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A game system clone is a third-party remake of a game system. In many cases, they are bootlegged/pirated/unlicensed. These kind of game systems are often sold online, or at flea markets especially in developing countries, where it is seen as an affordable alternative to more expensive consoles such as the PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

or Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

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Game system clones come in a variety of styles, shell shapes, etc. In some cases, a game system clone will have built-in games, and a cartridge slot for expansion. One of the most cloned game systems of all time is the Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

(NES).

Examples

One of the most popular NES

Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...

clones was the Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n Dendy game console. The machine is so popular that in Russia, game consoles in general are often referred to as Dendys.

Name	Manufacturer Manufacturing Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...	Release date	Clone of	Physical resemblance
Atari Flashback Atari Flashback The Atari Flashback, Atari Flashback 2, Atari Flashback2+ and Atari Flashback 3 are dedicated video game consoles marketed by Atari Inc. in 2004, 2005 and 2010, then AtGames in 2011...	Atari Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...	2004	Atari 2600 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in... /Atari 7800 Atari 7800 The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a video game console re-released by Atari Corporation in January 1986. The original release had occurred two years earlier under Atari Inc. The 7800 had originally been designed to replace Atari Inc.'s Atari 5200 in 1984, but was temporarily...	Atari 2600/Atari 7800
Atari Flashback 2	Atari Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...	2005
Atari Flashback 2+	Atari Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...	2010
FC Twin FC Twin The FC Twin is a Famiclone that can play Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games. The system has been well received due to the increasing scarcity of original hardware...	Yobo Yobo Yobo Gameware Co , is a video game hardware company.The company develops many Famiclones. The game consoles usually play games of 2 or 3 different classic consoles. They make various game consoles that play Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Sega Genesis games...	2006	Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... (NES) Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... (SNES)	SNS-101 (SNES redesign)/Super Famicom Jr.
Generation NEX Generation NEX Generation NEX is a Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone released in 2005. It is developed by a company called Messiah Entertainment, Inc. with the name being a portmanteau of Generation X and Nintendo Entertainment System. The machine is designed to play most games released for the...	Messiah Entertainment	2005	Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)	Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
PolyStation Polystation Polystation is the name given to many PlayStation-like Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clones. Most, if not all, of these clones originate from China, and are of poor quality...		2005	Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)	PlayStation
Retro Duo Retro duo The Retro Duo is a video game console developed by Retro-Bit and distributed by Innex, Inc. The Retro Duo is an 8-bit and 16-bit video game console. It was designed to fit the needs of 8-bit and 16-bit console gamers and plays game cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super...	Retro-Bit	2008	Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)	Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Sega Zone Sega Zone (console) The Sega Zone, also known as Sega Reactor is a clone video game console released under license from Sega in summer 2010. The console has 20 built-in classic games from the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, a popular game console released in 1988. Of these 20 games, 16 of them have motion-control enabled....	Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...	2010	Mega Drive/Genesis

Cosmetic clones

These consoles are very similar in appearance/design to a major console.

Name	Manufacturer Manufacturing Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...	Release date	Resembles	Notes
Vii Vii Jungle Soft's Sport Vii is a video game console similar in aspect to Nintendo's Wii. Originally released in China in 2007, according to Engadget China the console used to sell for 1,280 Yuan ; as of 2009 the Vii sells for a substantially lower price at 443 Yuan The Vii is not a competitive...	Jungle Soft	2007	Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...	Sold in China only, built-in games
WiWi			Wii	Sold in China only, similar to the Wii
iSport, built-in games			Wii	Sold in China only, built-in games
MyGame			Wii	Built-in games
Zone 40/Zone Mini/Zone 60 Zone (game consoles) Zone is a brand name used by Ultimate Products Ltd. for family video game consoles. All of the games are built in...	Jungle Soft & Ultimate Products	2010	Wii	Built-in games
POP Station			PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Built-in 8-bit games
Neo Double Games			Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	Built-in 8-bit games
Mini Polystation 3 Mini Polystation 3 The Mini Polystation 3 is an inexpensive video game console whose design was based on the Sony PlayStation 3 game console. Like various other game consoles, such as the POP Station and Neo Double Games consoles, its design is based on a previously made console.-Game system:It features seven games:...			PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	Built-in 8-bit games

Examples

Cosmetic clones

See also