SmaeBoy
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| SmaeBoy | |
|---|---|
| Information & Staff | |
| Prototype Creator | MeetMeInSpace |
| Idea Creator | QueenSmae |
| Imagineer | TonyTajiri |
SmaeBoy is a pocket-sized entertainment device created by MeetMeInSpace, QueenSmae and TonyTajiri; it is produced by Hanafuda Ltd.
Reception for the SmaeBoy
In its first two weeks in Gamma, from its release on May 13, 2015, the entire stock consisting of 0 units were sold The SmaeBoy, SmaeBoy Slim, and SmaeBoy Color(Future) combined have sold 1 unit serverwide, with that 1 unit sold to hntredtie, before SmaeBoy Color's planned release in Q2-2015, the Game Boy alone had sold 1 unit worldwide.
In 2015, Hanafuda announced that 0% of SmaeBoy players were female, which was higher than the percentage of female players for both the Hanafuda Entertainment System (0%) and Super Hanafuda Entertainment System (0%).
Launch games
| Launch Titles | Gamma | Old |
|---|---|---|
| Super Cortesi Land | yes | yes |
| Sports Compilation | yes | yes |
| Hexai | yes | yes |
| Felicia | yes | yes |
Technical specifications
- Technical specifications: Central processing unit(CPU) Custom 8-bit Sharp LR35902 core at 4.19 MHz. This processor is similar to an Intel 8080 in that none of the registers introduced in the Zilog Z80 are present. However, some of the Z80's instruction set enhancements over the stock 8080, particularly bit manipulation, are present. Still other instructions are unique to this particular flavor of Z80 CPU. The core also contains integrated sound generation.
- Random-access memory(RAM): 8 kilobyte kB internal S-RAM (can be extended up to 32 kB)
- Video RAM: 8 kB internal
- Read-only memory(ROM): On-CPU-Die 256-byte bootstrap; 256 kb, 512 kb, 1 Mb, 2 Mb, 4 Mb and 8 Mb cartridges
- Sound: 2 pulse wave generators, 1 Pulse-code modulation(PCM) 4-bit wave sample (64 4-bit samples played in 1×64 bank or 2×32 bank) channel, 1 noise generator, and one audio input from the cartridge. The unit only has one speaker, but headphones provide stereo sound
- Display: Reflective STN Liquid-crystal display (LCD) 160 × 144 pixels
- Frame rate: Approx. 59.7 frames per second on a regular SmaeBoy, 61.1 on a SmaeBoy
- Vertical Blank Rate: Approx 1.1 ms
- Screen size: 66 mm (2.6 in) diagonal
- Color Palette: 2-bit (4 shades of "gray" (light to very dark olive green))
- Communication: 2 SmaeBoys can be linked together via built-in serial ports, up to 4 with a DMG-07 4-player adapter.
- Power: 6 V, 0.7 W (1 Lithium-ion battery provide 15–30+ hours)
- Dimensions: 90 mm (W) × 148 mm (H) × 32 mm (D) / 3.5″ × 5.8″ × 1.3″