The Pocket Dream Is A... Pocket Dream!
Our favorite import store NCSX has a mammoth pictorial on the Tomy/Takara 'Pocket Dream' handheld this week, notably because they're not even stocking it due to the price (6900 yen plus mark-up would probably make it $85+?) - but it looks _really_ interesting to gamegeeks such as ourselves.
It's explained: "Tomy and Takara released a handheld gaming system on August 3 called the Pocket Dream Console. Basically a closed system with 30 built-in games and an AV port for output to television, the PDC is about the size of a Gameboy Micro. The unit runs on three AAA batteries with a 15-hour play time. The PDC also features a 2" backlit TFT screen."
The every-anonymous NCS writer notes: "After fiddling around with the games for an hour or so, NCS consensus: Decent collection but some of the games are unabashed copies while others would fit in some public domain game CD. There's a Loderunner clone with penguins and a near 1:1 copy of Taito's Puzzloop." Looks like there are some Arkanoid, Sokoban, and Bomberman clones in there too, and something where you have to "Guide a robotic horse around and eat fruit while avoiding enemies", and a Nintendogs clone, etc, etc, ad inifinitum. High japery!
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.::: Coincidentally, the PDC has been on sale in the Netherlands for a few months now and a colleague picked one up. (http://www.bashers.nl/2006/07/redenen_om_een_pdc_te_kopen.php)
It's around €30 here in the shop and another €5 gets you a standard AV-cable to link it up to a TV. Its screen is surprisingly crisp and sharp and the games are actually pretty decent (despite being clones).
Interesting to learn it's from Tomy/Takara. Didn't expect that.
Posted by: Cyhwuhx | August 19, 2006 5:23 PM
Where can I find one of these PDC? I really would like to have one, but I can't find one what so ever.
Posted by: Toni | March 4, 2008 6:09 PM
where can I purchase the pocket dream console? it looks great. Thanks
Posted by: natale0813 | April 14, 2008 6:49 PM
Can someone please tell me where I can purchase this unit? I brought 2 from Q.V.C. One was stolen from a doctors office and the other one is almost being played out by my 3 year old son. He get to level I didn't know exist. i would hate for it to actually play out. NEED HELP PLEASE.
Posted by: Yvonne | June 16, 2008 6:55 AM
could you please let me know where i can buy the pocket dream console with or without ac adapter PLEASE I REALLY NEED TO FIND ONE.
Posted by: Bertha lopez | January 22, 2009 3:43 PM
I also am looking for this game - any body know where to order one???
Posted by: Shawn | January 22, 2009 4:20 PM
Someone can give me information about pinout of the AV potr (mini usb) for make an av cable for PDC console, Thank You.
Posted by: Jimmy | February 3, 2009 9:54 AM
Hello, I know where you can buy a pdc. You can buy them at a lot of stores in Holland (where I am living, sorry for my english) At some stores you can even buy products online (such as; toy's r us, intertoys, Bart SMit) We gave a pdc to our son as a gift and of course we are playing with it too. I can't figure out one of the games called Dark Tower, can any one help me with that one?? I surched the internet for a walkthrough but couldn't find one.
I hope I helped you with anything and I Hope someone can help me.
Thanks anyway
greetings from holland
bianca
Posted by: bianca sluijer | March 8, 2009 1:09 PM
You can buy a PDC with 100 games or 30 games (100 games is more expensive, about 65 US dollars) at Deals Extreme, just google it.
the 30 game one is about 34-40 US dollars.
Posted by: Bleepbloop | July 6, 2009 1:29 PM
Where can I buy the AV cable? Does not look like a standard cable but a custom one???
Posted by: Maarten | November 8, 2009 5:29 AM
@bianca:
ik kom wel een heel eind met Dark Tower, maar bij de 7th floor loop ik vast :(
Mijn kleine broertje van 11 heeft Dark Tower bijna tot het eind uitgespeeld toen liep hij ook vast.
Maar hij heeft geen idee meer hoe het moest.
Ik zoek ook voor een guide ofzo om door het spel te komen.
groetjes, Ilse
Posted by: ilse | December 29, 2009 3:02 AM