History of video games/Platforms/WonderSwan

History thumb|WonderSwan logotype. Development Following his 1996 departure from Nintendo, Gunpei Yokoi, the designer of the Game Boy and the Virtual Boy, spearheaded the creation of a new handheld with Bandai through his new company Koto Laboratory.Plunkett Luke The Game Boy Creator's Last Handheld Was A Wonderful Little Thing https://kotaku.com/the-game-boy-creators-last-handheld-was-a-wonderful-lit-5790050 21 October 2020 Kotaku April 8th, 2011 en-us Though Gunpei would die in a traffic accident in 1997 the console continued to be developed. Launch The original WonderSwan was released in Japan on March 4th, 1999 by Bandai at a cost of ¥6800 yen.Khaw Cassandra How the WonderSwan became an ugly duckling https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/9/5698650/bandai-wonderswan-history-jeremy-parish 20 October 2020 The Verge 9 May 2014 en In 1999 an accessory was announced that would allow photos from a specific digital camera to be sent to a WonderSwan, however this device was not released.WonderSwan – Digital Camera (Unreleased) – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/wonderswan-digital-camera-unreleased 15 November 2020 In 2000 the WonderGate was announced, a device which would allow the WonderSwan to connect to NTT DoCoMo mobile phones and connect to the Internet.La console de jeux devient terminal multifonction https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2000/04/19/la-console-de-jeux-devient-terminal-multifonction_3617269_1819218.html 22 September 2021 Le Monde.fr 19 April 2000 fr The improved Wonderswan Color was released in December 2000, and managed to climb close to a 10% marketshare of Japanese gaming handhelds before the GameBoy Advance was released. An ultimately unreleased GPS add on was demoed in 2001, as well as three games by Namco that would leverage the GPS support.WonderSwan – GPS (Unreleased) – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/wonderswan-gps 15 November 2020Magic Formation WARS [WonderSwan Color - Cancelled] - Unseen64 https://www.unseen64.net/2012/10/19/magic-formation-wars-wonderswan-color-cancelled/ Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames! 15 November 2020 19 October 2012 Also in 2001 an unreleased wireless adapter for a Casio watch camera was announced. The WonderSwan crystal was released in 2002 with an improved display. Legacy The WonderSwan Monochrome, Color, and Crystal collectively sold an estimated 3.5 million systems in Japan, the only region it was officially sold. Technology Compute The WonderSwan uses a 16 bit SPGY-1001 processor, a custom version of the NEC V30 MZ, clocked at 3.072MHz.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=1175 www.old-computers.com 29 October 2020 The WonderSwan has 16 kilobytes of RAM. Design thumb|upright=2|The WonderSwan could be used vertically, as well as horizontally. The layout of buttons on the system was designed to allow for either vertical or horizontal play.Adzuken Happy 20th birthday, Wonderswan https://www.destructoid.com/stories/happy-20th-birthday-wonderswan-544280.phtml 21 October 2020 Destructoid March 2nd, 20219 english Notable Games 1999 Gunpey Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer Ganso JaJaMaru-kun Buffers Evolution Clock Tower Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum Magical Drop for Wonderswan Makaimura for WonderSwan Mr. Driller Puyo Puyo 2 Tekken Card Challenge Rockman & Forte Mirai kara no Chōsensha 2000 One Piece: Become the Pirate King! Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix Romance of the Three Kingdoms II Ring: Infinity Rhyme Rider Kerorican - The only game to use the system diagonally. 2001 Blue Wing Blitz Digimon Battle Spirit Guilty Gear Petit Guilty Gear Petit 2 Final Fantasy II Judgement Silversword Romancing SaGa 2002 Final Fantasy IV - RPG Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 Digimon Battle Spirit 2 The Final Fantasy Legend Front Mission Namco Super Wars - Crossover Tactical RPG Riviera: The Promised Land - RPG X: Card of Fate - Card battle game based on a manga. 2003 Rockman EXE N1 Battle Rockman EXE WS Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gihren no Yabou Special - Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Gallery External Resources WonderSwan Gunpei Yokoi Bandai WonderSwan References 2100%__NOTOC__