Tiger Game.com
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| Manufacturer | Tiger Electronics |
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| Generation | Fifth generation |
| Release date | September 1997 |
| Media type | ROM cartridge |
The Game.com featured many new ideas for handheld consoles and was aimed at an older target audience, sporting PDA-style features and functions such as a touch screen and stylus. Unlike other handheld game consoles, the first Game.com console included two slots for game cartridges and could be connected to a 14.4 kbit/s modem. The second and last one revision reverted to a single cartridge slot.
Hardware
| Item | Specifications | Additional data |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Sharp SM8521 8-Bit CPU | HERE |
| Display | 200 x 160 2-bit 3.5" reflective grayscale LCD | |
| Audio | Monaural 8bit PCM with FM Synthesis | |
| Controls | Four (A, B, C, and D) face buttons, digital directional pad, three menu interface buttons (menu, sound, and pause) | |
| I/O ports | Serial COMM port | |
| Media | Tiger Game.com ROM cartridges | NOW PRINTING |
| Dimensions | 190 x 108 x 19 mm |
Add-ons
There's a modem.
Variants
The Tiger Game.com Pocket Pro is a revision of the Tiger Game.com, in a smaller form factor, with multiple casing color options, though the display remained grayscale. With a significantly smaller form factor, the Pocket Pro variant has but a single cartridge slot, while the original Game.com was equipped with two slots, and uses two AA cells, compared to the four AA cells used by the original model.
