PlayPal

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PlayPal
Designer AtGames
Manufacturer AtGames
Kobian (Canada)
CPU 4 MHz Noza clone of Z80
Graphics 3.846 MHz Noza clone of YM2602B
Memory 24 KB Main RAM
16 KB Video RAM
Media built-in media
Released WW: 2006
Added to Museum October 31, 2020

PlayPal is the name of two video game consoles officially licensed by Sega and manufactured and distributed by AtGames in the United States and by Kobian in Canada.

Both units use the Noza Sega Master System clone chip and included 20 built-in games from the Sega Master System and Game Gear.

PlayPal Portable Player

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The portable version was named the PlayPal Portable Player in Canada.

This version was also known as the Coleco Sonic in the United States and as the Pocket Gear in Europe.

The Coleco Sonic version was licensed from Dormitus Brands, which held the rights to the Coleco brand name at the time.

PlayPal Plug-and-Play

The plug-and-play console was shaped like Sonic the Hedgehog's head.

Included games

Title Developer Platform Notes
Alex Kidd: High-Tech World Sega Sega Master System
Alex Kidd in Miracle World Sega R&D2 Sega Master System
Altered Beast Sega Sega Master System
Assault City Sanritsu Denki Sega Master System
Aztec Adventure Sega R&D2 Sega Master System
Astro Warrior Sega Sega Master System
Bomber Raid Sanritsu Denki Sega Master System
Columns Sega Game Gear
Ecco: The Tides of Time Novotrade International Game Gear
Fantasy Zone Sega R&D2 Sega Master System
Fantasy Zone: The Maze Sega Sega Master System
Global Defense Sega R&D2 Sega Master System
Kung Fu Kid Sega Sega Master System
The Ninja Sega R&D2 Sega Master System
Penguin Land Sega Sega Master System
Quartet Sega Sega Master System
Snail Maze Sega Sega Master System
Sonic Drift 2 Sega
Arc System Works
Game Gear
Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble Aspect Game Gear
Super Columns Sega Game Gear