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HyperScan
The HyperScan is a discontinued home video game console from the toy company Mattel, and was marketed for tweens. The console uniquely includes a 13.56 MHz radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner that reads and writes to special IntelliCards which activate features in, and save data from, the games. Players can enhance their characters by scanning cards.
The HyperScan was released in North America on October 23, 2006. Games retailed for $19.99 and the console for $69.99 at launch, but at the end of its short lifespan, prices of the system were down to $9.99, the games $1.99, and booster packs $0.99. Only five games were released, and two more were canceled.
The HyperScan was critically panned upon its release for having outdated 2D graphics, a weak game library, and being less capable than other similar consoles such as the VTech V.Flash, which was released the month prior. Critics lamented the number and cost of IntelliCards needed to complete a set. With disappointing sales, Mattel discontinued the HyperScan the following year, and canceled all upcoming game and card releases.
The HyperScan uses a Sunplus SPG290 SoC implementing the S+core 32-bit microarchitecture designed by Sunplus Technology. The S+core instruction set architecture has a 32/16-bit hybrid instruction mode, features Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) support and includes SJTAG for in-circuit emulation. The system has 16 MB of DDR SDRAM.
Video output is a composite video cable permanently attached. Its native resolution is 640×480, with up to 65,535 colors. Its SoC supports TFT LCD, but the system does not implement this. One USB port is at the rear.
The RFID scanner that operates at 13.56 MHz. Cards utilize RFID storage that has 96 bytes of user memory, an 8 byte unique ID, and 6 bytes of one time programmable memory. The HyperScan's RFID systems were provided by Innovision Research and Technology plc, a fabless semiconductor design house based in the UK which specializes in RFID systems and chip design.
Games are distributed on UDF format CD-ROMs. Two controller ports use a six-pin mini-DIN connector.
Only five games were released, and two more were canceled due to the system's poor sales and reception.
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HyperScan
The HyperScan is a discontinued home video game console from the toy company Mattel, and was marketed for tweens. The console uniquely includes a 13.56 MHz radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner that reads and writes to special IntelliCards which activate features in, and save data from, the games. Players can enhance their characters by scanning cards.
The HyperScan was released in North America on October 23, 2006. Games retailed for $19.99 and the console for $69.99 at launch, but at the end of its short lifespan, prices of the system were down to $9.99, the games $1.99, and booster packs $0.99. Only five games were released, and two more were canceled.
The HyperScan was critically panned upon its release for having outdated 2D graphics, a weak game library, and being less capable than other similar consoles such as the VTech V.Flash, which was released the month prior. Critics lamented the number and cost of IntelliCards needed to complete a set. With disappointing sales, Mattel discontinued the HyperScan the following year, and canceled all upcoming game and card releases.
The HyperScan uses a Sunplus SPG290 SoC implementing the S+core 32-bit microarchitecture designed by Sunplus Technology. The S+core instruction set architecture has a 32/16-bit hybrid instruction mode, features Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) support and includes SJTAG for in-circuit emulation. The system has 16 MB of DDR SDRAM.
Video output is a composite video cable permanently attached. Its native resolution is 640×480, with up to 65,535 colors. Its SoC supports TFT LCD, but the system does not implement this. One USB port is at the rear.
The RFID scanner that operates at 13.56 MHz. Cards utilize RFID storage that has 96 bytes of user memory, an 8 byte unique ID, and 6 bytes of one time programmable memory. The HyperScan's RFID systems were provided by Innovision Research and Technology plc, a fabless semiconductor design house based in the UK which specializes in RFID systems and chip design.
Games are distributed on UDF format CD-ROMs. Two controller ports use a six-pin mini-DIN connector.
Only five games were released, and two more were canceled due to the system's poor sales and reception.