Pixter was among the first portable handheld touch screen drawing toys for children invented by Rehco, LLC and marketed by Fisher Price from 2000 through 2007. Pixter was pre-programmed with fun content and repeatable play. Pixter also could accept cartridge-based games and other activities. Pixter was originally marketed successfully with a black-and-white display but later was upgraded to a color display. The Pixter line has become something of an obscurity, with little information left on the internet about the history of it, sales records, original pricing, release dates, etc. The Pixter remains, as of 2017, the second to last console Mattel has ever released, after the

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. However, Pixter is Fisher Price's first and only handheld game system.

Gameplay

The original Pixter had a black and white LCD display. Its touch-sensitive LCD screen was activated by a drawing stylus. It used 4 AA batteries.

Models

Pixter

(2000-2002) The original Pixter came in several colors. Otherwise, they are the same unit. * Purple * Green * Blue

Pixter Plus

(2002) Similar to the original Pixter, except with a "Plus" subcategory of 10 additional activities in the Pixter's main menu and 20 times more storage space than the original Pixter unit. It also has a flexible screen light.

Pixter 2.0

(2003) Played the same cartridges as the original, but included digital drawing and quick-paint tools, as well as a wireless link. The wireless link could be used to send messages and pictures between other Pixter 2.0's. It used 4 AA batteries.

Pixter Color

(2003-2005) Pixter Color is extremely similar to the original Pixter, but now with 128 colors and double the screen resolution. It used newer cartridges that could not be used with the original Pixter. With the use of an adapter, Pixter Color could play original Pixter titles. It used 4 AA batteries.

Pocket Pixter

(2004-2006) The Pocket Pixters were key-chain sized dedicated consoles that included a drawing program centered around a theme and a built-in game. They used three Button Cell (LR44) batteries.

editions

*Pets *Fashion *Sports *Dino *Hearts

Pixter Multi-media system

(2005) The Pixter Multi-Media System reportedly had 100 creative tools, games, & activities-built in, including a touch screen with stylus and had streaming video capabilities. There were also exclusive cartridges available for the system. It used 4 AA batteries.

Games/Media released

Pixter, 2.0, Plus

* Action Art * Arcade * Art Safari * Art Safari 2 *

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: Fashion Show * Cool Wheels * Crazy Word Factory * Dino Draw * Dinosaurs Adventure *

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Fun *

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* Enchanted Princess * Learning Fun * Monster Shop * Music Studio * Music Video * On the Go Games *

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* Rescue Heroes: Mission Masters *

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* Sports * Story Composer * Toy Designer

Color

* Alphabet Forest * Arcade * Arthur's Birthday * Barbie Fashion Show * Barbie Writing *

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* Color Pixter Digital Camera * Creative Genius *

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* Dino Draw * Disney's Doug *

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* Global Passport *

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* Just Grandma and Me * Math Mansion * PB&J Otter * Pet Shop * Puzzles and Games *

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* SpongeBob * Starter Learner Game * Symphony Painter *

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* The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius *

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* Word Island *

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Multimedia system

References

External links

Pixter Homepage

Fisher-Price Homepage
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