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Emerson Arcadia 2001

Emerson Arcadia 2001 was supposed to be the Atari 2600 killer. A great console with great games. Unfortunately they fell prey to complete lack of third party development, and the lack of Arcade game titles. Similar to other consoles before it, they were forced to release arcade clones. 

The system didn't grasp much attention, and soon found it's way to the bargain bin at the cost of $99. The release of the Colecovision months later sealed the Arcadia's fate. The Emerson Arcadia 2001 died after only a year and a half with 35 game releases. Most never recall it existed. Many clones of it (such as the Leonardo were released across the world though. It was also licensed and distributed in Japan by Bandai for 19,800 yen

  FACT: In an attempt to boost the system in advertisements. The Emerson Arcadia was said to have 24K of system RAM. This is actually a huge lie, and the single largest reason for historians and researchers to be VERY cautious about taking any sales-related statements at face value.

 

EMULATION
   M.E.S.S - Multi-Emulator Super System is a DOS based emulator capable of running many systems including this one. It has a Windows based GUI, and should be usable by most PC systems.


Games

Alien Invasion

 Tank Solo

 

 

 

 

CONSOLE SPECS

Processor
8 bit Signetics 2650

CPU Speed
4.43 MHz

RAM
1K

Video RAM
N/A

Resolution
208 x 108

Colors
9 colors

Polygons
N/A

Sprites
4 on screen

Game Media
Cartridge

Retail Price
$199USD

Detail Specs
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