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The video game industry evolve very fast and only while we remember fondly the consoles and video games of our childhood, some great systems and some not-so-great have fallen into the void. This site is dedicated to theses video game consoles and peripherals that have been lost in time.

To navigate this site you can either use the site menus or the following timeline of obscure console. More will be added on a weekly basis.

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Timeline of the obscure

1972

September 1972

Odyssey

Manufacturer : Magnavox

Original Price: $99

Number of Unit Sold: 350,000

Number of Games: 11 cartridges

Type: Home Console
November 1976

Fairchild Channel F

Manufacturer : Fairchild

Original Price: $169

Number of Unit Sold: 350,000

Number of Games: 26 + 2 built-in games

Type: Home Console
February 1977

RCA Studio II

Manufacturer : RCA

Original Price: $149

Number of Unit Sold: 64,000

Number of Games: 10

Type: Home Console
1977

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Programmable Television

Manufacturer : ITT

Original Price: Varies depending on the model

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 4

Type: Other
January 1978

Astrocade

Manufacturer : Bally

Original Price: $299

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 25 licensed game

Type: Home Console
Mid-1978

MP1000

Manufacturer : APF

Original Price: $129.95

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 1 built-in and 12 cartridges

Type: Home Console
1978

Fairchild Channel F System II

Manufacturer : Fairchild/Zircon International

Original Price: $99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 26 + 2 built-in games

Type: Home Console
December 1978

Odyssey² / Videopac G7000

Manufacturer : Magnavox

Original Price: $179

Number of Unit Sold: 2,000,000

Number of Games: 72

Type: Home Console
Mid-1979

M1000 / Imagination Machine

Manufacturer : APF

Original Price: $599

Number of Unit Sold: 20,000

Number of Games: 1 built-in and 12 cartridges

Type: Home Console / Micro Computer
November 1979

Microvision

Manufacturer : Milton Bradley

Original Price: $49.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 12

Type: Handheld
1979

Videomaster Colour Cartridge

Manufacturer : Videomaster

Original Price: Unknown

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 4

Type: Home Console
1979

Star Chess

Manufacturer : VideoMaster

Original Price: £70

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 1 Built-In

Type: Plug & Play
July 31, 1981

Cassette Vision

Manufacturer : Epoch

Original Price: ¥13,500

Number of Unit Sold: 400,000

Number of Games: 11

Type: Home Console
1981

Select-A-Game

Manufacturer : Entex

Original Price: $49.99

Number of Unit Sold: 25,000

Number of Games: 6

Type: Handheld
1981

Big Sport 12 Light Gun

Console Name: Cassette Vision

Manufacturer : Epoch

Original Price: ?

Number of Unit Sold: ?
1981

Cosmos

Manufacturer : Atari

Original Price: Unknown

Number of Unit Sold: Not released

Number of Games: 9

Type: Tabletop
November 1982

Vectrex

Manufacturer : GCE

Original Price: $199

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 28 games

Type: TableTop
1982

Adventure Vision

Manufacturer : Entex

Original Price: $79.95

Number of Unit Sold: 10,000

Number of Games: 4

Type: Table Top
May 9, 1983

My Vision

Manufacturer : Nichibutsu

Original Price: ¥39,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 6

Type: Home Console
July 15, 1983

SG-1000

Manufacturer : Sega

Original Price: ¥15,000

Number of Unit Sold: 160,000 (including the SG-1000 II)

Number of Games: 75

Type: Home Console
July 1983

Pyuta Jr.

Manufacturer : Tomy

Original Price: ¥19,800

Number of Unit Sold: ~10,000 – 20,000

Number of Games: 26

Type: Home Console
October 1983

Compact Vision TV Boy

Manufacturer : Gakken

Original Price: ¥8,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 5

Type: Home Console
October 1983

PV-1000

Manufacturer : Casio

Original Price: ¥14,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 13

Type: Other
1983

Othello Multivision

Manufacturer : Tsukuda Original

Original Price: ¥19,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 75

Type: Home Console
1984

Super Micro

Manufacturer : Palmtex/Home Computer Software

Original Price: $39.95

Number of Unit Sold: 5,000

Number of Games: 3

Type: Home Handheld
July 31, 1984

SG-1000 II

Manufacturer : Sega

Original Price: ¥15,000

Number of Unit Sold: 160,000 (including the SG-1000)

Number of Games: 75

Type: Home Console
November 1984

Epoch Game Pocket Computer

Manufacturer : Epoch

Original Price: ¥12,000

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 5 + 2 Built-In

Type: Handheld
1985

BBC Bridge Companion

Manufacturer : BBC Enterprises Ltd

Original Price: £199.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 9

Type: Home Console
1985

DINA 2 in 1

Manufacturer : Bit Corporation

Original Price:US$40

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: All SG-1000 & ColecoVision Games

Type: Home Console
1987

Video Challenger

Manufacturer : Select Merchandise

Original Price: £59

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 7

Type: VHS-Based
October 1988

Family Driver / Video Driver

Manufacturer : Sega

Original Price: ¥8,800

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 3

Type: VHS Based
1988

Socrates

Manufacturer : VTech

Original Price: $130

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 8 + 3 Peripherals

Type: Home Console
November 15, 1992

Visual Information System (VIS)

