Game Master (console)

The Game Master is a handheld game console manufactured by Hartung,[1][2] and designed to compete with the Nintendo Game Boy. In Germany, it was marketed by Hartung itself, while in the UK it was released as the Systema 2000 by the already well-established maker of cheap LCD games Systema.[1]

Game Master
Also known asSystema 2000
Game Master
Game Plus
Super Game
Game Tronic
ManufacturerHartung (DE)
Systema (UK)
Videojet (France)
Delplay (France)
Prodis (Spain)
Virella Electronics (Italy)
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationFourth generation
Release date
MediaROM cartridge
CPUNEC upd7810
Display64 × 64 monochrome LCD
SoundBuilt-in speaker
Headphone jack
1 bit dac
Power6-volt DC external power supply or 4 × AA batteries
Dimensions170 × 97 × 33mm

It was also sold under alternate names in France, including the Game Master by Videojet and Game Plus by Delplay, as well as for a few released by Hartung as the Super Game and the Game Tronic.[1][3] It was sold in Italy by Virella Electronics.[1]

The design was much like the Game Gear with a D-Pad and two action buttons,[4] although another variation, the Game Plus, features a more Game Boy-like design which is backed by a company called Caterpillar and was sold by Delplay in France.[3] The cartridges resemble those used by the Watara Supervision, with the card edge of the cartridge jutted out past the plastic of the cartridge. The Game Master utilizes a 40-pin cartridge port like the Watara Supervision but is not compatible with Supervision games.[3]

Models

Technical specifications

The Game Master has a 64 x 64 monochrome LCD screen.

  • Color: monochrome black/white tones
  • Power switch
  • Contrast adjustment
  • 4-way directional pad
  • Headphone jack (unit includes small stereo headphones)
  • A and B buttons
  • Select button
  • Start button
  • Volume controller

Games

Nineteen games were released for this console:[1]

  • Bubble Boy
  • Car Racing [a.k.a. Super F-1 on title screen]
  • Continental Galaxy [a.k.a. Continental Galaxy 2020 on title screen]
  • Dungeon Advanture [a.k.a. Dungeon Adventure on title screen]
  • Falling Block [a.k.a. Falling Block! on title screen]
  • Finite Zone
  • Go Bang! (Go Bang Game) [a.k.a. GO Bang.. on title screen]
  • Hyper Space
  • Kung Fu [a.k.a. Kung Fu Challenge on title screen]
  • Move It
  • Pin Ball
  • Soccer (Fuss-Ball) [a.k.a. 3on3 Soccer on title screen]
  • Space Castle
  • Space Invader
  • Space Warrior
  • Tank War
  • Tennis [a.k.a. Tennis Master... on title screen]
  • Urban Champion

References
  1. "Game Master by Hartung – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. "Press Start | Inside the Hartung GameMaster!". 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. Sylvain De Chantal (July 2001). "Hartung Game Master Faq". Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  4. "The Handheld Rivals Which Tried and Failed to Beat the Game Boy". 17 April 2019.
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