Game Master (console)
The Game Master is a handheld game console manufactured by Hartung, and designed to compete with the Nintendo Game Boy. In Germany, it was marketed by Hartung itself, while in the UK it was released as the Systema 2000 by the already well-established maker of cheap LCD games Systema.
| Also known as | Systema 2000 Game Master Game Plus Super Game Game Tronic |
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| Manufacturer | Hartung (DE) Systema (UK) Videojet (France) Delplay (France) Prodis (Spain) Virella Electronics (Italy) |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Fourth generation |
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| Media | ROM cartridge |
| CPU | NEC upd7810 |
| Display | 64 × 64 monochrome LCD |
| Sound | Built-in speaker Headphone jack 1 bit dac |
| Power | 6-volt DC external power supply or 4 × AA batteries |
| Dimensions | 170 × 97 × 33mm |
It was also sold under alternate names in France, including the Game Master by Videojet and Game Plus by Delplay, as well as for a few released by Hartung as the Super Game and the Game Tronic. It was sold in Italy by Virella Electronics.
The design was much like the Game Gear with a D-Pad and two action buttons, although another variation, the Game Plus, features a more Game Boy-like design which is backed by a company called Caterpillar and was sold by Delplay in France. The cartridges resemble those used by the Watara Supervision, with the card edge of the cartridge jutted out past the plastic of the cartridge. The Game Master utilizes a 40-pin cartridge port like the Watara Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision games.