Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Japanese handheld game console
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The Epoch Game Pocket Computer (Japanese: ゲームポケコン, Hepburn: Gēmupokekon) 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]
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 An Epoch Game Pocket Computer | |
| Developer | Epoch Co. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Epoch Co. |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Second generation |
| Released | 1984 |
| Introductory price | ¥12,800 |
| Media | ROM cartridge |
| CPU | NEC μPD78C06 @ 6 MHz |
| Memory | 2 KB |
| Display | Monochrome, 75 × 64 pixels |
| Sound | 1 sound channel |
| Controller input | 8-way joypad |
| Power | 4 AA batteries |
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
Games
There were a total of 7 different games released for the system.
2 were built into the system.[2] The Built-in Functions (本体内蔵機能, Hontai naizō kinō) 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;
- Puzzle Game (パズルゲーム, Pazurugēmu), an 11 tile version of Fifteen puzzle.
- Graphics function (グラフィック機能, Gurafikku kinō), 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]
See also
- Barcode Battler, another handheld game console released by Epoch Co.
