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Handheld game consoles are portable video game consoles with a built-in screen and game controls and the ability to play multiple and separate video games. It does not include PDAs , smartphones , or tablet computers ; while those devices are often capable of playing games, they are not generally classified as video game consoles.
GPD Win is a Windows-based palmtop computer equipped with a keyboard and video game controls, [1] designed by GamePad Digital (GPD) of China. It is an x86-based computer that runs Windows 10 and so is able to run x86 applications within the confines of the computer's hardware. [2]
Only the Casio E-115, E-125 and EM-500 were Pocket PCs. All others were using the older "Palm-sized PC" operating system except for the BE-300, which ran a stripped-down version of Windows CE 3.0 and would not run any Pocket PC software and many applications written for Windows CE itself.
A PDA designed for handheld gaming. It was held sideways (landscape), had an analog joystick and extra gaming buttons, and used Bluetooth for multiplayer gaming as well as standard PDA functions. It also introduced a dedicated video chip, and dual SD card slots. Tapwave Zodiac 1 -- Palm OS 5.2T & MP3 player; Tapwave Zodiac 2 -- Palm OS 5.2T ...
The TurboExpress is an 8-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine GT in Japan and TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System in the U.S. It is essentially a portable version of the TurboGrafx-16 home console that came out one to three years earlier.
The GCW Zero is a Linux-based open-source handheld video game console created by a start up, Game Consoles Worldwide. The GCW Zero was funded by a successful crowdfunding campaign on kickstarter.com on 29 January 2013 with US$238,499 collected, originally aiming for $130,000.
The first concept for the Thumby originated roughly around 2015 or 2016. [3] An early version of the system was shown at the 2016 Bay Area Maker Faire. [8]A Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise money for the console began on September 28, 2021.
Only Nintendo has kept a level of portability between their consoles, and even there it is not universal. The first devices used standard processors, but later consoles used bespoke processors with special features, primarily developed by or in cooperation with IBM for the explicit purpose of being in a game console.