Pocket Player
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| Pocket Player | |
| Designer | DreamGEAR |
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| 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 run on a Nintendo Entertainment System clone chip.
However, the Pac-Man Pocket Player system runs on a Radica Sega Genesis clone chip.
In addition, the Contra Pocket Player runs the original arcade versions of the included games.
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 |
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 |
Pac-Man
It included three officially licensed Sega Genesis games.
| Title | Developer | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-Man | Namco | 2018 | Not previously officially released for Genesis. |
| Pac-Mania | Namco | 1991 | |
| Pac-Panic | Namco Hometek | 1993 |
