So apparently that Pockefami portable NES machine we were talking about is far from the first portable NES player. In fact, the GameAxe, from Taiwanese grey market manufacturer Redant was created way back in '95. Although never released in the US for obvious reasons, the GameAxe is essentially an NES in portable form, with a 3.8-inch LCD screen and a screaming 1.8MHz 8-bit CPU. They fetch high dollars, though, from retro freaks; this one on eBay is probably going to go for well over $200.

There was another portable unit that could play NES carts, as well, called the "Top Guy." It reportedly had a general suck to it, but it did have one cool feature: an FCC-be-damned low-power VHF transmitter that made any TV within a few feet display the game you were playing. (Thanks, Myron!)

Read - The Game Axe Information Site [FortuneCity]
Read - NINTENDO GAME AXE SYSTEM PORTABLE NES VERY RARE!!!!!!!! [eBay]

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Pockefami: Portable NES [Gizmodo]

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