<s>
The	O
Palmtex	B-Application
Portable	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
PVS	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
Super	O
Micro	O
and	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
Home	O
Computer	O
Software	O
name	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Palmtex	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
widely	O
known	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Palmtex	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Micro	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
re-branded	O
,	O
the	O
Palmtex	O
logo	O
could	O
still	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
alongside	O
Super	O
Micro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
looking	O
for	O
new	O
business	O
opportunities	O
,	O
he	O
found	O
electronic	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
becoming	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
handhelds	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
managed	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
helped	O
him	O
import	O
300	O
handhelds	B-Application
to	O
the	O
US	O
for	O
a	O
test	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handhelds	B-Application
distributed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
were	O
Fire	O
Attack	O
,	O
Parachute	O
and	O
Turtle	O
Bridge	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
later	O
release	O
adding	O
Octopus	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
and	O
Snoopy	O
Tennis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
began	O
importing	O
other	O
handhelds	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Tri-Screen	B-Application
Time	I-Application
&	I-Application
Fun	I-Application
series	O
by	O
VTech	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
handhelds	B-Application
had	O
normal	O
Nintendo	O
branding	O
and	O
packaging	O
,	O
the	O
ones	O
from	O
VTech	O
were	O
re-branded	O
to	O
exclude	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
packaging	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Palmtex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1982	O
,	O
the	O
demand	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
electronic	O
handhelds	B-Application
was	O
at	O
its	O
peak	O
,	O
so	O
Palmtex	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
video	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
Palmtex	O
announced	O
the	O
PVS	O
,	O
meaning	O
"	O
Palmsized	O
Videogame	O
System	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
mention	O
of	O
its	O
interchangeable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
3D	O
effects	O
due	O
to	O
several	O
layers	O
of	O
glass	O
providing	O
depth	O
,	O
color	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
pause	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
dramatic	O
design	O
breakthrough	O
"	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1983	O
,	O
more	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
console	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
showing	O
an	O
illustration	O
of	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
five	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
announced	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
brief	O
description	O
of	O
each	O
,	O
Crystals	O
of	O
Morga	O
,	O
Star	O
Trooper	O
,	O
Mayday	O
!,	O
Spell	O
Bound	O
,	O
and	O
Mine	O
Field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
slid	O
into	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
where	O
they	O
clipped	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
developed	O
other	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Atari	O
ST	O
,	O
and	O
helped	O
distribute	O
the	O
rare	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	O
The	O
Music	O
Machine	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Kaboom	O
!,	O
and	O
the	O
Family	O
Bible	O
Fun	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
by	O
Sparrow	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HCS	O
hired	O
Chuck	O
Blanchard	O
,	O
who	O
programmed	O
React-Attack	O
and	O
Aladdin	B-General_Concept
's	O
Adventures	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
outside	O
consultant	O
created	O
Outflank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
prototype	O
did	O
n't	O
fit	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
be	O
functional	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
had	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
by	O
an	O
external	O
cable	O
to	O
the	O
breadboard	O
hidden	O
under	O
the	O
booth	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palmtex	O
showcased	O
the	O
redesigned	O
system	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
and	O
black	O
plastic	O
case	O
,	O
alongside	O
three	O
launch	O
games	O
,	O
Outflank	O
,	O
React	O
Attack	O
,	O
and	O
Aladdin	B-General_Concept
's	O
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
was	O
a	O
name	O
change	O
,	O
choosing	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
"	O
Super	O
Micro	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
microcomputer	B-Architecture
market	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
booming	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
that	O
existing	O
consoles	O
and	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
PVS	O
branding	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
Super	O
Micro	O
"	O
sticker	O
applied	O
over	O
the	O
old	O
logo	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
new	O
LightPak	O
component	O
had	O
the	O
Super	O
Micro	O
branding	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
has	O
three	O
different	O
components	O
:	O
the	O
PVS	O
itself	O
,	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
LightPak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
half	O
contains	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
port	O
and	O
a	O
polarizing	O
layer	O
for	O
the	O
LCD	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
contains	O
a	O
power	O
switch	O
,	O
two	O
player	O
controllers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
D-pads	B-Device
with	O
eight	O
directions	O
,	O
and	O
six	O
buttons	O
,	O
R	O
(	O
reset	O
)	O
,	O
M	O
(	O
mute	O
)	O
which	O
turns	O
the	O
sound	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
internal	O
speaker	O
,	O
P	O
(	O
pause	O
)	O
to	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
action	O
buttons	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
and	O
C	O
.	O
On	O
the	O
back	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
contrast	O
dial	O
for	O
the	O
LCD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
contain	O
the	O
main	O
processor	O
and	O
ram	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Microvision	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
monochrome	O
32x16	O
LCD	O
with	O
a	O
color	O
overlay	O
with	O
fixed	O
sprites	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
contains	O
a	O
decal	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
PVS	O
or	O
Super	O
Micro	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LightPak	O
uses	O
two	O
AA	O
batteries	O
to	O
power	O
six	O
light	O
bulbs	O
behind	O
a	O
textured	O
diffuser	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
back-light	O
to	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
clips	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
enclosing	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
plastic	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
considered	O
optional	O
as	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
circuit	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
like	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
do	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
room	O
with	O
adequate	O
lighting	O
makes	O
it	O
unnecessary	O
for	O
play	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
manual	O
advises	O
against	O
direct	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
could	O
be	O
ordered	O
separately	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
that	O
included	O
one	O
Super	O
Micro	O
,	O
one	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
one	O
LightPak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
x00x	O
could	O
be	O
either	O
100x	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
or	O
200x	O
,	O
meaning	O
it	O
is	O
just	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
B	O
could	O
either	O
be	O
P	O
,	O
indicating	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
inside	O
(	O
possibly	O
meaning	O
PVS	O
or	O
Palmtex	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
C	O
,	O
indicating	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
plastic	O
clips	O
during	O
assembly	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
LightPak	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
opening/closing	O
the	O
clam-shell	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
every	O
time	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
at	O
risk	O
of	O
breaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
also	O
prone	O
to	O
breaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
three	O
new	O
games	O
showcased	O
at	O
CES	O
are	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
React	O
Attack	O
,	O
Aladdin	B-General_Concept
's	O
Adventures	O
,	O
and	O
Outflank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Aladdin	B-General_Concept
's	O
Adventures	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Aladdin	B-General_Concept
against	O
an	O
evil	O
genie	O
who	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
his	O
magic	O
carpets	O
.	O
</s>
