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Mega Duck

Released August 1993

The Mega Duck is a 1993 handheld that was released in some territories under the name Cougar Boy. It was released as the Mega Duck in France, Germany, Brazil, and China. The handheld was also released as the Cougar Boy in the USA and some other countries.

Mega Duck

Short name DUCK
First release date August 1993
Online support No
Install Base 0
Original Price $72
Producing Company
Aliases Mega Duck WG-108 Cougar Boy

Overview

Produced by the Hong Kong-based Welback Holdings, the oddly-named Mega Duck was marketed under a number of companies throughout the world, like Creatronic, Videojet and Cougar USA (hence the redubbing in the US as the Cougar Boy). Welback positioned it as a "rival" to the Game Boy.

The electronics inside the system are oddly similar to those of the Watara Supervision - the positioning of certain components is virtually identical! - with the exception of less cartridge pins and a bigger screen.

Most of the games were produced by Taiwanese company Thin Chen Enterprise, better known as the infamous unlicensed developers Sachen, and they would mostly go on to be ported to the Game Boy as part of multicarts.

Hardware Specifications

  • CPU: MOS version of the Z80 (embedded in the main VLSI )
  • Clock Speed: 4.194304 MHz (= 2 Hz)
  • RAM: 16 KB in two 8K chips (Goldstar GM76C88LFW)
  • System Logic: 80 pins VLSI chip (Just the die on the PCB covered with a blob of epoxy)
  • LCD: 2,7" (48 (h) x 51 (w) mm) STN dot matrix resolution 160×144 at 59.732155 Hz
  • Gray Scales: 4 levels of dark blue on a green background
  • Player Controls: 4 directional keys, A, B, Select and Start keys
  • Other Controls: On/off switch and contrast and volume regulators
  • Sound: Built in speaker (8Ω 200 mW) and stereo headset output
  • Dimensions: 155 (l) x 97 (w) x32 (h) mm
  • Weight: 249 gram (w.o. batteries)
  • Power: Four AA batteries or AC adapter 6VDC/300mA
  • Current Consumption: 700 mW

Gallery

Games with Mega Duck

Railway

Railway

Connect the tracks between endpoints to complete the rails.

Artic Zone

Artic Zone

Also spelled correctly on the title screen as "Arctic Zone", this is a horizontal take on Quarth.

Magic Tower

Magic Tower

Also known as Magical Tower, this is a platforming game starring hands for some reason.

Trouble Zone

Trouble Zone

Tetris with numbers. Released for the Mega Duck.

The Brick Wall

The Brick Wall

A Mega Duck puzzle game.

Vex

Vex

A stacking puzzle game for Mega Duck.

Pile Wonder

Pile Wonder

Move the boxes onto the proper spots in this sokoban clone for the Mega Duck.

Bomb Disposer

Bomb Disposer

A game for the Mega Duck where players remove bombs.

Ant Soldiers

Ant Soldiers

Players command ants to perform tasks and make it to the exit in "Ant Soldiers".

Suleiman's Treasure

Suleiman's Treasure

Control a mechanical arm from your jeep to snatch jewels in this Mega Duck release.

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