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The Game Axe is an unlicensed handheld video game system, made by the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Legend Technology Co.,LTD (as "REDANT" brand). Launched in 1998 (or 1999), it was sold in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and
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. It is a portable Famiclone that can play Famicom games, and by using the included adapter,
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games.


Design

The Game Axe is an unofficial hand-held version of the Famicom released in 1998 (or 1999). The design of the Game Axe was horizontal and similar in appearance to Sega's Game Gear. It had a 3.5-inch (FC-812) or 4-inch (FC-816/FC-868) colour LCD screen, two controller ports at the base, an AC jack, and an RCA jack, allowing the Game Axe to essentially replace the Famicom or NES by plugging it into a television.


Issues with the NES cartridge adapter

Due to the necessity of an extra adapter, the Game Axe suffers severe stability issues if playing NES games while holding the device. Any jarring of the hand held causes NES games to lose enough contact to freeze or shut off.


See also

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Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone A Famiclone is any clone console of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), known in Japan as the Family Computer or Famicom. They are electronic hardware devices designed to replicate the workings of, and play games designed for, the NES and Fam ...
* Pocket Famicom *
Sega Nomad The Genesis Nomad, also known as Sega Nomad, is a handheld game console manufactured by Sega and released in North America in October 1995. The Nomad is a portable variation of the Sega Genesis home video game console (known as the Mega Drive o ...
*
TurboExpress The TurboExpress is an 8-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine GT in Japan and TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System in the U.S. It is essentially a ...


References


External links


The Game Axe Information Site
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