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This page lists handheld LCD game software - specifically those released in the 2000s and 2010s - that are cloned from various Game & Watch and Mini Classics consoles. These games are connected to the "POP Station" clone lineage, though are not known to have a direct link to Synco Tech Company Limited. For information on the common cloned titles that are affiliated with Synco Tech, see this page. This list does not include any further Game & Watch clones (e.g. 1980s models).

IndexSynco Tech gamesGame & Watch-based gamesOther gamesAlternate titles

Baby Egg Protection[]

A clone of the Game & Watch game Greenhouse. The player must shoot a spray gun at incoming birds to protect six eggs across the top and bottom of the screen. This theming is notably different compared to the original game, in which the player protected flowers from incoming bugs. The game is slightly reworked to take place on one screen instead of two. Uses a rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme.

Baby Egg Protection was released part of a "set" with the games Checkers, King Fighter, and Loader. The four games were released on multiple 2000s consoles, but were not reissued outside of their specific game set.

F1 Racing[]

A clone of Carrera, an LCD game released in the Nintendo "Mini Classics" keychain series. Known to have been released on a mid-2010s console by SY Corp.;[1] also released as Speed Racing Car (极速飞车).[2]

Goal Shooter[]

A clone of a Soccer LCD game released in the Nintendo "Mini Classics" keychain series. Known to have been released on a mid-2010s console by SY Corp.;[1] also released as Super Shooter (超级射手).[3]

Honey Hunting[]

Honey Hunting (ハニーハンティング) is a clone of the Game & Watch game Mario's Cement Factory, with fully-redrawn graphics. Mario is changed into a bear, with the cement buckets changed into pots of honey. Possibly based on the "Mini Classics" version of the game.

This game was released as part of a Japanese handheld line known as "Game Looking" or "Explorer King" (探険王), alongside Jungle Adventure (Donkey Kong Jr.) and Scorpion Treasure (Octopus).[4] It would later be re-released on several mid-2010s consoles by SY Corp., under the name Honey Bear;[1][5] one of these models was reportedly under the POP Station name.

Jungle Adventure[]

Jungle Adventure (ジャングルアドベンチャー) is a clone of the Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch, with fully-redrawn graphics. Junior and Mario are changed to generic explorers wearing Indiana Jones-like hats; Donkey Kong is changed to a princess. The Snapjaw enemies are intact. Possibly based on the "Mini Classics" version of the game.

This game was released as part of a Japanese handheld line known as "Game Looking" or "Explorer King" (探険王), alongside Honey Hunting (Mario's Cement Factory) and Scorpion Treasure (Octopus).[6] A mid-2010s variant was released by SY Corp. as Save Mother Gorilla, also sold as King Kong Action (金刚行动); however, the graphics are unaltered from the original game.[1][7] This version is presumably still connected to the Explorer King release (or an unknown predecessor of it), as the set also includes Honey Hunting.

Save Your Dad[]

Appears to be a mostly-unaltered clone of Donkey Kong Jr.[8] Little further information is known on this variant, and it may not be connected to the Jungle Adventure version. A graphic variant was released titled Raptor Rescue, which changes Junior to a dinosaur.[9]

Save Your Dad was published by Troni in an "Adventure Series" of handhelds; this set also includes Shadow Ninja. This may indicate some level of connection to Synco Tech, as Troni licensed a majority of their consoles from Synco Tech directly.

Loader[]

A clone of the Mario Bros. Game & Watch; also released as Porter. The player controls both Mario and Luigi, packaging boxes across a conveyor belt to load them onto a pickup truck. Rather than taking place on two screens, Mario and Luigi's play areas are stacked on top of each other on one screen; with the boxes eventually reaching the upper conveyor belt. Some versions retain Mario and Luigi, while others replace their heads with Popeye for unknown reasons. Uses a rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme.

Loader was released part of a "set" with the games Baby Egg Protection, Checkers, and King Fighter. The four games were released on multiple 2000s consoles, but were not reissued outside of their specific game set. However, the game would later be re-released (under the Porter name) in a "set" of mid-2010s consoles by SY Corp. (ID SY-715), released under the POP Station name; it is unknown if this series is connected to the original POP Station from the 2000s.[10]

Scorpion Treasure[]

Scorpion Treasure (スコーピオントレジャー) is a clone of the Game & Watch game Octopus, with fully-redrawn graphics. The player is changed to a treasure hunter, with his boat turned into a blimp; the octopus is changed to a scorpion with a Pharaoh head. Possibly based on the "Mini Classics" version of the game.

This game was released as part of a Japanese handheld line known as "Game Looking" or "Explorer King" (探険王), alongside Honey Hunting (Mario's Cement Factory) and Jungle Adventure (Donkey Kong Jr.).[11] A mid-2010s variant was released by SY Corp. as Ocean Adventure, also sold as Finding Nemo (海底总动员); however, the graphics are unaltered from the original game.[1][12] This version is presumably still connected to the Explorer King release (or an unknown predecessor of it), as the set also includes Honey Hunting.

Super Mario[]

A clone of the Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch; it appears to combine elements of the New Wide Screen and Crystal Screen versions (using graphics modeled after the former). The player controls Mario across a side-scrolling series of platforms, and must reach Princess Peach at the end of the stage. What appears to be the original release of this game (ID WY-2040) was produced in a shell mimicking the Super Mario Bros. "Mini Classics" keychain handheld; a licensed variant of the Game & Watch game, which was produced from approximately 1998 to 2013.[13][14]

Further variants of the "WY-2040" version - often released under the title Super Mary - were released in connection with the "POP Station" clone lineage. These variants often use renditions of the Famicom/NES Super Mario Bros. overworld and underground themes. Additionally, the Bowser alarm graphic is repurposed to show him breathing fire on Mario's life icons when a life is lost. An additional Super Mary variant (featured in a "set" of games used on consoles such as the PCP Station) changes the overworld theme to a rendition of "Entry of the Gladiators" (while leaving the underground music intact). Most Super Mary iterations feature somewhat poorly redrawn graphics, with many of Mario's graphics in particular lacking mustaches and further details of the original game.[15]

There is a variant of the game in a Doraemon case, but it appears to inexplicably still feature the Super Mario Bros. graphics.[16] Some dedicated handheld releases would rebrand the game in connection with a newer Mario title (at the time of the console's release), such as Super Paper Mario or New Super Mario Bros.

Shadow Ninja[]

Appears to be an elaborate reskin of Super Mary (or some variation thereof) that changes Mario into a ninja. Princess Peach is redrawn into a generic princess wearing a kimono, and Bowser is changed to a kitsune.

Shadow Ninja was published by Troni in an "Adventure Series" of handhelds; this set also includes Save Your Dad. This may indicate some level of connection to Synco Tech, as Troni licensed a majority of their consoles from Synco Tech directly.

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