i found out today that matell released a console called the hyper scan, it failed after just a year. can you think of any other failed consoles?
System
79987 Posts
11 years, 2 months ago
There are plenty. Apple Pippin is one
The Turbo Grafx 16 "which gave us Bonk" the Jaguar and the Panasonic 3DO. These are the consoles that come to mind when ever it comes to those that are pretty much forgotten. This is a pretty good site for looking at consoles that didn't make the cut.
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-3do.htm#page=reviews
http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg90-3do.htm#page=reviews
Sega Saturn and Dreamcast were 2 consoles that were good and had enormous potential but were wiped out by Sony. Sega also had Gamegear, which is portable but was crap compared to Gameboy. Then there was Virtual Boy if that counts as a console.
The CDi, the FM Towns Marty, Vitual Boy, if you Wikipedia the different generations of gaming you'll find them all
Neo Geo. I honestly know nobody who had one. $100.00 for an individual console in 1990? I think not.....
Just realized, that was a typo on my part. Cartridges were $100.00. The system?
Well.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system)
Well.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system)
n the United States, the console was planned to debut at $599 USD and included two joystick controllers and a game, either Baseball Stars Professional or NAM-1975. However, the price was raised and its American launch debuted at $649.99. This package was known as the "Gold System." Later, the "Gold System" was bundled with Magician Lord and Fatal Fury. The system was also released in a "Silver System" package for $399.99, which included one joystick controller and did not include a game. Other games were priced at about $200 (and up). With these "premium" prices, though, most gamers weren't able to afford the system, so the console was only accessible to a niche market.
The_Evolution_Of_Life
27 Posts
11 years ago
Dan. You're here?!!!!? Well thats easy. 32X is another one to add to the list if you plan on doing a Odd Pod about failed marketed systems.
For complete and utter fail Konix Multi System is the one for that. The Konix never even made it to market. :D
For complete and utter fail Konix Multi System is the one for that. The Konix never even made it to market. :D
GirlCrazy99
392 Posts
4 years, 3 months ago
dielon
The CDi, the FM Towns Marty, Vitual Boy, if you Wikipedia the different generations of gaming you'll find them all
There was also a dating sim game for CD-i which featured a much younger Heidi Lucas who is probably adorable, cute and pretty looking. I was referring to as Girl's Club: The Fantasy Dating Game.
animaniac318
Sega also had Gamegear, which is portable but was crap compared to Gameboy.
I've gotta disagree with you there; the Game Gear is actually far superior in terms of technology... it has a full-color, backlit screen (Nintendo didn't do that until the GBA SP many years later), and there was even a TV tuner attachment you could get for it so you could watch actual live TV channels.
The real reason it paled in comparison sales-wise is largely because of lack of consistent exposure through advertising (Sega never learned that lesson, did they?), and where the two companies were at in terms of the consumer market--and also... it goes through a lot of batteries, lol (there's a wall adapter you can get to plug it in though). I love my Game Gear, though. It actually has some pretty good games that make it worth it for that alone, honestly. But I'm a collector, lol
I actually wrote a detailed article on my "top 10" failed/forgotten consoles for Hubpages a few years ago, but it's been unfortunately forgotten too, lol
Would anyone be interested in it if I sort of moved/updated it for an article here? I, uh, have abandonment issues :p
Would anyone be interested in it if I sort of moved/updated it for an article here? I, uh, have abandonment issues :p
The Gosh Dang Sega Saturn
I'm pretty sure Sega CD was a failure, and the only failed system I ever owned. Also the last Sega console I ever bought. Half the time the games just wouldn't work and it wasn't much more fun when they did. Sewer Shark was the only game I remember even remotely enjoying.