Brazil's TecToy cranks out Mega Drive Portable handheld

[wraggster]

via engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/brazils-tectoy-cranks-out-mega-drive-portable-handheld/)

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While Sega's Nomad handheld didn't exactly take off, Brazil's TecToy nonetheless looks to be ready to take its own shot at a portable Genesis console, although it's new "Mega Drive Portable" appears to be decidedly more limited than Sega's offering. The biggest drawback, as you might have guessed, is that the handheld drops the clunky cartridges in favor of twenty built-in games, including Altered Beast, Ecco, Kid Chameleon, and Sonic & Knuckles, to name a few. On the upside, it does at least appear to be a good deal more portable than the Nomad, and you'll also apparently able to hook the device up to your TV for some bigger screen gaming. If that's enough to put you in a nostalgic mood, you'll be able to grab one of these for about $110 when it hits Brazil on December 5th.

More Info (http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2FNoticias%2 FTecnologia%2F0%2C%2CMUL178351-6174%2C00-MEGA%2BDRIVE%2BVIRA%2BPORTATIL%2BCOM%2BJOGOS.html&langpair=pt%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8)

[Hawq]

I expect someone may try hacking a cart slot or some such onto one of these, if they do the 3 button layout may be a problem for some things but that would of course be a fair ways off yet, think I'll stick to my Nomad though

[JKKDARK]

They still make them? I believe it's too late, since we have systems like GBA, DS, PSP, etc

[Saracchini]

They still make them? I believe it's too late, since we have systems like GBA, DS, PSP, etc

Recent videogames are too expensive here. PSP costs around $400 here, DS around $300 due the import taxes and Nintendo and Sony doesnt offer any technical support for videogames here. If If my PSP broke here i can only cry or try fix it by myself, and with the cost of a new PS3 i can buy a car !

These olds videogames are sold, and it have some succes with 5-10 years childrens. In fact Master System and Mega Drive are produced yet, sadly Dreamcast not more...