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created by Conny in 2004.CONNY TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
The system was released in Japan in 2006 by

Takara Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...

. It is available in different colors. In Germany, the PDC is rebranded as "MGT (Mobile Games Technology) Pocket Star LCD - Spielkonsole 30in1" by importer PEARL or sold under the original Name "PDC" from Videojet at Toys R Us. The Videojet-Version is available with 30, 40, 50 or 100 games. A 200 games model was also sold.

System overview

Games

The PDC is a closed system with 100 built-in games, mostly unofficial clones of other popular titles, including clones of

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and

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CPU

Sunplus

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SPG 240 Series

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I/O

* A/V port: The system can be connected to a TV or other equipment with a custom cable for composite video and mono audio and is sold separately. It uses a mini

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B connector. * Mini

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(2.5 mm). * Buttons: D-pad; A, B and menu buttons; two shoulder pads and volume control. * 2" backlit

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screen.

Power

* 3

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Display

* Manufacturer: AU Optronics * Size: 2 inch * Full color * Resolution: 320x240 * Pixel positioning: delta * Number of contacts: 33 * Backlight * color: blue, red and white

Audio

* One built-in speaker

References

External links

Impress Japan about the PDC

TakaraTomy's PDC product page

Review at Game Set Watch

{{Video game consoles Handheld game consoles Takara Tomy Products introduced in 2006 Sunplus-based video game consoles