The Gamer's Quarter

OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

I just found my old Game.Com portable gaming thingy from back in the day.

I'm amused at how much terrible these things are even though I have very pleasant memories of playing Defender in White Space and watching Wheel of Fortune crash for no apparent reason. I also have the Quiz Whiz "game", a beat-em-up based on Batman and Robin (the shitty movie where the costumes had nipples built into them), and I probably have more games hiding somewhere.

Gah, when I reread that last paragraph it makes the system sound like a disease unfairly wrought upon mankind, which I guess it was, but not really.

I should also have a Virtual Boy somewhere now that I think about it. I may have to find that soon...

Am I the only one whose childhood is pleasantly scarred by these machines?

dessgeega · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject:

are you posting from the game.com right now?
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xvs07 · . Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 160

DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

Have you seen the other game.coms? Besides the mega-brick one, I mean.

The Game.com Pocket Pro used only 2 AAs and had only one cart slot. The shape was much smaller, and felt a lot like holding one of the old Tiger handheld games. The plastics were see-though and colored (like the iMacs used to be). It came out two years after the original Game.com.

The Game.com Pocket Pro Light was released a year later and had a side-light for darker rooms (like the GBA SP). It still used 4 AAs and had two cart slots. This came out roughly a year after the Game.com Pocket.

All three, for size comparisons. The Pocket really wasn't all that bad as far as game consoles-slash-PDAs went. Even as the cheaper alternative to the GBC and NGPC, it just never took off in America. On top of that, it was a fucking huge system. I've held construction boots that were smaller than it. I remember playing through Resident Evil 2 on it. Not much else.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

SuperWes · Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject:

I've got Fighter's Megamix for Game.com. It's not pretty.

-Wes
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I had a friend who had a Game.Com.

Thank god for stupid friends.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

I bought one of these off ebay with more than half the games, but the son of a bitch ran off with my money.

DonMarco · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 349 Location: 33903

That's $4 you'll never see again...
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SuperWes · Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:24 am Post subject:

I bought Resident Evil 2 because of this thread! It hasn't shown up yet, but the guy printed a packing slip this morning.

-Wes
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GSL · Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject: