WonderSwan Color
The Bandai WonderSwan Color is a handheld game console that was manufactured and released by Bandai in Japan in 2000. It was a successor to the original WonderSwan, which was released in 1999. It was developed to compete with the Game Boy Color and the Neo Geo Pocket Color.
The WonderSwan Color featured a 16-bit CPU and had a total of 2MB of RAM. It had a backlit, full-color screen with a resolution of 224x144 pixels and a palette of 4096 colors. It also had a built-in controller with a D-pad and two buttons, and it had a battery life of around 20 hours. The console also featured a built-in clock and a sleep function to save battery life. The console also had a built-in support for the original WonderSwan games and it was compatible with the WonderWitch development tool.
The WonderSwan Color was released exclusively in Japan and it had a limited commercial success, but it was well received by critics. The console was discontinued in 2003. Today it is considered a rarity and a collector's item, due to its limited release.
The WonderSwan Color had a library of around 260 games, most of which were developed by Bandai, but also included games from other developers such as Square Enix, Konami, and Capcom. Some games for the Bandai WonderSwan Color include:
- "Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls"
- "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories"
- "Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure"
- "Rockman & Forte"
- "Tales of Phantasia"
- "Gradius: Deluxe Pack"
- "Fate/tiger colosseum"
- "Gungage"
- "Kimi ni Todoke: Sennen Makyou"
- "R-Type III: The Third Lightning"
It's worth noting that the WonderSwan Color was only released in Japan and therefore many of the games were only released in Japan and in Japanese.