WonderSwan

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Accessories

Headphone adapter. Provides stereo output with volume dial, overriding the built-in mono speaker and volume button of the WonderSwan. Originally sold with WonderSwan-branded earbuds.

Link cable. Connects two WonderSwans together for games that support two players. toshiba tecra m2

Rechargeable battery. A flat, form-fitting rechargeable battery that does not protrude from the WonderSwan body, unlike the standard AA battery case. Requires a special recharger. ibm thinkpad 600e

A/C adapter. Mains adapter that plugs into a special battery case fitted to the WonderSwan. ibm thinkpad t30

WonderWave. Infrared communication adapter, used by some games to exchange data with a Sony PocketStation.

MobileWonderGate. NTT DoCoMo cellular phone interface and game cartridge containing web browsing and email software.

WonderBorg. Sold in two versions, WonderBorg is a robot kit that can be programmed and controlled from a WonderSwan with Robot Works game cartridge, or a Microsoft Windows PC with a serial port infrared adapter and application software.

WonderWitch. A game development kit including a reprogrammable WonderSwan game cartridge, Microsoft Windows application software for compiling C code, and a serial cable to connect a WonderSwan to a PC.

WonderCoin. A coin-shaped disc that can be fitted over a 4-directional button cluster of the WonderSwan to create the feel of a single directional pad.

Screen protector. Transparent sheets of film that can be applied to the face of the WonderSwan to reduce damage from scratching and fingerpints.

Case. Hard plastic carrying case with compartments for holding a WonderSwan, manuals, and six game cartridges, as well as room for other small accessories such as headphone adapter, batteries, etc.

Screen light. A small light powered by the WonderSwan itself that can be positioned over the screen to illuminate the display.

Bandai Digimon D3 Digivice, D-Terminal, and D-Arc Digivice. Can be used to interface with certain Digimon Games using the expansion port (Wonderswan Color ONLY)

Handy Sonar. A fish-finder device, much like the Bandai Game Boy Pocket Sonar for the Nintendo portable console

Several of these accessories utilise the expansion port on the side of the WonderSwan, but with no accommodation for sharing that port with other accessories. For example, neither player connected via a link cable during a two-player game may use headphones. Neither headphones nor link cable may be used with the screen light.

Technical specifications

CPU: 16-bit NEC V30 MZ processor at 3.072 MHz

Screen: FSTN reflective LCD

Resolution: 224 x 144 pixels

2.49 inch diagonal

Display performance: Max. 512 characters per layer, max. 128 sprites (32 on one horizontal line), two screens (overlay possible), screen windows and sprite windows.

Graphics: 8-shade monochrome in the dot matrix section and six icons at the static section.

Audio:

4-channel digital stereo sound.

Built-in mono speaker or optional headphones with stereo adapter.

Three speaker volume settings selectable via button: loud, medium, mute. (use of headphone adapter disables this button)

Size: 74.3 mm x 121 mm x 24.3 mm

Weight: 93 g (without battery) 110 g (with battery)

Power: 1 AA battery or rechargeable pack, ~30-40 hours playtime

Connecting Ports: Link Port, Stereo Jack & cartridge port

Cartridge Capacity: ROM and/or RAM - maximum 128 Mbit (like Beatmania)

Features:

Can be played holding the unit vertically or horizontally.

Built-in EEPROM and 1Kbit RAM for backing up game data.

Several levels of energy-saving control.

References

^ Bandai's WonderSwan. Destroy Tokyo. Accessed on: Sept. 15, 2008.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: WonderSwan

List of WonderSwan games

SwanCrystal

External links

Official web site (Japanese)

WonderSwan at the Open Directory Project

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