(add images) Tag: Source edit |
(Add infobox) Tag: Source edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{Infobox console |
||
| + | |name = Topguy |
||
| + | |image = File:Topguy front.jpg |
||
| + | |imagewidth = 250px |
||
| + | |date = 1993-1994 |
||
| + | |manufacturer = [[Kingway Electronics]] |
||
| + | |system = [[Famiclone]] |
||
| + | |games = None |
||
| + | |id = King-006 |
||
| + | |alt = Top Guy, 頂尖小子 |
||
| + | }} |
||
| + | |||
The '''Topguy''' (also spelled "Top Guy", 頂尖小子 in Chinese) is a handheld [[Famiclone]] made by [[Kingway Electronics]] around 1993-1994<ref name=nesworld>[http://www.nesworld.com/pirate-topguy.php NESWORLD.COM - TOPGUY FAMICOM CLONE]</ref><ref name="tm">Taiwan trademark application number 082013353 (rejected)</ref>. Its model number was "King-006"<ref name="nesworld"/>. |
The '''Topguy''' (also spelled "Top Guy", 頂尖小子 in Chinese) is a handheld [[Famiclone]] made by [[Kingway Electronics]] around 1993-1994<ref name=nesworld>[http://www.nesworld.com/pirate-topguy.php NESWORLD.COM - TOPGUY FAMICOM CLONE]</ref><ref name="tm">Taiwan trademark application number 082013353 (rejected)</ref>. Its model number was "King-006"<ref name="nesworld"/>. |
||
Revision as of 19:25, 28 May 2021
The Topguy (also spelled "Top Guy", 頂尖小子 in Chinese) is a handheld Famiclone made by Kingway Electronics around 1993-1994[1][2]. Its model number was "King-006"[1].
It is the first known Famiclone handheld with its own built-in LCD screen, predating the GameAxe by several years. The screen is 2.7 inches, said to be very blurry[1], but it can also be connected to a TV via RF. It accepts 60-pin Famicom cartridges and additionally has a 9-pin controller port and 15-pin expansion port. For portable use it requires 6 AAA batteries which are said to last only 1 hour[1], but can also be connected to DC power.
According to Super Gamer magazine (albeit in an article which falsely described it as a "colour Gameboy" from Japan) [3] only 1000 units were produced.
Another version exists which lacks the LCD screen and has a sticker in its place, requiring connection to a TV to be used.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 NESWORLD.COM - TOPGUY FAMICOM CLONE
- ↑ Taiwan trademark application number 082013353 (rejected)
- ↑ Super Gamer Apr '94, page 27