After a successful Kickstarter campaign to create
the Arduboy, its developer then created the credit card sized game system
called the Tetris MicroCard. Licensing for the technology behind the small
handheld computer has now been provided to Super Impulse who now plans to
release a series of single purpose tiny games Micro Arcade consoles later this
year price from US$ 20.
You may have already come across Super Impulse as
they are the developers of the Tiny Arcade range of four-inch-tall fully
playable arcade cabinets which have been available for a while providing 80s
retro gaming to the masses.
The new games consoles will offer pocket sized :
– Pac-Man
– Space Invaders
– Frogger
– Galaga
– Galaxian
– Rally X
– Atari (with both Missile Command and Centipede)
Later this week Super Impulse will be showcasing
their new lineup of Micro Arcade handheld consoles at the New York toy fair.
Ahead of the launch later this year and for more details on each team being
made available jump over to the Super Impulse website.
