Hartung Game Master
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The Game Master is a handheld game console
developed by the German company Hartung to compete with the Nintendo
Game Boy
. It was also released in the UK as the Systema 2000 by already well established maker of cheap LCD games Systema
. The Game Master has a 64 x 64 monochrome LCD screen capable of displaying graphics on par with the Atari 2600. The design was much like the Sega
Game Gear
with a D-Pad and 2 action buttons. The cartridges resemble those used by the Watara Supervision
mainly that 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 Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision
games.
Handheld game console
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developed by the German company Hartung to compete with the Nintendo
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Game Boy
Game Boy
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. It was also released in the UK as the Systema 2000 by already well established maker of cheap LCD games Systema
Systema
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. The Game Master has a 64 x 64 monochrome LCD screen capable of displaying graphics on par with the Atari 2600. The design was much like the Sega
Sega
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Game Gear
with a D-Pad and 2 action buttons. The cartridges resemble those used by the Watara Supervision
Watara Supervision
The Watara Supervision is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Asia, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout...
mainly that 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 Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision
Watara Supervision
The Watara Supervision is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Asia, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout...
games.
Technical specifications
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upd7810 - Screen: 64 x 64 Low Resolution LCD
- Color: monochrome black/white tones
- Power Switch
- External Power Supply Jack (DC6V)
- Contrast Adjustment
- 4 Way directional pad
- Headphone jack (unit includes small stereo headphones)
- Speaker built-in
- A & B buttons
- Select button
- Start button
- Volume controller
- Dimensions: 170 x 97 x 33 mm
- Input: 40-pin cartridge slot
Games
- Bomb Disposer
- Bubble Boy
- Car Racing
- Continental Galaxy
- Dungeon Adventure
- Falling Block
- Go Bang!
- Hyper Space
- Invader
- Kung Fu
- Move It
- Pin Ball
- S-Race
- Soccer (Fuss-Ball)
- Space Castle
- Tank War
- Tennis
- Urban Champion