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Sporting a 6.5 x 4.5 inch screen, the Adventure Vision has a small, centrally located joystick at its base and a set of four directional/fire buttons on either side. The miniarcade is 10.5 inches in height and 8.5 inches wide and contains a single speaker that emits a surprising array of sounds. Players can keep the noise to themselves with mini-headphones (sold separately) or stifle the sounds completely by using the mute feature. The expansion port on the side of the unit went unused during the system’s lifetime.

The system employs an unconventional method for displaying graphics: a whirling mirror, a red screen filter, and a row of 40 red LEDs containing more than 6000 points of light. The effect for each game is a 3D-esque screen full of red dots (which look best in the dark or in dim lighting) formed to emulate the basic look of its respective arcade original. The system sucks up the four D batteries pretty quickly, but can be plugged into the wall via an A/C adaptor.

*CPU: Intel 8048 @ 733 kHz