<s>
GameKing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Timetop	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
consumer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brand	O
has	O
three	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
I	O
,	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
II	O
and	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Handy	O
Game	O
,	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Timetop	O
and	O
shares	O
some	O
branding	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
has	O
little	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
GameKing	B-Application
console	O
is	O
an	O
8-bit	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
65C02	B-General_Concept
CPU	B-General_Concept
running	O
at	O
6.0MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
fashioned	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
comes	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
vivid	O
pastel	O
colours	O
,	O
either	O
opaque	O
or	O
transparent	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
two	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
size	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
GameKing	B-Application
lacks	O
a	O
backlit	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
successor	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consoles	O
have	O
above-average	O
sound	O
circuitry	O
capable	O
of	O
multi-channel	O
music	O
and	O
digital	O
sound	O
playback	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
comparably	O
low	O
quality	O
greyscale	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
only	O
supporting	O
four	O
shades	O
of	O
grey	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
(	O
48	O
by	O
32	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
)	O
resolution	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
slow	O
refresh	O
rate	O
,	O
poor	O
readability	O
and	O
adjustments	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
can	O
be	O
compared	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
built-in	O
cell	O
phone	O
games	O
(	O
pre	O
Java	B-Device
games	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
their	O
playing	O
speed	O
(	O
scrolling	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
audio	O
is	O
far	O
superior	O
(	O
multi-channel	O
music	O
and	O
digitized	O
samples	O
and	O
voices	O
are	O
quite	O
common	O
in	O
GameKing	B-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
have	O
soundtracks	O
consisting	O
of	O
short	O
audio	O
samples	O
with	O
a	O
sampling	O
rate	O
of	O
8kHz	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
games	O
on	O
other	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
where	O
sound	O
is	O
generated	O
by	O
a	O
custom	O
programmable	O
sound	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Brian	O
Provinciano	O
's	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
of	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
,	O
most	O
GameKing	B-Application
games	O
heavily	O
rely	O
on	O
bitmap	O
rather	O
than	O
tile-based	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
probably	O
done	O
for	O
economic	O
reasons	O
(	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
alone	O
can	O
handle	O
all	O
graphics	O
easily	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
resolution	O
)	O
and	O
easy	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
objectively	O
low	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameKing	B-Application
II	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
is	O
fashioned	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
comes	O
in	O
more	O
sober	O
colors	O
(	O
either	O
black	O
,	O
grey	O
,	O
white	O
or	O
aqua	O
-	O
and	O
although	O
not	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
packaging	O
,	O
yellow	O
ones	O
do	O
also	O
exist	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
3	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
size	O
batteries	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
2	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
actually	O
power	O
up	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
serves	O
to	O
power	O
up	O
both	O
its	O
built-in	O
audio	O
amplifier	O
(	O
a	O
bit	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
GameKing	B-Application
)	O
and	O
its	O
backlit	O
LCD	O
screen	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
external	O
lighting	O
conditions	O
,	O
thus	O
saving	O
power	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
II	O
has	O
a	O
fixed	O
color	O
background	O
picture	O
for	O
its	O
LCD	O
screen	O
,	O
only	O
visible	O
when	O
the	O
backlighting	O
is	O
switched	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
picture	O
may	O
vary	O
between	O
various	O
GameKing	B-Application
models	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
mostly	O
negative	O
effect	O
on	O
screen	O
readability	O
when	O
the	O
backlighting	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
in	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
line	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
text	O
"	O
3in1	O
"	O
stamped	O
above	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameKing	B-Application
requires	O
3V	O
DC	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GameKing2	O
requires	O
4.5V	O
DC	O
with	O
the	O
peculiarity	O
of	O
needing	O
to	O
keep	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
battery	O
in	O
the	O
unit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
sound	O
and	O
backlighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TimeTop	O
quietly	O
released	O
a	O
third	O
GameKing	B-Application
machine	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
'	O
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
 '	O
or	O
GM-220	O
sometime	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
early	O
advertisements	O
showed	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
false	O
color	O
"	O
background	O
picture	O
as	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
GameKing	B-Application
models	O
,	O
the	O
GM-220	O
is	O
full	O
colour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
distinction	O
of	O
the	O
GM-220	O
is	O
that	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
I	O
and	O
II	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
promoted	O
and	O
marketed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
III	O
was	O
not	O
distributed	O
outside	O
of	O
Asia	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
much	O
less	O
common	O
than	O
the	O
earlier	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resolution	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
enhanced	O
compared	O
to	O
an	O
original	O
GameKing	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
classic	O
"	O
GameKing	B-Application
cartridges	O
are	O
automatically	O
colorized	O
,	O
while	O
games	O
especially	O
developed	O
for	O
it	O
allegedly	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
which	O
for	O
the	O
moment	O
remains	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
design	O
for	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
III	O