Manufacturer : Tandy

Original Price: $699

Number of Unit Sold: 11,000

Number of Games: 84 softwares

Type: Home Console
August 20, 1993

LaserActive

Manufacturer : Pioneer Corporation

Original Price: ¥89,800 / $970 US

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 34

Type: Home Console
November 17, 1994

X-Band

Console Name: Genesis / Super Nintendo

Manufacturer : Catapult Entertainment

Original Price: $69.95

Number of Unit Sold: ?
Late 1994

CPS Changer

Manufacturer : Capcom

Original Price: ¥39,800

Number of Unit Sold: ~500

Number of Games: 11 games

Type: Home Console
March 3rd, 1995

Design Master Senshi Mangajukuu

Manufacturer : Bandai

Country of Origin: Japan

Original Price: ¥9,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 4 games and 4 design cartridges

Type: Home Console
July 21, 1995

Virtual Boy

Manufacturer : Nintendo

Original Price: $179.95

Number of Unit Sold: 770,000

Number of Games: 22

Type: TableTop
October 19, 1995

Loopy

Manufacturer : Casio

Original Price: ¥25,000

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 10

Type: Home Console
October 19, 1995

Magical Shop

Console Name: Loopy

Manufacturer : Casio / Armat Corporation

Original Price: ¥14,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?
October 25, 1995

Super A’Can

Manufacturer : Funtech

Original Price: Unknown

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 12 games

Type: Home Console
1995

R-Zone

Manufacturer : Tiger

Original Price: $29.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 25

Type: Handheld
1995

Giocatraduci

Manufacturer : Sanyo

Original Price: Reward Program

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 3

Type: Handheld
1996

In2it

Manufacturer : Philips

Original Price: Unreleased

Number of Unit Produced: A few hundreds

Number of Games: 9

Type: Handheld
1996

PasoGo

Manufacturer : Koei

Original Price: ¥39,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 7

Type: Handheld
1996

R-Zone Super Screen

Manufacturer : Tiger

Original Price: $29.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 25

Type: Handheld
1996

Agenda-Game

Manufacturer : Sanyo

Original Price: Reward Program

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 3

Type: Handheld
August 1997

Game.com

Manufacturer : Tiger Electronics

Original Price: $69.95

Number of Unit Sold: 300,000

Number of Games: 21

Type: Handheld
1997

R-Zone X.P.G.

Manufacturer : Tiger

Original Price: $29.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 25

Type: Handheld
March 4, 1999

WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ¥4,800

Number of Unit Sold: 1,550,000

Number of Games: 113

Type: Handheld
November 1999

Video Buddy

Manufacturer : Interactive Learning Group

Original Price: $59.95

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 24

Type: VHS Based
July 18, 2000

WonderWitch

Console Name: WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ¥11,800

Number of Unit Sold: ?
July 23, 2000

WonderBorg

Console Name: WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ¥12,000

Number of Unit Sold: ?
December 9, 2000

WonderSwan Color

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ¥6,800

Number of Unit Sold: 1,100,000

Number of Games: 93

Type: Handheld
2000

Wonder Wave

Console Name: WondeSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ?

Number of Unit Sold: ?
May 2001

Nuon

Manufacturer : VM Lab

Original Price: $300-350

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 8

Type: Home Console / Other
2001

WonderSwan Digital Camera

Console Name: WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai / Tommy

Original Price: Unreleased

Number of Unit Sold: Unreleased
2001

WonderSwan GPS

Console Name: WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: Unreleased

Number of Unit Sold: Unreleased
July 12, 2002

SwanCrystal

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ¥7,800

Number of Unit Sold: 850,000

Number of Games: 93

Type: Handheld
November 03, 2002

Mama Mitte

Console Name: WonderSwan

Manufacturer : Tanita

Original Price: ¥38,000

Number of Unit Sold: ?
October 2003

Zodiac

Manufacturer : Tapwave

Original Price: $299 / $399

Number of Unit Sold: 200,000

Number of Games: 47 Exclusive and All PalmOS Games

Type: Handheld
September 2004

Gameking

Manufacturer : Timetop

Original Price: ?

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 57

Type: Handheld
March 19, 2005

Gizmondo

Manufacturer : Tiger Telematics

Original Price: £229 / £129

Number of Unit Sold: 25,000

Number of Games: 14

Type: Handheld
November 2005

digiBLAST

Manufacturer : Nikko Entertainment B.V.

Original Price: 79.95€

Number of Unit Sold: 100,000

Number of Games: 20

Type: Handheld
October 23, 2006

HyperScan

Manufacturer : Mattel

Original Price: $69.99

Number of Unit Sold: Unknown

Number of Games: 5

Type: Home Console
2006

VZON TF-DVD560

Manufacturer : Coby

Original Price: $105

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 12

Type: DVD Player
July 14, 2000

Mobile Wonder Gate

Console Name: WondeSwan

Manufacturer : Bandai

Original Price: ?

Number of Unit Sold: ?
October 2014

Monon Color

Manufacturer : M&D

Original Price: 100 RMB

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 20

Type: Handheld
2014

C2: Color & Card

Manufacturer : Baiyi Animation

Original Price: ?

Number of Unit Sold: ?

Number of Games: 5 + 1 built-in

Type: Handheld
2009

Didget

Console Name: Nintendo DS

Manufacturer : Bayers

Original Price: $74.99

Number of Unit Sold: ?

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