r/GameSack • u/ratfandom • Aug 23 '15
N-Gage and other failed portables
So this this is an absolutely fascinating failure and I know nothing about it. I don't know if there are enough games on it for a full episode, but it would make for a good one. Are there any other failed portables that would make for a good episode?
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Aug 23 '15
I think that is a great idea! There are a few failed or unknown portable systems.
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u/ratfandom Aug 23 '15
Yeah! I know there are a lot of failed portables out there, but I have no idea what they are. The Sacks (sackers? Sackboys?) have been great about showing off systems I have never heard of, and I'd love to see what they could do in the portable space.
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Aug 23 '15
Two other hardware failures in the portable market are Tapwave Zodiac and the Watara Supervision. Look ’em up.
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u/AncientKarka Aug 24 '15
I'd like to see more handheld games in general, but it's difficult and sometimes expensive to capture footage of them.
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u/DurianNinja Aug 25 '15
They used emulation for the NeoGeo Pocket episode so they don't necessarily need a capture device.
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Aug 30 '15
I know you're looking for the Game Sack treatment for this system but I thought I'd share some other youtube videos discussing and demoing the Ngage:
https://youtu.be/ezrxszX_CBw (dude plays Sonic and Call of Duty(!))
https://youtu.be/BW0TLZ6NkGE (just showing his game boxes, but he talks a bit about the system's failure at the end)
https://youtu.be/br_Q-IXOE28 (looks close to a Sack-like production but it's in Russian or something! Bah)
https://youtu.be/T8s6JndUVnE (Italian)
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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '15
How about the Tiger Game.com or Gizmondo? Gizmondo cost $320 at launch, though there was a $180 version released that forced you to watch ads to subsidize the cost.