History of video games/Platforms/Pelican VG Pocket
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The VG Pocket Max
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The VG Caplet
History[edit | edit source]
The Pelican VG Pocket line was made by JungleTac and branded by Performance Design Products.[1][2]
VG Pocket Max[edit | edit source]
The Pelican VG Pocket Max was launched in 2005.[3]
The VG Pocket Max uses a color 2.5 inch TFT LCD.[4]
VG Pocket 50[edit | edit source]
The VG Pocket 50 was released on November 15th, 2005.[5]
VG Pocket Tablet[edit | edit source]
The VG Pocket Tablet was launched by August 2006.[6]
The VG Pocket Tablet has a 1.5 inch backlit TFT LCD display.[6]
The VG Pocket Tablet is not a tablet format device, it is round and flat.[6]
VG Pocket Caplet[edit | edit source]
The Pelican VG Pocket Caplet was launched by October of 2006.[3] The Caplet cost $40 for the handheld itself, and $15 for the add on AV cable.[3]
The VG Pocket Caplet has a two inch backlit TFT LCD display.[7]
The VG Pocket Caplet is powered by three small AAA type batteries.[3]
The VG Pocket Caplet supported AV out over an optional cable.[3]
The VG Pocket Caplet has Bust a Move and Taito Space Invaders Part II built in.[3] Many games on the VG Pocket Caplet are also found on the Vii home console.[8]
VG Pocket Mini[edit | edit source]
The VG Pocket Mini has a 1.5 inch backlit LCD.[1]
The VG Pocket Mini uses a microswitch joystick.[1]
The VG Pocket Mini includes 30 games, many of which are clones of NES games.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ a b c d "VG Pocket Mini". Obsolete worlds.
- ↑ "VG Pocket systems". AtariAge Forums.
- ↑ a b c d e f Buckleitner, Warren (5 October 2006). "Another Shot at Space Invaders and Other Venerable Games (Published 2006)". The New York Times.
- ↑ "English: A VG Pocket Max gaming system". 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "New system at GameStop: VG Pocket - Retro". Cheap Ass Gamer.
- ↑ a b c "VG Pocket Tablet Review - IGN".
- ↑ "PELICAN Rose VG Pocket Caplet - Newegg.com". www.newegg.com.
- ↑ "Vii". Wikipedia. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
