Engineering:Game Master (console)
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| Also known as | Systema 2000 Game Master Game Plus Super Game Game Tronic |
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| Manufacturer | Hartung (DE) Systema (UK) Videojet (France) Delplay (France) Prodis (Spain) Virella Electronics (Italy) |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Fourth generation |
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| Media | ROM cartridge |
| CPU | NEC upd7810 |
| Display | 64 × 64 monochrome LCD |
| Sound | Built-in speaker Headphone jack 1 bit dac |
| Power | 6-volt DC external power supply or 4 × AA batteries |
| Dimensions | 170 × 97 × 33mm |
The Game Master is a handheld game console manufactured by Hartung,[1][2] and designed to compete with the Nintendo Game Boy. In Germany , it was marketed by Hartung itself, while in the United Kingdom it was released as the Systema 2000 by the already well-established maker of cheap LCD games Systema.[1]
It was also sold under alternate names in France , including the Game Master by Videojet and Game Plus by Delplay, as well as for a few released by Hartung as the Super Game and the Game Tronic.[1][3] It was sold in Italy by Virella Electronics.[1]
The design was much like the Game Gear with a D-Pad and two action buttons,[4] although another variation, the Game Plus, features a more Game Boy-like design which is backed by a company called Caterpillar and was sold by Delplay in France .[3] The cartridges resemble those used by the Watara Supervision, with the card edge of the cartridge jutted out past the plastic of the cartridge. The Game Master utilizes a 40-pin cartridge port like the Watara Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision games.[3]
Models
- Hartung Game Master (Germany )[1]
- Systema 2000 (United Kingdom )[1]
- Videojet Game Master (France )[1]
- Hartung Game Tronic (France )[1]
- Hartung Mega Tronic (France )[1]
- Hartung Super Game (France )[1]
- Prodis PDJ-10 (Spain )[1]
- Delplay Game Plus (France ; incompatible with all Game Master cartridges)[1]
- Impel Game Master (Hong Kong)[1]
- Watara Game Master (Hong Kong)[citation needed]
Technical specifications
The Game Master has a 64 x 64 monochrome LCD screen.
- Color: monochrome black/white tones
- Power switch
- Contrast adjustment
- 4-way directional pad
- Headphone jack (unit includes small stereo headphones)
- A and B buttons
- Select button
- Start button
- Volume controller
Games
Nineteen games were released for this console:[1]
- Bubble Boy
- Car Racing [a.k.a. Super F-1 on title screen]
- Continental Galaxy [a.k.a. Continental Galaxy 2020 on title screen]
- Dungeon Advanture [a.k.a. Dungeon Adventure on title screen]
- Falling Block [a.k.a. Falling Block! on title screen]
- Finite Zone
- Go Bang! (Go Bang Game) [a.k.a. GO Bang.. on title screen]
- Hyper Space
- Kung Fu [a.k.a. Kung Fu Challenge on title screen]
- Move It
- Pin Ball
- Soccer (Fuss-Ball) [a.k.a. 3on3 Soccer on title screen]
- Space Castle
- Space Invader
- Space Warrior
- Tank War
- Tennis [a.k.a. Tennis Master... on title screen]
- Urban Champion
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Game Master by Hartung – The Video Game Kraken" (in en-US). http://videogamekraken.com/game-master-by-hartung.
- ↑ "Press Start | Inside the Hartung GameMaster!". 2012-02-06. http://www.angrypixel.net/pressstart/index.php?s=content&p=insidehgm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sylvain De Chantal (July 2001). "Hartung Game Master Faq". http://www.digitpress.com/faq/hartung.htm.
- ↑ "The Handheld Rivals Which Tried and Failed to Beat the Game Boy". 17 April 2019. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/feature_the_handheld_rivals_which_tried_and_failed_to_beat_the_game_boy.
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