A History of Korean Gaming
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Consoles: |
Original Korean Consoles
Console |
Publisher |
Based on |
Release |
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; |
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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; possibly Intellivision variant |
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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; |
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Zemmix Turbo (CPG-120) |
Daewoo |
MSX2+ |
October 1991 |
W148,000 |
Fast motion and pause hardware functions; |
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GP32 |
GamePark |
- |
November 23, 2001 |
? |
also released in parts of Europe; |
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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 |
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tiny-sized variant of the XGP; |
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XGP kids |
GamePark |
- |
unreleased |
- |
low-end alternative to the XGP; |
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GP2X F-100 |
GamePark Holdings |
- |
November 10th, 2005 |
? |
test release in limited numbers (500); |
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Dinkii |
Gambros |
- |
unreleased |
- |
first introduced in 2007; |
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GP2X F-200 |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X |
November 5th, 2007 |
? |
optimized version of the GP2X F-100; |
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Voca Master (GP2X F-300) |
GamePark Holdings |
GP2X |
January 2009 |
- |
sold as English language trainer Voca Master; |
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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 |
Release |
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; |
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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 Han'geul |
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Jaguar |
Bulldog Software |
Jaguar |
October 1994 |
? |
Plain import even without a new label |
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3DO Alive (GDO-101) |
Goldstar / LG |
3DO |
November 1994 |
W399,000 |
Not 100% compatible with Panasonic models; |
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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; |
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Wonder Swan Color |
Young Toys |
Wonder Swan Color |
November 2001 |
W50,000 |
Repackaged import; |
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