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.
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 |
