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==Specifications==
==Specifications==
Most Pocket Player systems run on a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] clone chip.
Most Pocket Player systems include a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] clone chip.


However, the ''[[Pac-Man]]'' Pocket Player system runs on a [[Radica]] [[Sega Genesis]] clone chip.
However, the ''[[Pac-Man]]'' Pocket Player and the ''[[Tetris]]'' Pocket Player Pro systems includes a [[Sega Genesis]] clone.


In addition, the ''[[Contra]]'' Pocket Player runs the original [[arcade]] versions of the included games.
The ''[[Contra]]'' Pocket Player runs the original [[arcade]] versions of the included games. It contains a a Rockchip RK3128, a system-on-a-chip that has quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU and Mali400 MP2 GPU. It also has 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 1GB of storage.


All Pocket Player systems contain a small joystick. The buttons vary depending on the games present.
All Pocket Player systems contain a small joystick. The buttons vary depending on the games present.
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Each system version included licensed games from various companies.
Each system version included licensed games from various companies.


===''Bases Loaded''===
===''All-Star Stadium'' (originally known as ''Bases Loaded'')===
It included seven officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.
It included seven officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.


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!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bubble Bobble]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bubble Bobble (video game)|Bubble Bobble]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
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!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Contra]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Contra (video game)|Contra]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
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!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dig Dug]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dig Dug (video game)|Dig Dug]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
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!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galaga]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galaga (video game)|Galaga]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
===''Galaga'' Pro===
It included two officially licensed [[arcade]] games.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galaga]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Galaxian]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1979
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|}
|}
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!| Notes
!| Notes
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mappy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Mappy (video game)|Mappy]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namcot]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
===''Ms. Pac-Man'' Pro===
It included one officially licensed arcade game.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Ms. Pac-Man (video game)|Ms. Pac-Man]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|}
|}
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|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pac-Man (video game)|Pac-Man]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pac-Man (video game)|Pac-Man]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]<br />[[Shiro]] (port)
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2018
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not previously officially released for Genesis.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not previously released for Genesis.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pac-Mania]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pac-Mania]]''
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco Hometek]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco Hometek]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
===''Pac-Man'' Pro===
It included one officially licensed arcade game.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pac-Man (video game)|Pac-Man]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
===''Tetris''===
It included one officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tetris]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[AcademySoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
===''Tetris'' Pro===
It included one officially licensed Sega Genesis game.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tetris]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[AcademySoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 16:51, 19 October 2024

Pocket Player logo.png
Pocket Player
Designer DreamGEAR
Manufacturer DreamGEAR
CPU NES: 1.79MHz 2A03 clone
Genesis: 7.6 MHz 68000 clone
Graphics NES: RP2C02 clone
Genesis: 13.4 MHz YM7101 clone
Memory NES: 2 KB main, 2 KB video
Genesis: 64 KB main, 64 KB video
Media built-in media
Released Pac-Man WW: October 24, 2018
Dig Dug WW: August 2, 2019
Galaga WW: August 2, 2019
Ms. Pac-Man WW: August 2, 2019
Bubble Bobble WW:October 29, 2019
Don Doko Don WW: January 6, 2020
Bases Loaded WW: March 20, 2020
Contra WW: September 4, 2020
Added to Museum Bases Loaded: October 2, 2021
Don Doko Don: October 3, 2021
Galaga: October 4, 2021
Bubble Bobble: October 6, 2021
Pac-Man: October 20, 2021
Ms. Pac-Man: October 20, 2021
Contra: October 22, 2021
Dig Dug: April 5, 2022

Pocket Player was a series of small dedicated handheld consoles by DreamGEAR under the My Arcade brand name.

Specifications

Most Pocket Player systems include a Nintendo Entertainment System clone chip.

However, the Pac-Man Pocket Player and the Tetris Pocket Player Pro systems includes a Sega Genesis clone.

The Contra Pocket Player runs the original arcade versions of the included games. It contains a a Rockchip RK3128, a system-on-a-chip that has quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU and Mali400 MP2 GPU. It also has 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 1GB of storage.

All Pocket Player systems contain a small joystick. The buttons vary depending on the games present.

Each console outputs video to a small screen and audio through a speaker and each runs off from three AAA batteries.

Games included in Pocket Player

Each system version included licensed games from various companies.

All-Star Stadium (originally known as Bases Loaded)

It included seven officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Bases Loaded Jaleco
Tose 		1988
Bases Loaded II: Second Season Tose 1990
Bases Loaded 3 Tose 1991
Bases Loaded 4 Tose 1993
Goal! Tose 1989
Hoops Aicom 1989
Racket Attack Tose 1988

Bubble Bobble

It included three officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Bubble Bobble Taito 1987
Bubble Bobble Part 2 Taito 1993
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 Taito 1988

Contra

It included two officially licensed arcade games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Contra Konami 1987
Super Contra Konami 1989

Dig Dug

It included three officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Dig Dug Namcot 1985
Dig Dug II Namcot 1985
The Tower of Druaga Namcot 1986

Don Doko Don

It included three officially licensed Family Computer games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Chack'n Pop Taito 1985
Don Doko Don Taito 1990
Don Doko Don 2 Natsume 1992

Galaga

It included three officially licensed Family Computer games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Galaga Namcot 1985
Galaxian Namcot 1984
Xevious Namcot 1984

Galaga Pro

It included two officially licensed arcade games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Galaga Namco 1981
Galaxian Namco 1979

Ms. Pac-Man

It included three officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Mappy Namcot 1984
Ms. Pac-Man Namcot 1988
Sky Kid Namcot 1987

Ms. Pac-Man Pro

It included one officially licensed arcade game.

Title Developer Released Notes
Ms. Pac-Man Namco 1982

Pac-Man

It included three officially licensed Sega Genesis games.

Title Developer Released Notes
Pac-Man Namco
Shiro (port) 		2018 Not previously released for Genesis.
Pac-Mania Namco 1991
Pac-Panic Namco Hometek 1993

Pac-Man Pro

It included one officially licensed arcade game.

Title Developer Released Notes
Pac-Man Namco 1980

Tetris

It included one officially licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game.

Title Developer Released Notes
Tetris AcademySoft 1984

Tetris Pro

It included one officially licensed Sega Genesis game.

Title Developer Released Notes
Tetris AcademySoft 1989
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