Bookman line of devices were originally sold in 1989 as "Electronic Bibles" that costed $299 (or $561 in 2020) before expanding into electronic versions of non-religious books in the early 90s. all models have a cartridge slot for other books and games. most titles were trivia or some other kind of word game. How many units sold and number of games released is unknown.
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|[[wikipedia:Game_Master_(console)|Hartung Game Master]]
|Yes [https://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6123135/Ipod_Click_Wheel_Games]
|In 2006, Apple introduced "iPod games" as 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.
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|Bible Challenge
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|Release sometime in the early 2000s by Excalibur Electronics, Bible Challenge is a educational game handheld console made to teach kids the bible. It was re-released as "Bible Quest" at some point but its unknown when this variant was released. Around five games were released for the system and it's unknown how many units were sold or when it was discontinued.
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|[[wikipedia:List_of_commercial_failures_in_video_gaming#digiBlast|DigiBlast]]
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