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Game & Watch

ゲームウオッチ
alternative words: Game watch, Game and watch
keywords: machine , model , nintendo
related topics: Nintendo
related web sites: http://www.people.or.jp/~kodama/gm/gm.htm
explanation: Portable game video device released by Nintendo in April 1980. Contrary to their successors, like Game Boy, the game is not interchangeable. In spite of this handicap and an expensive price (5000 yens for only one game), it was a huge hit among Japanese school kids because the concept of a portable game device had been unknown at that time. Unfortunately for Nintendo, the machine being protected by no patents, the market has been quickly invaded by the imitations.

Game Boy

ゲームボーイ
alternative words: Gameboy
keywords: machine , model , nintendo
related topics: Nintendo , Pokemon , Gameboy advance
related web sites: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/
explanation: Portable game device released by Nintendo in April 1989. This technical wonder has immediately delighted the youngsters of the world by its miniature size and performance: Since then, they can play favorite games everywhere, in bus, in train even in school. The initial version had only black and white screen but now a color version has been released with Pokemon as the flagship software.

Game Gear

ゲームギア
alternative words: Gamegear
keywords: machine , model , sega
related topics: Sega
explanation: Portable game device released by Sega. In spite of its exceptional performance for portable devices of that period, i.e. a color screen and a possibility to watch TV by adding a tuner, it has not been successful because of its weight and a great consumption of the battery.

Gameboy advance

ゲームボーイアドバンス
alternative words: Game boy advance
keywords: machine , model , nintendo
related topics: Game Boy , Nintendo
related web sites: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ , http://www.ascii24.com/24/news/hard/article/2001/01/16/621996-000.html , http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20010116/nintendo.htm
explanation: Expected in March 200 with the price of 9800 yens, it is a major upgrade of the famous Nintendo's Gameboy. Its screen (32,000 colors, 240x160 dots) is 50% bigger than the old Gameboy and the CPU is 32 bit RISC instead of 8 bits. Moreover, you can connect up to 4 machines with a special cable (1400 yens) to enjoy a multi-play if the game supports it. The machine is compatible with the games developed for the old Gameboy and Gameboy color.

Image resolution

解像度
alternative words: Resolution
keywords: general , machine
explanation: It is explained by number of pixels available in vertical and horizontal directions on the screen of a machine.

Mega Drive

メガドライブ
alternative words: Megadrive, Genesis
keywords: machine , sega
related topics: Sega , Sega Saturn
explanation: Game machine released by Sega in October 1988. It would be the rival of Famicom from Nintendo thanks to its 16 bits CPU. Unfortunately, its palette supported only 64 colors, it had been quickly condemned by users because PC-Engine had supported already 256 colors. After this difficult start, its sales began to boost thanks to the spectacular success of an action game, "Sonic the hedgehog" released in July 1991. In USA, this machine has been commercialized with the brand name of "Genesis".

Mother board

基板
keywords: general , machine
related topics: Arcade machine
explanation: In Japan, certain fanatics of video games dare to get the mother board of arcade machines, if the console version is not yet available or its adaptation is imperfect.

MSX

MSX
keywords: game , machine
related topics: Ascii
explanation: In order to make up for the anarchy which reigned personal computer's market, "Ascii" has launched with Microsoft, MSX standard in June 1983. Many great electronic companies which entered lately the market like Philips and Matsushita, adhered to this standard. Unfortunately, because of an ambiguous positioning of the machine (for game or for office?) and its weak capacity (8 bits machine while IBM owned already 16 bits PC), the users have left gradually this norm.

Nintendo 64

Nintendo64
keywords: machine , nintendo
related topics: Nintendo , Super Famicom , Pokemon Stadium
related web sites: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/
explanation: Consumer game machine released by Nintendo in June 1996. Being the first game machine of 16 bits, it should perpetuate Nitendo's supermacy on the market after weakening of "Super Famicom" vs "Sega Saturn" and "Play Station" of Sony Unfortunately, its late release and high price system based on archaic cartridge has forced Nintendo to give up the first place to Sony's Play Station in 1997.

Nintendo-DS

ニンテンドーDS ニンテンドーディーエス
alternative words: DS
keywords: machine , model , nintendo
related topics: Gameboy advance
related web sites: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/
explanation: Released at the end of 2004 by Nintendo as the successor of Gameboy advance, the main characteristics of this handheld machine is a dual screen which should allow to see another information without changing the mode. Besides the main processor ARM946E-S, Nintendo-DS owns ARM7TDMI processor in order to keep the compatibility with Gameboy advance. Wifi protocol allows to connect several DS together so many people can play simultaneously the same game. In March 2006, a top-end version, DS Lite was released.

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