SwanCrystal
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| Manufacturer | Bandai |
| Type | Handheld game console |
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| First available |  November, 2002 |
| Media | Cartridge |
The SwanCrystal (スワンクリスタル Suwankurisutaru?) is the third (and likely final) version of Bandai's WonderSwan handheld game console brand, succeeding the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color. It was released November 2002.
It is essentially the same as the WonderSwan Color, except that the SwanCrystal uses a TFT LCD, superior in response time to the FSTN reflective LCD technology used previously. This gives the screen a much crisper look during gameplay, due to sharper contrast and significantly reduced ghosting. As a result, the SwanCrystal does not possess the contrast adjustment dial found on the other models. Other notable differences are the four selectable volume settings (compared to three on previous models), and a face-mounted power button (compared to a side-mounted switch on previous models).
The SwanCrystal is compatible with games for both the WonderSwan Color and the original WonderSwan. The SwanCrystal was available in four colors: Skeleton Blue, Skeleton Black, Blue Violet and Red Wine. About 15 hours of play could be obtained from one AA battery.
[edit] Technical specifications
- CPU: SPGY-1003, a 3.072 MHz 16-bit NEC V30MZ Clone
- Memory: 64Kbyte VRAM/WRAM (shared)
- Screen:
- TFT reflective Liquid crystal display
- 2.8 inch (71 mm) diagonal
- no backlight
- resolution: 224x144 pixels
- colors: 241 out of 4096 colors
- Sound: Built-in mono speaker or stereo with optional headphones adapter
- Four volume settings selectable via button: loud, medium, soft, mute
- Link: Two players (adapter needed)
- Power: one AA battery (~15 hours of game play)
- Size: 127.7 by 77.5 by 24.3 mm
- Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) including battery
[edit] See also
| Handheld game consoles |
| Early units |
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| See Microvision and Handheld electronic games |
| Nintendo handhelds |
| Game & Watch | Game Boy (Pocket | Light) | Game Boy Color | Game Boy Advance (SP | Micro) | Nintendo DS (Lite) |
| Bandai handhelds |
| WonderSwan | WonderSwan Color | SwanCrystal |
| GamePark/Holdings handhelds |
| GP32 | GP2X | XGP | XGP Mini | XGP Kids |
| SNK handhelds |
| Neo Geo Pocket | Neo Geo Pocket Color |
| Sega handhelds |
| Game Gear | Nomad | Mega Jet |
| Sony handhelds |
| PocketStation | PlayStation Portable |
| Other handhelds |
| Atari Lynx | Gamate | Watara Supervision | Mega Duck | Game.com | Gizmondo | N-Gage | TurboExpress | Pepper Pad | GameKing | iRiver G10 | Ez MINI | OQO Model 2 |
| Comparison |
[edit] External links
- Bandai Asia
- (Japanese) Official Web site
- SwanCrystal on vidgame.net
- Planet Wonderswan - All about Wonderswan (German)
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