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created by Conny in 2004.CONNY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
The system was released by several companies such as

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. It is available in different colors. Contrary to popular belief, the console was released outside of Japan and was sold until 2011. The system was released by Takara Tomy in Japan, Videojet in France, and Anncia in the United States. In Germany, the PDC is rebranded as the Pocket Star LCD - Spielkonsole 30in1 under the MGT (Mobile Games Technology) brand by importer PEARL. Models of the system have between 30, 40, 50, 100, and 200 games.

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 Nintendogs. Joe Ma, the clone of Puzz Loop, was later directly licensed by Mitchell Corporation likely out of fear of a lawsuit. The advertised line-up includes: *

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* Venture * Sport * Relax *

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* Table

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 AAA batteries.

Display

* Manufacturer: AU Optronics * Size: 2 or 2.5 inch (depends on the version) * Full color * Resolution: 320x240 * Pixel positioning: delta * Number of contacts: 33 * Backlight * color: blue, red, purple, orange, pink 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