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A History of Korean Gaming
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Original Korean Consoles
| Console |
Publisher |
Based on |
Year Introduced |
Price Tag |
Notes |
Image |
| "TV Tennis" |
Hanu Electronics |
- |
July 1976 |
W29,500 |
Pong console |
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| Otron TV Sports / Gamatic 7600 |
Olympus Electronics |
- |
November 1976 |
W29,500 |
Exported world wide; Pong console with 4 play modes |
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| Otron TV Sports 7800 |
Olympus Electronics |
- |
1977? |
W19,800 |
Pong console with a lightgun and 6 play modes |
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| Magicom |
Taegwang Electronics |
? |
December 1983 |
W95,000 |
Allegedly using a 16-bit microprocessor |
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| Zemmix (CPC-50) |
Daewoo |
MSX |
December 10th, 1985 |
W70,000 (W81,000 with joystick) |
Produced in pink, blue and white versions |
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| Zemmix V (CPC-51) |
Daewoo |
MSX |
December 1987 |
W96,000 |
Produced in red, white and black versions |
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| Zemmix Super V (CPC-61) |
Daewoo |
MSX2 |
1990 |
W135,000 |
Produced in white and black versions; has ports for keyboard and floppy disk drive |
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| Zemmix Turbo (CPG-120) |
Daewoo |
MSX2+ |
October 1991 |
W148,000 |
Fast motion and pause hardware functions; equalizer display for music; came with a 30-in-1 game pack |
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| GP32 |
GamePark |
- |
November 23, 2001 |
? |
also released in parts of Europe; a blue-colored variant with a backlit screen was released later |
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| XGP |
GamePark |
- |
unreleased |
- |
first announced in 2005, but never released due to GamePark's bankruptcy |
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| XGP mini |
GamePark |
- |
unreleased |
- |
tiny-sized variant of the XGP; first announced in 2005, but never released due to GamePark's bankruptcy |
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| XGP kids |
GamePark |
- |
unreleased |
- |
low-end alternative to the XGP; first announced in 2006, but never released due to GamePark's bankruptcy |
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| GP2X F-100 |
GamePark Holdings |
- |
November 10th, 2005 |
? |
test release in limited numbers (500); the slightly optimized proper release was on May 12th, 2006 |
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| Dinkii |
Gambros |
- |
unreleased |
- |
first introduced in 2007; shell identical to the Gamepark XGP kids |
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| GP2X F-200 |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X |
November 5th, 2007 |
? |
optimized version of the GP2X F-100; touch screen |
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| Voca Master (GP2X F-300) |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X |
January 2009 |
- |
only sold bundled with the English language trainer software Voca Master; very limited compatibility with previous GP2X models |
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| NXGP |
Gambros |
- |
unreleased |
- |
Sucessor to the also unreleased XGP |
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| GP2X Wiz |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X F-300 |
April 30th, 2009 |
W198,000 |
- |
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| Caanoo |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X Wiz |
August 16th, 2010 |
W198,000 |
Almost identical hardware specs but no software compatibility with the GP2X Wiz |
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Korean Licensed Consoles
Every console hardware known in Japan and the West was also readily available in Korea through imports (and the licensed ones were usually also imported much earlier), this page only lists those that were officially licensed to and/or published by a Korean company. In 2001, Sony opened their Korean division to release the PS2 on their own as the first foreign manufacturer, thus ultimately ending the age of licensed consoles in Korea (Nintendo hardware was still published through Daewon Culture Industry Inc. from 2002 to 2006, but those releases are left out for lack of interesting information).
| Console |
Publisher |
Based on |
Year Introduced |
Price Tag |
Notes |
Image |
| Sega Mark III |
Oacs |
Mark III |
November 1988 or March 1989 |
W115,000 |
- |
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| Gam*Boy |
Samsung |
Master System |
April 1989 |
W119,000 |
- |
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| Comboy |
Hyundai |
NES |
October 1989 |
W139,000 |
Compatible with the American NES |
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| Zemmix PC Shuttle (CPG-100) |
Daewoo |
PC Engine |
April 1990 |
W180,000 |
- |
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| Super Gam*Boy (SPC-200R) |
Samsung |
Mega Drive |
May 1990 |
W185,000 |
- |
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| Mini Comboy |
Hyundai |
Game Boy |
November 1990 |
W99,000 |
- |
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| Gam*Boy II / Aladdin Boy |
Samsung |
Master System II |
October 25th, 1991 |
W135,000 |
Produced in black and blue, Korean version of Alex Kidd integrated. |
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| Handy Gam*Boy (SPC-150) |
Samsung |
Game Gear |
January 1991 |
W198,000 |
- |
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| Super Comboy |
Hyundai |
SNES |
December 1992 |
? |
- |
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| CD Aladdinboy |
Samsung |
Sega CD |
March 1993 |
W398,000 |
- |
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| Vistar (Supercom 16-bit) |
Haitai |
TurboGrafx-16 |
April 1993 |
W169,000 |
US card pinout; some units shipped with "protection glasses" to prevent epilleptic strokes |
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| CD Aladdinboy II |
Samsung |
Sega CD II |
July 1993 |
W349,000 |
- |
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| Super Aladdin Boy II (SPC-201N) |
Samsung |
Mega Drive 2 |
1993 |
W154,000 |
- |
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| CD Vistar |
Haitai |
Turbo Duo |
unreleased (planned September 1993) |
around W200,000 planned |
Initially planned for a simultaneous release with the Vistar, but cancelled after several delays when Kŏbo took over Haitai's console department. |
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| Neo Geo |
Vic-A |
Neo Geo |
January 1994 |
W280,000 |
Plain repackaged import, only some machines had the additional label in Hangeul |
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| Jaguar |
Bulldog Software |
Jaguar |
October 1994 |
? |
Plain import without even so much as a special label |
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| 3DO Alive (GDO-101) |
Goldstar / LG |
3DO |
November 1994 |
W399,000 |
Not 100% compatible with the Panasonic models, sold with "Alive" lettering on top later |
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| Super 32X |
Samsung |
Sega Super 32X |
January 18th, 1995 |
W199,000 |
- |
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| Saturn (SPC-ST) |
Samsung |
Sega Saturn |
October 20th, 1995 |
W550,000 |
- |
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| 3DO Alive II (GDO-203) |
LG |
3DO |
December 20th, 1995 |
W299,000 |
- |
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| Comboy 64 |
Hyundai |
Nintendo 64 |
July 19th, 1997 |
W320,000 |
- |
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| NeoGeo Pocket Color |
Vic-A |
NeoGeo Pocket Color |
March 19th, 1999 |
? |
Repackaged import; advertised as a simultaneous release with Japan |
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| Wonder Swan Color |
Young Toys |
Wonder Swan Color |
November 2001 |
W50,000 |
Repackaged import; several bundles available |
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