Title: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on March 20, 2012, 21:34:45 PM
Post by: TL on March 20, 2012, 21:34:45 PM
[align=center:190h7e03][size=140]Most people will probably remember Systema for LCD games like these:[/size]
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/SystemaLCDgame.jpg)
[size=140]But they also released a proper handheld games console too called the Systema 2000:[/size]
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/Systema2000.jpg)
[size=140]It was a licenced version of a German handheld called the Hartung Game Master, thought to be the only console ever developed in Germany. It has around 20 games that are pretty much all clones of other popular games and the machine was a massive failure.
Anyone here own one?
[/size][/align:190h7e03]
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/SystemaLCDgame.jpg)
[size=140]But they also released a proper handheld games console too called the Systema 2000:[/size]
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/Systema2000.jpg)
[size=140]It was a licenced version of a German handheld called the Hartung Game Master, thought to be the only console ever developed in Germany. It has around 20 games that are pretty much all clones of other popular games and the machine was a massive failure.
Anyone here own one?
[/size][/align:190h7e03]
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: zapiy on March 21, 2012, 00:13:54 AM
Post by: zapiy on March 21, 2012, 00:13:54 AM
Wow i dont but i do want one now.. My wife will hate you lol.
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on March 21, 2012, 00:18:13 AM
Post by: TL on March 21, 2012, 00:18:13 AM
Quote from: "zapiy"Wow i dont but i do want one now.. My wife will hate you lol.
I have been looking for one of these and a Cheetah Gamate for years now so good luck!Â
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: CeefaxOfDelphi on March 21, 2012, 11:40:45 AM
Post by: CeefaxOfDelphi on March 21, 2012, 11:40:45 AM
wow - that's a rare beast - not heard of that.Â
Strange that Germany has produced so little in the video game field, considering it leads the world in many other manufacting fields. Guess they were happy with the Amiga!
Strange that Germany has produced so little in the video game field, considering it leads the world in many other manufacting fields. Guess they were happy with the Amiga!
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on March 21, 2012, 12:50:26 PM
Post by: TL on March 21, 2012, 12:50:26 PM
Quote from: "CeefaxOfDelphi"wow - that's a rare beast - not heard of that.Â
Strange that Germany has produced so little in the video game field, considering it leads the world in many other manufacting fields. Guess they were happy with the Amiga!
The ST I believe was the main machine over there and in the 8-bit years they had the Schneider CPC, an official licensed version of the Amstrad machine.
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: CeefaxOfDelphi on March 21, 2012, 17:04:58 PM
Post by: CeefaxOfDelphi on March 21, 2012, 17:04:58 PM
i read they had an arcade machine in East Germany with a wood finish based on hunting (as Erich Honecker liked to hunt). There might even have been one at the Game On exhibition.
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on March 29, 2012, 17:14:47 PM
Post by: TL on March 29, 2012, 17:14:47 PM
Obscure Console Super Game aka Game Master by Hartung (//http)
Hartung Game Master (1990) (//http)
Hartung Game Master (1990) (//http)
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: AmigaJay on July 13, 2013, 15:47:09 PM
Post by: AmigaJay on July 13, 2013, 15:47:09 PM
For those still looking to buy one;
http://bit.ly/15Ddk0v (//http)
http://bit.ly/15Ddk0v (//http)
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on July 14, 2013, 20:02:35 PM
Post by: TL on July 14, 2013, 20:02:35 PM
Quote from: "AmigaJay"For those still looking to buy one;
http://bit.ly/15Ddk0v (//http)
Very tempting!
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on July 14, 2013, 20:06:50 PM
Post by: TL on July 14, 2013, 20:06:50 PM
There is another auction here for a very nice boxed German version of the machine:
Hartung Gamemaster (//http)
Hartung Gamemaster (//http)
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: Gorf on July 14, 2013, 20:15:53 PM
Post by: Gorf on July 14, 2013, 20:15:53 PM
64x64 screen in black and white?...does not sound to exciting to me.
Though at 49 pounds, for someone who wants it, not bad....that's if the bid
does not go any higher.
Though at 49 pounds, for someone who wants it, not bad....that's if the bid
does not go any higher.
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on July 20, 2013, 19:05:57 PM
Post by: TL on July 20, 2013, 19:05:57 PM
For those that don't read the recent purchases thread, I ended up buying the Systema 2000 that Amiga Jay linked and I got it earlier this week.
I couldn't get it to work with rechargeables and the unit was absolutely filthy. Not only was it caked in dirt and grime but the battery compartments were all corroded from leakage.
Today I gave it a really good clean and bought a set of cheap batteries and after several attempts I got it to work!
I only have one game right now, Falling Block, but as luck would have it I found somebody in Greece of all places selling a brand new boxed copy of Hyper Space for just £6! There is also another a copy of Space Castle for sale too from a seller in Germany but 50 Euros plus postage is a bit rich for me. Falling Block, as you probably guessed, is just Tetris but it's a pretty decent version with the Russian Waltz playing in the background.
Anyway here is a little look at it:
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/Systema_zpsd0ca05d4.jpg)
Getting a screenshot of Falling Block was bloody hard I can tell you!
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/FallingBlock_zps7ef4ea86.jpg)
I couldn't get it to work with rechargeables and the unit was absolutely filthy. Not only was it caked in dirt and grime but the battery compartments were all corroded from leakage.
Today I gave it a really good clean and bought a set of cheap batteries and after several attempts I got it to work!
I only have one game right now, Falling Block, but as luck would have it I found somebody in Greece of all places selling a brand new boxed copy of Hyper Space for just £6! There is also another a copy of Space Castle for sale too from a seller in Germany but 50 Euros plus postage is a bit rich for me. Falling Block, as you probably guessed, is just Tetris but it's a pretty decent version with the Russian Waltz playing in the background.
Anyway here is a little look at it:
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/Systema_zpsd0ca05d4.jpg)
Getting a screenshot of Falling Block was bloody hard I can tell you!
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/FallingBlock_zps7ef4ea86.jpg)
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: DreamcastRIP on July 20, 2013, 22:56:20 PM
Post by: DreamcastRIP on July 20, 2013, 22:56:20 PM
A monochome LCD screen that blurs even more than the crappy old Game Boy?! 
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: Gorf on July 21, 2013, 18:48:21 PM
Post by: Gorf on July 21, 2013, 18:48:21 PM
From the looks of that screen, it's no surprise it never went anywhere.
But hey, if you like it you like it.
But hey, if you like it you like it.
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TL on July 21, 2013, 21:22:52 PM
Post by: TL on July 21, 2013, 21:22:52 PM
I just like obscure consoles, I am really interested to see more games on this thing.
The screen blur is really bad though, far worse than the original Game BoyÂ
The screen blur is really bad though, far worse than the original Game BoyÂ
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: TrekMD on July 18, 2014, 00:13:01 AM
Post by: TrekMD on July 18, 2014, 00:13:01 AM
That looks nice. How do you like the games?
Title: Re: Systema 2000
Post by: zapiy on October 01, 2015, 06:42:42 AM
Post by: zapiy on October 01, 2015, 06:42:42 AM
That really is an obscure system.. They seem to go for silly money.. one to keep looking for though perhaps.