The system
The Game Pocket is a video game console manufactured by Petite Entertainment from 1998 to 2004 exclusively in France.
Unlike any other handheld, the games can be played by placing it on the back of the console, which is where the cartridge slot and the power and reset buttons are located.
The console was made to compete against Nintendo's Game Boy line of handhelds.
Technical specs[]
Resolution: 480x200 pixels
The color palette of the console.
Colors: The colors are located on 6-bit values, meaning that the hex values for the colours can go all the way to 7E.
File size: Games for the system can be from 16KB all the way to 640MB.
Audio: It can have up to 12 channels, some games (such as Hebereke's Popoon) use a technique to compress the audio, though it could result in poor quality.
Game Pocket Classic Edition[]
The Game Pocket Classic Edition is a revival of the Game Pocket with a lot of games built into it, it was originally meant to be released in July of 2020 but was delayed to January 2021 due to a global pandemic. In November of 2020, the system was rated by PEGI with a 12 rating for violence and bad language, the same content descriptors and rating as the SNES Classic Edition in most European contriues.
Trivia[]
- Games released late in the console's life use PEGI, which was adopted in 2003, just a year before the console was discontinued.
- This is the first handheld to be designed by a French man, with the second one being the Game Boy Advance.
See also[]
- List of Game Pocket videogames
- Game Pocket bootleg games in France
Notes[]
- ↑ The console was originally meant to launch on July 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.