https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-05-08T23:21:55+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2022-08-01T20:33:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/atari_lynx?rev=1659386021&do=diff Atari Lynx Released on September 1st, 1989 in the USA, the Lynx was Atari's only portable console. Coming in at $179.95 at launch, it sold at an acceptable rate throughout it's lifespan, but was unable to crush the monster that was the Game Boy. When it comes to specifications, the Atari Lynx is a relatively capable system, containing two 6502 variant CPUs that run on a 16-but bus, alongside 64K RAM, 4 sound channels, and the obvious 12-bit color text/html 2022-01-13T22:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/nec_turboexpress?rev=1642113983&do=diff NEC TurboExpress Releasing in December 1990 for both JP and the USA, the TurboExpress is quite simply a portable conversion of NEC's somewhat successful TurboGrafx-16 home console. Because of this, it's specifications are mostly the same as this aforementioned system, barring the obvious text/html 2022-05-11T00:05:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/summary?rev=1652227531&do=diff 4th Generation The first true generation of portable gaming, the 4th generation. Universally considered as having began in 1989 with the release of the Game Boy (and Atari Lynx!), and having ended sometime between 1997 (release of the Game.com) and 1999 (release of the Neo Geo Pocket Color). As this was the first generation of portable game consoles to actually have vitality, it's no surprise to see a relative lack of EOPs outside of the Game Boy, which only was able to get such EOPs by lasting… text/html 2022-09-17T18:46:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/watara_supervision?rev=1663440418&do=diff Watara Supervision Yet another miserable attempt to crush Nintendo. Releasing sometime in 1992 across much of the world, the Watara Supervision was sold very cheaply at only $49.95, but failed to captivate the market with it's boring games. Specification-wise, the system is weak, containing a 8-bit 65SC02, a