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Mega Duck
» MANUFACTURER: Welback Holdings » YEAR: 1993 » COST: fl(launch), £20+ (today, unboxed)
When Hong Kong-based Welback Holdings decided to enter the handheld gaming market, the company was clearly inspired by a rather popular handheld console that existed - and you’ll win no prizes for guessing which one. Never mind the exterior design with its identical control configuration and extraordinarily similar display - the Mega Duck is surprisingly similar to the Game Boy on a technical level, too, to the point that some of its games were later ported over pretty directly as unlicensed releases. Additionally, a six-pin expansion port was available for multiplayer action on the games that supported it.