Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Template:Infobox information appliance The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a second-generation handheld game console released by Epoch Co. in Japan in 1984 for 12,800 Japanese yen.[1] It is also known as Pokekon.[2]
The system was a commercial failure in Japan,[3] and as a result, only 7 games were made for it. A puzzle game and a paint program were built into the system. It was powered by 4 AA batteries, and screen's contrast could be adjusted by the user. Input and output controls included four buttons, an 8-way joypad, a contrast dial, and a sound on-off switch.[4]
Technical specifications
- LCD: monochrome, 75 × 64 pixels[2][5][4][3][6]
- Power supply: 4 AA batteries[2]
- Battery life: Not clear; >70 hours[3] or 60 hours[6]
- CPU: NEC μPD78C06 clocked at 6 MHz[6]
- RAM: 2 KB[2]
- ROM (cartridges): 8 or 16 KB[2]
- Sound: 1 sound channel[2]
Games
There were a total of 7 different games released for the system.
2 were built into the system.[2] The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". cartridge included with the system only serves as instructions and to occupy the cartridge slot, containing no game data, as it doesn't need to be inserted into the system to play the games;
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- Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., a Raster graphics editor paint program.
The other 5 were released separately[2] for 2,980 Japanese yen each, excluding Pocket Computer Mahjong which was 3,800 yen;[1]
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See also
- Barcode Battler, another handheld game console released by Epoch Co.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ASCII (February 1985). "Data Log". LOGiN Magazine (ログイン). p. 166. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Game Pocket Computer by Epoch – The Video Game Kraken". videogamekraken. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epoch Game Pocket Computer". Binarium. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1984 Game Pocket Computer and Cartridges". Miniarcade.com.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Epoch Game Pocket Computer". www.handheldmuseum.com.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chris Covell's Epoch Game Pocket Computer page". chrismcovell.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
External links
- Pictures and info about the Game Pocket Computer
- Other handheld games made by Epoch
- More pictures and info for the Game Pocket Computer
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