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This article is about the handheld game console. For the headset brand, see Plantronics Gamecom.
The Game.com[lower-alpha 1] is a fifth-generation handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics on September 12, 1997.[4] A smaller version, the Game.com Pocket Pro, was released in mid-1999. The first version of the Game.com can be connected to a 14.4 kbit/s modem for Internet connectivity,[5] hence its name referencing the top level domain .com.[6] It was the first video game console to include a touchscreen and the first handheld console to include Internet connectivity.
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Manufacturer | Tiger Electronics[1] |
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Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Fifth[2] |
Release date | Game.com September 12, 1997 (US) Late 1997 (UK) Game.com Pocket Pro May/June 1999 (US) |
Lifespan | 1997–2000 |
Introductory price | $69.95 (original model) $29.99 (Pocket Pro) |
Discontinued | 2000[3] |
Units sold | Fewer than 300,000 |
Media | ROM cartridge |
CPU | Sharp SM8521 @ 10 MHz |
Display | 200 x 160px 4 bit greyscale |
Sound | Two 4-bit waveform generators, noise generator, 8-bit PCM channel |
Input | Touchscreen |
Connectivity | Compete.com serial cable, 14.4 kbit/s modem |
Power | 4 × AA batteries or optional AC adapter (original model) 2 x AA batteries (Pocket Pro) |
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