The Game Master is a

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manufactured by Hartung, and designed to compete with the

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. In

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, 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. It was also sold a few under alternate names in

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, including the Videojet Game Master as well as for a few released by Hartung as the Hartung Super Game and the Hartung Game Tronic. The Game Master has a 64 x 64 monochrome LCD screen. The design was much like the

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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

. The cartridges resemble those used by the

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, 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 Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision games.

Models

*Hartung Game Master (

) *Systema 2000 (

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) *Videojet Game Master (

) *Hartung Game Tronic (

) *Hartung Mega Tronic (

) *Hartung Super Game (

) *Prodis PDJ-10 (

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) *Delplay Game Plus (

; incompatible with all Game Master cartridges) *Impel Game Master (

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) *Watara Game Master (

)

Technical specifications

* Color: monochrome black/white tones * Power switch * Contrast adjustment * 4-way directional pad * Headphone jack (unit includes small stereo headphones) * A and B buttons * Select button * Start button * Volume controller

Games

* ''Bubble Boy'' * ''Car Racing'' .k.a. ''Super F-1'' on title screen* ''Continental Galaxy'' .k.a. ''Continental Galaxy 2020'' on title screen* ''Dungeon Advanture'' .k.a. ''Dungeon Adventure'' on title screen* ''Falling Block'' .k.a. ''Falling Block!'' on title screen* ''Finite Zone'' * ''Go Bang! (Go Bang Game)'' .k.a. ''GO Bang..'' on title screen* ''Hyper Space'' * ''Kung Fu'' .k.a. ''Kung Fu Challenge'' on title screen* ''Move It'' * ''Pin Ball'' * ''Soccer (Fuss-Ball)'' .k.a. ''3on3 Soccer'' on title screen* ''Space Castle'' * ''Space Invader'' * ''Space Warrior'' * ''Tank War'' * ''Tennis'' .k.a. ''Tennis Master...'' on title screen* ''Urban Champion''

References

External links

Overview at a game console database
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Multi-system emulator that supports Hartung Game Master
{{Handheld game consoles Computer-related introductions in 1990 Fourth-generation video game consoles Monochrome video game consoles