Torr Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The game.com had so much potential to be the do all tool for cheap (back when palm and similar devices were several hundred to a $1000+) Oh the Palm Pilots... I was almost sold on one when I seen one that had Sim-City pre-programmed into it back in 2000-2001. I remember when 2001: A Space Odyssey was still a dream back in 1989-90... now it's nostalgic... depressing almost.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My favorite game on it is Tiger Casino. Scrabble is a close second. Yeah, I'm weird like that. I just wish people could tinker around for the game.com like they did with another non-selling handheld: The LeapFrog Didj. Hackers got a Game Boy Advance emulator to play on it. The least a game.com could do is have a Game Boy emulator on it. But I want a homebrew game.com game so badly! I would pay a lot for it! But in order for a game.com homebrew to be published (and let me know if I'm wrong), someone has to figure out what chips to use, and how to get the game on to a chip, like they do with 2600 or any other cartridge-based homebrews. And as far as I know, nobody has even done THAT yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Does anyone have the modem? Did you ever? Do you have some fascinating stories about going on the text-based web with it? I am wanting a game.com modem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yes, I do, and yes, I surfed the web with it like for 5 minutes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Me wantee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-Torch Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Didn't know they actually made a modem for it. I have the communications cartridge kit and used it with a Hayes modem. It wasn't even capable of handling any local BBS. It did work for accessing the local library computer to search for books. It was a novelty that lasted about 15 minutes. I think the kit was on clearance for $5 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 New questions. 1. Do any of the games use the C and D buttons? I bet the fighting games do, but I don't like fighting games so I'm not about to check. 2. Were any of the games reviewed in any magazine? Or were they just too horrible? 3. Why won't anyone program a homebrew game for this system? If people can do N-Gage and Pokemon Mini and other stuff that didn't fare so well, why not the game.com? Is it really because nobody likes it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I recently played some Duke 3D under emulation, kinda makes me want one of these again Lol. Looking online I found this: http://www.unseen64.net/2010/01/16/metal-gear-solid-game-com-cancelled/ NVR knew metal gear was planned for the Game.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Does a prototype or ROM exist somewhere? I would like to play Metal Gear Solid on my game.com, even though I have no idea what I do in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I don't think so just found screenshots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Well there has to be one somewhere if screenshots were made, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 According to DP's rarity guide, Castlevania was also planned, along with Madden NFL 99, and a whole bunch of other games that we sadly never got to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 According to DP's rarity guide, Castlevania was also planned, along with Madden NFL 99, and a whole bunch of other games that we sadly never got to see. There were a bunch of noteworthy games planned. Metal Gear Solid was another, I'm pretty sure NBA Hang-Time was one as well. Likely they would have all been crap, but still.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I'm thinking about getting one soon but not sure yet. Mortal Kombat Trilogy looks interesting. Edited September 29, 2015 by lushgirl_80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Don't do it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaWarrior Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I thought it would be a step up from the Game Boy, Nope Edited September 29, 2015 by NinjaWarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I thought it would be a step up from the Game Boy, Nope No, much worse, easily the worst system of the last 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 The worst "major release" system for sure. If you delve into the interesting world of Asian made on the cheap system, I know of at least one handheld console that make the Microvision looks worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I have trouble letting go of stuff once I have it. Almost everything has some redeeming feature that I think I'll be able to use at some point. I sold my Game.com unit very shortly after acquiring it. Just sayin'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 No, much worse, easily the worst system of the last 30 years. Worse than the Tiger R Zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yes. R-Zone was just regular Tiger LCD games with an attempt to make them 3D. Game.Com they actually got to design a new system from scratch, and came up with that trash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You people are mean. The game.com rocks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) After their successful range of pocket games and the Giga Pets I expected a real great US made handheld console, maybe even a Game Boy beater, but shame really, this was not to be. The US game console makers just couldn't hack it during the 90s. Edited September 30, 2015 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinroh Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You people are mean. The game.com rocks. Even with its faults I still love my Game.com, Duke Nukem, Frogger, Resident Evil 2, all still worth playing. :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 There are two major issues with the Game.com, and that's extreme motion blur, which is common for portable systems of that era, and low frame rates in the games. Unfortunately, because it's a somewhat specialized screen, I'm not sure how practical it would be to put in a modern screen that would eliminate the former issue like on many other handhelds, e.g., Lynx, Game Gear, Nomad, Turbo Express, etc., and the latter seems endemic to the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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