ActionMax Game System by Worlds of Wonder
Worlds of Wonder was a U.S. company that launched the ActionMax Game System (also ACTIONMAX) in 1987. The type of data carrier is particularly interesting on …
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Atari MEGA Computers
The MEGA computers introduced in 1987 were Atari’s next ST generation. They have a larger case, a fan, a battery-backed clock and a high-quality separate …
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Atari XE Game System
The Atari XE Game System (XEGS) is Atari's attempt to better position itself in the 8-bit market and to attract new users to the home computer segment in the …
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Bandai Karaoke Studio
The Karaoke Studio consists of a plug-in module and microphone and allows to use the Famicom as a karaoke station. The expansion, presented in July 1987, is …
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Commodore 1351 Mouse
The Commodore 1351 is a mouse for C64 and C128. It transmits movements proportionally and can be operated as a joystick if necessary.
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Commodore Amiga 2000 and 1500
The Amiga 2000 appeared in March 1987 as a large, expandable Amiga for professional users, priced at US$1,495. Commodore's German division played the leading …
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Commodore Amiga 500
The Amiga 1000 is followed by the Amiga 2000 desktop computer in 1987 and the Amiga 500 for home users as a keyboard computer.
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Didaktik Gama
The Didaktik Gama is a Czechoslovak copy of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, manufactured from 1987 by Didaktik in Skalica. The company had previously made Alfa and …
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Capcom released a mahjong game for Famicom in 1987. It is not the first Famicom implementation of the popular Asian board game, but the first that simplifies …
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PC Engine
The original version of the PC Engine is a fourth generation video game console. It is released in Japan in October 1987. It has an 8-bit processor with a …
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Sega Control Stick (3060)
The Control Stick (3060) is a joystick for the Sega Master System. Its joystick sits on the right, the two buttons are left.
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Open pageTwin Famicom 3D System
In 1987 Nintendo released the Famicom 3D System, which allows games to be given spatial depth through stereoscopic effects by means of an LCD shutter goggles …
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Z88
The Z88 is a small notebook computer based on the Zilog Z80 processor. Sir Clive Sinclair introduced it in 1987 under the Cambridge Computers name rather than …
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