Apple/Bandai Pippin ATMARK
Apple designs the Pippin (named after an apple variety) as a standard that other manufacturers are supposed to build under license. The console is not only …
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Bandai
Missile Vader
Missile Vader is one of many LCD games released by Bandai Electronics. Missile Vader (also known as "Missile Invader" or "Space Play" in Germany) is a game …
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Bandai Family Trainer
Three years after the Famicom’s release, Bandai introduced the Family Trainer accessory. The mat is laid on the floor, and its printed buttons respond to …
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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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Open pageBandai Pippin Keyboard
The Apple/Bandai Pippin console hardly sold itself within the few years of its production time and is now considered one of the rarest and most expensive video …
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Bandai Playdia
The Playdia is designed for younger children, and despite its appearance, it is more of an interactive video player than a console. This can be easily seen by …
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Open pageBandai Pro Bowler
Like many video games of this time, the Pro Bowler is a (leisure) sports simulation. But it's not a video game, because it lacks a screen display that players …
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Bandai WonderSwan
The WonderSwan is a handheld games console with a greyscale LCD screen from Japanese manufacturer Bandai. It was developed with Koto Laboratory in Kyoto …
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Tamagotchi
In Japan, apartments are small and many people lack the time to keep pets. Japanese Aki Maita and Akihiro Yokoi design virtual pets to take with them. They …
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