also	O
exists	O
which	O
combines	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
GM-219	O
with	O
the	O
GM-220	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Button	O
design	O
and	O
layout	O
is	O
from	O
the	O
GM-220	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
button	O
being	O
distinctly	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
B	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
overall	O
form	O
is	O
obviously	O
inspired	O
from	O
Sony	O
's	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
sequenced	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
line	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
one	O
would	O
expect	O
more	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
a	O
redesigned	O
Gameking	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinct	O
Timetop	O
console	O
exists	O
which	O
uses	O
NES	B-Operating_System
compatible	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
proprietary	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Gameking	B-Application
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
TV	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
early	O
mockups	O
indicated	O
this	O
handheld	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Gameking	B-Application
line	O
,	O
Timetop	O
eventually	O
removed	O
the	O
gameking	B-Application
branding	O
from	O
this	O
edition	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
"	O
Timetop	O
LTPS	O
Handy	O
Game	O
"	O
(	O
ironically	O
,	O
"	O
handy-game	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
EPYX	O
coined	O
in	O
1987	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
Atari	O
Lynx	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
comes	O
with	O
25	O
built-in	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
accept	O
cartridges	O
,	O
however	O
their	O
size	O
and	O
connectors	O
are	O
different	O
from	O
(	O
and	O
incompatible	O
with	O
)	O
previous	O
Gameking	B-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
selection	O
includes	O
games	O
typically	O
found	O
on	O
NES	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
Pooyan	B-Application
or	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
graphic	O
ROM	B-Device
hacks	O
of	O
famous	O
NES	O
games	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
using	O
Blue	B-Application
's	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
graphics	O
with	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
games	O
are	O
clones	B-General_Concept
of	O
famous	O
NES	O
,	O
C64	O
or	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
titles	O
,	O
with	O
heavily	O
dropped	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
come	O
in	O
cartridges	O
resembling	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
ones	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
typical	O
size	O
of	O
128KB	O
,	O
although	O
4-in-1	O
cartridges	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
containing	O
4	O
normal	O
GameKing	B-Application
games	O
plus	O
a	O
selection	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
maximum	O
size	O
of	O
512KB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
and	O
GameKing	B-Application
II	O
come	O
with	O
three	O
built	O
in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2003	O
,	O
a	O
1942	B-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Please	O
note	O
that	O
many	O
GameKing	B-Application
games	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
program	O
altering	O
only	O
graphics	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
games	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlo	O
Adventure	O
Legend	O
,	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soldier	O
,	O
a	O
Contra	B-Application
/	O
Gryzor	B-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Happy	O
Killer	O
and	O
Happy	O
Ball	O
,	O
both	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
clones	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
resembling	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notes	O
:	O
The	O
two	O
previous	O
titles	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
motor	O
or	O
sports	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawk	O
or	O
Lanneret	O
,	O
a	O
Choplifter	B-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duckman	O
,	O
a	O
Darkwing	B-Application
Duck	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Penguin	O
,	O
an	O
Antarctic	O
Adventure/Tux	O
Racer	O
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	O
Hero	O
,	O
a	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trojan	O
Legend	O
,	O
a	O
Mega	O
Man	O
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seatercel	O
,	O
a	O
Tiger	B-Application
Heli	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Wars	O
,	O
a	O
Macross-based	O
clone	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
all	O
three	O
shapeshifting	O
Fighter-Gerwalk-Battroid	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nagual	O
,	O
a	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Master	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaster	O
,	O
a	O
Blaster	B-Application
Master	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
shooting	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chaser	O
,	O
a	O
marine	O
defense	O
game	O
(	O
clone	B-General_Concept
unknown	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HERO	O
:	O
a	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
or	O
H.E.R.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dracula	O
Zone	O
or	O
Surf	O
Eidolon	O
:	O
A	O
Silver	B-Device
Surfer	I-Device
clone( 	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Tank	O
,	O
a	O
Rambo/Front	O
Line	O
clone	B-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior	O
,	O
a	O
Front	B-Application
Line	I-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
without	O
the	O
tank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valliant	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
space	O
fighting	O
game	O
(	O
clone	B-General_Concept
unknown	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightsword	O
,	O
a	O
shooter	O
that	O
puts	O
you	O
on	O
foot	O
and	O
then	O
into	O
a	O
flying-robot	O
shooter	O
form	O
(	O
clone	B-General_Concept
unknown	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risker	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
in	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armada	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
shooter	O
(	O
clone	B-General_Concept
unknown	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brains	O
,	O
a	O
Moai-kun	B-Application
clone	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
machines	O
have	O
a	O
built-in	O
game	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
moment	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
game	O
carts	O
for	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES-clone	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GameKing	B-Application
III	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
pirated	O
or	O
unlicensed	O
NES	O
games	O
or	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
