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|[[wikipedia:Palmtex Portable Videogame System|Palmtex PVS / Super Micro]]
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|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.
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|[[wikipedia:Romtec Colorvision|Romtec Colorvision]]
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|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.
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|[[wikipedia:VTech 3D Gamate|VTech 3D Gamate]]
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|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.
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|[[wikipedia:VTech Variety|VTech Variety]]
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|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.
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|[[wikipedia:List_of_VTech_Handheld_electronic_games|VTech ProScreen]]
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|Yet another extremely rare console from VTech, The ProScreen was released in 1984 and only three games are known to have been released.
→Handhelds: moved some systems from Strange and forgotten consoles to First and Second Generations of video game consoles (section) and updated the Playdate entry
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!colspan="4"|Before 1985-1991|-|[[wikipedia:Digi Casse|Bandai Digi Casse]]|style="background:gainsboro;"|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]]|style="background:palegreen;"|Good|Yes|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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|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]
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|Release in 2022 by Panic Inc, The Playdate is an upcoming handheld with a released date of sometime in 2021. The console has uses a monochrome screen similar to an e, and along with standard controls (A & B Buttons, D-paper display one would find Pad) there is a Crank on the side of the console, giving the system a Kindleunique way of controlling games. Game development is aimed mainly at indie studios. Since the console has yet to be releasedis still being sold, it unknown how games will be made for it, when it well be discontinued or how many units of this system will sell.
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