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Micro Genius (Chinese: 小天才; pinyin: Xiǎo Tiān Cái; lit. 'Little Genius') is a brand name used for Famicom clone consoles marketed in several countries around the world, particularly in areas where Nintendo consoles were not readily available, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, South Africa and East Asian countries excluding Japan and South Korea.
The first console sold by Steepler under the Dendy brand was the Micro Genius IQ-501 model, marketed as the Dendy Classic. [2] When choosing the brand name, Savyuk selected the English word for Dandy , referring to a man who pays meticulous attention to aesthetic appearance, behavior, and refined speech.
As a result of this extensive market history, Micro-Genius games have become a prized collector's item especially in Quebec. Although Micro Genius did sell some IQ-501 Famiclone consoles in Canada, almost the entire pirate market was composed of Micro Genius cartridges with an adapter to play them on a legitimate NES console. [123]
Nintendo Entertainment System. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983, as the Family Computer (Famicom). [note 1] It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985, and fully launched in the US the following year.
Pegasus (console) Pegasus is a clone of the Nintendo Famicom (Japanese original model of the Nintendo Entertainment System) that was sold in the Czech Republic, [2] Poland, [3] Indonesia, Bosnia-Herzegovina [citation needed] and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [citation needed] during the early to mid 1990s.
List of best-selling game consoles. Sony's PlayStation 2 is the best-selling game system overall with over 155 million units worldwide. [1] A video game console is a standardized computing device tailored for video gaming. The compact size of video game consoles allows them to be easily used in a variety of locations, making them portable. [2]
Micro Genius: Dendy: 1992 6,000,000 [54] 1998 Microsoft Xbox March 14, 2002 ... Console Released Units sold Date of figure Sony PlayStation 4 # November 29, 2013
v. t. e. In the history of video games, the third generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese release of two systems: Nintendo 's Family Computer (commonly abbreviated to Famicom) and Sega 's SG-1000. [1][2] When the Famicom was released outside of Japan, it was remodeled ...