History of video games/Platforms/HyperScan

__NOTOC__ History thumb|Crowds at San Diego Comic-Con in 2006. Mattel previously released the Intellivision in 1980, and did not make a proper console following it for some time. The HyperScan was demonstrated at San Diego Comic-Con in 2006.HyperScan RFID-Enabled Game Console https://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/213-hyperscan-rfid-enabled-game-console.html 4 April 2021 Tom's Hardware The Editors of Tom's Hardware July 26, 2006 en Prior to release there was some skepticism about the console, mostly concerned with the console trying to do too many things at once.Schiesel Seth It’s a Game, It’s a Toy, It’s Mattel’s Big Gamble (Published 2006) https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/arts/20matt.html 1 February 2021 The New York Times 20 July 2006 The HyperScan was released in 2006 and cost $69.99 with an X-Men game and six associated cards as a pack in.The Most Unusual Video Game Consoles https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-most-unusual-video-game-consoles 24 October 2020 PCMAG enHyperscan™ Video Game System https://m.service.mattel.com/us/Technical/productDetail?prodno=K4386&siteid=27 m.service.mattel.com 25 October 2020Industry First Hybrid Video Gaming System Launches for Tweens -- New HyperScan(TM) Game System Combines Card Collecting and Video Gaming to Create All New Category of Play https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060720005749/en/Industry-First-Hybrid-Video-Gaming-System-Launches-for-Tweens----New-HyperScan-TM-Game-System-Combines-Card-Collecting-and-Video-Gaming-to-Create-All-New-Category-of-Play 25 October 2020 www.businesswire.com 20 July 2006 en A two player value pack was also available, which contained two controllers.Card Games - Mattel HyperScan https://retrostuff.org/2012/12/31/card-games-mattel-hyperscan/ retrostuff 17 November 2020 31 December 2012 The HyperScan was discontinued in 2007. Technology Compute The HyperScan is powered by a 32-Bit Sunplus SPG290 system on a chipSunPlus: The biggest chip company you’ve never heard of https://hackmii.com/2010/04/sunplus-the-biggest-chip-company-youve-never-heard-of/ 1 November 2020 clocked at 108MHz. The HyperScan had 16MB of DDR DRAM.HYPERSCAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT https://www.oocities.org/hyperscansoftware/developer.html 25 October 2020 Storage Games were stored on UDF CD-ROMS, with 96 Byte 13.56MHz RFID cards serving as save devices.Mattel Hyper Scan - Game Console - Computing History https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/46006/Mattel-Hyper-Scan/ www.computinghistory.org.uk 25 October 2020 Game library X-Men Ben 10 Interstellar Wrestling League Marvel Heroes Spider-Man Gallery HyperScan Console HyperScan Controller HyperScan Internals Trivia The HyperScan processor belongs to the same family of SunPlus processors commonly used in plug n play and clone consoles such as the Vii.SunPlus: The biggest chip company you’ve never heard of https://hackmii.com/2010/04/sunplus-the-biggest-chip-company-youve-never-heard-of/ 1 November 2020 External Resources HyperScan HyperScan Video Game Kraken - Matell Hyperscan page. References 2 100%