Majesco Adds Konami TV Games To Diverse Line-Up

Thanks to Yahoo for reprinting the press release noting Majesco are getting into the 'TV game' business by signing a deal with Konami to "publish five plug-and-play video game systems. The first two systems will contain classic versions of Konami's popular Frogger and Konami Arcade Classics video games and be available at retail this fall." Majesco was recently featured on Slashdot Games for its GBA video/messaging/link products, but also holds an intriguing game portfolio for a smaller publisher, from Bookworm for the Game Boy Advance ("immensely popular [PopCap-developed] web-game [converted to GBA]") to Guilty Gear X2 #Reload for the Xbox ("popular fighting franchise makes its debut on Xbox with head-to-head Xbox Live support.")

Comments

Great idea... in theory.

[ChibiLZ]

I think these little TV Games are a great idea on paper. Some of the are even great in practice. For those who choose not to MAME, it's certainly easier (and cheaper) to run to the toy store and buy this TV Game for $20 than it is to track down an old Atari and a few games for it. Of course, the choice in this latest round is weak. Why don't we see Nintendo making this type of device, pack on 20 or so classics, call it SUPER FUN JOY 1 MILLION IN 1, and sell it for $49.99? I know I would buy it.

Re:Plug & Nightmare

[Blakey Rat]

Actually, the vast majority of televisions sold now have ports in the front under a little flip-down panel specifically for plugging in game systems. I know for my 27" HDTV, I can just plug it in the front and not have to move my entire entertainment center to get at it.

You must have an older TV, in which case you're kind of out of luck... maybe someone makes an extension cable for that you could just wrap around and lay on the floor for easy plugging.