Synco Tech Company Limited (先高達有限公司), also known under the alias (?) Queentex Company Limited (广东省潼湖华侨农场君德电子制品厂), was an electronics company founded in 1980. The company was based in San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, with an additional production plant in Huizhou, Guangdong, China. The company continued operations into the early 2000s, though seemingly either went defunct or left the gaming/toy market shortly thereafter.
Synco Tech's video game output was mainly (if not entirely) comprised of self-contained handheld LCD games. The company was the original manufacturer of the infamous Game Child, as well as various additional pieces of game software (used across multiple game systems). It would appear that Synco Tech began licensing out their ROM chips to additional manufacturers in the 2000s, resulting in the games being used on numerous other devices (such as the infamous POP Station and NEO Double Games).
List of consoles[]
The majority of Synco Tech consoles have ID numbers that start with "QGH" (the "Q" likely standing for Queentex). In addition to this, Synco Tech releases may have other identifying factors; such as releasing SKU "sets" of multiple consoles that use the same game logic as each other, but have different graphics per model.
Game Child series[]
A series of consoles modeled after the Nintendo Game Boy, released in the early-to-mid 1990s. Three separate sets of models were released:
- Game Child (K-733) - The closest in design to the original Game Boy, featuring a d-pad and a single button. Features one form of game logic with six graphic variants.
- Game Child MK II (unknown ID) - also sold as the Game Kid. A series which features interchangeable "screen cartridges" with different games, and only has two large buttons as the console's controls. Features two forms of game logic with nine graphic variants.
- Game Kid (QGH-78) - Reportedly also sold under the Game Child name. Uses "screen cartridges" and a similar button layout to the MK II, but features different software. Features three forms of game logic with eleven graphic variants.
- Sound Effect Game Child (QGH-37) - A series of consoles that uses a form factor closer to the original K-733 model. Features two forms of game logic with twelve graphic variants.
Super Electronic Handheld Game series[]
A series of handhelds likely released in the late 1990s. All of the consoles in this series were initially sold in the same packaging, with many having further variants in different designs (both in software and plastic casing). ID numbers in this series include QGH-126 and QGH-130 to 133. This series may serve as the origin point for many common, bootleg-affiliated LCD games, such as City Fighter and Soccer; though this is not 100% verified.
The known consoles in this series include:
- 3D Fighter
- City Fighter - later reissued in five graphical variants
- Devil Terminator
- Motor Cycle - later reissued in five graphical variants
- Mr. Hamburger
- Scuffle - later reissued in five graphical variants
- Sky Shooter
- Smart Cone World
- Snooker
- Soccer
- Water Pipe
Titanic Shock series[]
A series of consoles which feature the branding "Titanic Shock" on their packaging. Each console features a built-in rumble motor, with most titles having five graphical variants. The games in this set are not known to have been resold/cloned by other manufacturers.
Groopi[]
The Groopi appears to be a dot matrix-based handheld that uses proper ROM cartridges. Very little information is known on this system, other than that it was featured in a Flash animation on the home page of the Queentex website.[1] Cartridges for the console include NBZ ("New Basketball Zone"; presumably imitating NBA), First Action, and Rally Run. At least one game cartridge has been listed on Ebay, though no further records of the Groopi have been documented.[2]
Other handhelds[]
- Pac Boy (QGH-38) - A Pac-Man clone.
Other products[]
- Robot Puppy - a robotic, remote control dog toy; it was showcased alongside the Groopi on the Queentex website.[1]
References[]
Sources[]
- "About Us" section on the Queentex website (archive.org)
- Synco Tech Company Limited (Queentex Company Limited) on Tradeeasy (older archive)
- "QGH-78 by Queentex Company Limited" (Video Game Kraken)