Model:
Mattel HyperScan
Release Date:
2006
Original Price:
$70
Processor:
32-bit SunPlus SPG290 SoC
Memory:
16 MB SDRAM
This game system experienced an extremely short lifespan.
Discontinued in 2007, the HyperScan was less than one year old
at the time of it's death.
Simple in design, I think the HyperScan had more potential than
it was given time to prove. Or maybe it was just poor marketing.
Whatever the reason, only five games were officially release for
this system. There is a thriving, albeit small, online community
that has succeeded in proving that homebrew software can be written,
with talk of the possibility of a Linux shell!
What set this system apart from all the others was the RFID trading
card concept. Each game with six trading cards, each with it's own
unique embedded RFID chip, with 'booster packs' available to collect
and trade. Sort of like a high-tech Pokemon, I guess. You would use
the cards by simply holding them up to the RFID reader built in to
the main unit. By doing this, you could select different characters
to play and increase your arsenal or defenses.
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Click here to download the User Manual for the system (X-Men) (12.9 mb)
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Click here to download the User Manual for the Controller (172 kb)