Originally posted by Kage-Ryu:
<STRONG>anyone here ever see the thing called a gameaxe? ( i think that's what it's called) It's like a cheesey lookin handheld famicom. I've seen them on ebay too</STRONG>
HK Famicom systems rule! I have quite a few, my favorite would have to be the "Good Boy." It has the cheesiest looking art on the system, it's a corny looking boy with a baseball hat on, and an extremely stupid looking smile... It appears to be a custom mold for the system casing and controllers. I picked it up for 3 bucks at the Thrift Store along with a Rockman III Pirate Cart <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
Yeah, I also have a Game Axe, and I must say it's one of the most kick-ass handhelds ever made. I don't know why it has such a shitty reputation, I hear the first run of them might have been faulty or something, but I've had mine for more than six months and nothing has gone wrong with it... That puppy and a 76-in-1 Multicart keeps me up into the wee hours of the morning <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
Something that's interesting to note, Redant (the company who made the Game Axe) also made a PSOne LCD screen, which is readily available here in the states. My friend had it, and it looked to be made of high quality stuff. I think the faulty first run of Game Axes and the fact that the company is from Hong Kong gives them kinda a bad rep, but I can assure you the Game Axe is an awesome handheld. Anybody with Famicom carts should own one.
