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R-Zone
The R-Zone is a portable game console (originally head-worn, later handheld) developed and manufactured by Tiger Electronics. The R-Zone was shown at the American International Toy Fair in February 1995, and was released later that year. The R-Zone was panned by critics, and was also a commercial disaster, with its lifespan lasting only 2 years before being discontinued in 1997. Although the R-Zone was not designed to compete directly with any other handhelds, it marked Tiger Electronics' first multi-game entry into the portable electronic game market. The original R-Zone unit consists of a headset and a separate controller containing batteries. Each game cartridge has its own transparent LCD display screen which is projected onto a mirrored surface held in front of the player's eye. It is thought that this original design, including the red color scheme, was designed to capitalize on popular buzz for the Nintendo Virtual Boy at the time. However, Tiger has never confirmed this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat Trilogy
''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' is a fighting game released by Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (the first being ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'') for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn and PCs. Further versions were also released for the Game.com and R-Zone. It features a similar basic gameplay system and the same story as ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'', but adds characters and stages restored from '' Mortal Kombat'' and ''Mortal Kombat II''. New additions to the game included the "Aggressor" bar, and re-introduced Brutality mechanic from 16-bit versions of ''UMK3''. The game was met with positive to mixed reviews upon release. The PlayStation version was released in Japan on April 2, 1998. It was the last Mortal Kombat game to be released in Japan. Gameplay ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' introduces the Aggressor bar, which fills as the combatants fight (twice as much if the opponent is blocking). Once the bar is filled, it grants the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman Forever (video Game)
''Batman Forever'' is a beat 'em up video game based on the movie of the same name. Though released by the same publisher at roughly the same time, it is an entirely different game from '' Batman Forever: The Arcade Game''. The game was followed by '' Batman & Robin'' in 1998, itself based on the movie of the same name. Gameplay The player plays as either Batman or Robin. There is also a fighting game mode called "training mode" where the player can play as Batman, Robin, or any of the enemies found throughout the game against either a computer-controlled opponent, against a second player, or cooperatively against two computer opponents. The controls are largely based on move lists and key sequences. Some gadget moves involve moving away from the enemy right before pressing a punch or kick button. The gadget list is selected by the player at each level, with three standard gadgets for each character and two gadgets selected from a list. There are also four hidden "blueprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtua Fighter (video Game)
is a fighting game created for the Sega Model 1 arcade platform by AM2, a development group within Sega, headed by Yu Suzuki. An early prototype version was location tested in Japan by August 1993, before the complete game was released worldwide in October 1993. It is the first game in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, and the first arcade fighting game to feature fully 3D polygon graphics. The game has been ported to several platforms including the Sega Saturn, Sega 32X, and Microsoft Windows. The game was critically acclaimed and a major hit, becoming one of Sega's best-selling arcade games of all time with more than 40,000 arcade units sold while the Saturn versions sold over copies. ''Virtua Fighter'' was highly regarded for its in-depth 3D fighting engine and real-world fighting techniques, and has been revolutionary and highly influential in the evolution of the genre and video games in general. An update titled ''Virtua Fighter Remix'', developed by AM1, was released for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Electronics
Tiger Electronics Ltd. (also known as Tiger and Tiger Toys) was an independent American toy manufacturer best known for its handheld LCD games, the Furby, the Talkboy, Giga Pets, the 2-XL robot, and audio games such as ''Brain Warp'' and the Brain Shift. When it was an independent company, Tiger Electronics Inc., its headquarters were in Vernon Hills, Illinois. It has been a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1998. History Gerald Rissman, Randy Rissman and Arnold Rissman founded the company in June 1978. It started with low-tech items like phonographs, then began developing handheld electronic games and educational toys. Prominent among these was the 2-XL Robot in 1978, and K28, Tiger's Talking Learning Computer (1984) which was sold worldwide by Kmart (United States), Kmart and other chain stores. Tiger also achieved success with many simple handheld electronics games like ''Electronic Bowling'' and titles based on licenses, such as ''RoboCop'', ''Terminator (series), Terminator'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Video Game Consoles (fifth Generation)
The fifth-generation era (also known as the 32-bit era, the 64-bit era, or the 3D era) refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming consoles dating from approximately October 4, 1993 to March 23, 2006. For home consoles, the best-selling console was the Sony PlayStation, followed by the Nintendo 64, and then the Sega Saturn. The PlayStation also had a redesigned version, the PSone, which was launched on July 7, 2000. Some features that distinguished fifth generation consoles from previous fourth generation consoles include: * 3D polygon graphics with texture mapping * 3D graphics capabilities – lighting, Gouraud shading, anti-aliasing and texture filtering * Optical disc (CD-ROM) game storage, allowing much larger storage space (up to 650 MB) than ROM cartridges * CD quality audio recordings (music and speech) – PCM audio with 16-bit depth and 44.1 kHz sampling rate * Wide adoption of full motion video, displaying pre-rendered co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
