Polystation
III
| Origin:
China |
| #
of Games: 8,880 (20) |
| Type:
Famiclone/Multi-Game Device |
Looks & Diagram
I would like
to say first, out of all my pirates (um... what's that now?
Three?) the Polystation is my absolute favorite. And you will
see why very soon. Okay, how does right now sound for you?
^ The top picture
says it all. This pirate system is an obvious clone of the
Sony PSOne. The power/reset buttons are positioned identically,
the controllers are a complete mold of the original Playstation
pads, and the system itself is a mirror image of the hugely
popular 32-bit powerhouse. The differences? You are able to
play any Famicom game inside where a CD would be inserted
if it were a PS1. Included is an awesome light gun (these
things are against the law in some states, such as California,
due to the lack of a bright color at the ring of the barrel).
And, (finally), ya can't play Crash Bandicoot with
it. But, you can play Duck Hunt, instead! Yay!
On the back end
of the system are inputs for an 8 volt DC (included), RF ability
(not included), and audio/video input-out red and yellow wires
(included). The bare essentials needed to hook up the device.
I should also
mention, on the subject of appearance, the proverb "You
shouldn't judge a book by its cover" comes to mind. The
actual Polystation III has a very cheap, dinky plastic
feel to it. This was done, of course, to bring down the price
and allow the manufacturers to make a profit. Just make sure
you do not drop one of these babies on a hardwood floor. It
will definitely shatter into pieces.
Controls
 
One of the most
important parts of any game system is the control scheme.
Going along with the PSOne's look, the two look-a-like control
pads feature the Playstation's original controller design
(before there was Dual Shock).
Button
Layout
Left
circle button - B
Bottom
circle button - A
Top
circle button - turbo AB
When the excitement
of grasping a plastic PS pirated controller with the word,
Cyber, wears off.. your attention will most likely turn to
the realistic light gun. This ain't no Zapper. It
feels very comfortable, thanks to in part by its small design,
and the sheer enjoyment of firing the loosely fit (just right)
trigger following a "clicking" sound after release
makes it fun to play with, even when you aren't in a game.
Notes:
Most interesting, the connectors found on the gun and pads
are identical to that of the SEGA Genesis. I felt lucky the
day I received this pirate and decided to experiment with
the ports by attaching a Genesis controller. Although only
one button was accessible for Super Mario Bros.,
other games allowed most of the buttons and the d-pad on the
Genesis pad to control the game.
Can you tell
the difference between the two? One is a Genesis controller,
the other from the polystation
Controller
ports on the polystation
General Info
(Main Index
of Games)
Touching on the
multi-game aspect of the Polystation, it brags to have "8800
in 1 Games!!!!!!!". I yell back with the same fake
enthusiasm, "Bullshush!". This is another
example of a pirate company advertising outrageous claims
and not delivering the goods. What the 'sly cats' did was
they simply added a sequence of AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD, etc. onto
the end of the twenty title games. So basically there are
only twenty different games, the other 7,880 are all repeats.
Sad. Quite.
Did you cheat
and scroll down to the link? Don't, come back! Before continuing
on talking about the actual games that were included, we have
to talk about the next *best* feature of the Polystation...
Famiclone
..Famicom support!
That's right, something that will make you cry your eyes out
if you smashed the system with a hammer after realizing there
were only twenty games! I'm going to be blunt (heh heh..
blunt): Polystation's Famicom support is outstanding!
No blinking screens, no blowing your lungs out-- Polystation
played all of my dirty, dusty Fami games just perfectly.
Putting in a
game is as easy as inserting a CD into a Playstation. Flip
open the lid and "punch" the cart in. Now you have
your very own *toploading*, non-blinking, Famicom system to
boast about in front of your Xbox-driven geeky friends!
Before
After
Featured Games
Now the names
and descriptions of the *twenty* included titles:
| Num. |
Menu
Name |
Real
Name |
Description |
| 1 |
Pocket
Yellow Y2K |
Pokemon
Monsters |
Adventure/Action |
| 2 |
Aladdin |
Aladdin
III |
Side-Scroller |
| 3 |
Future
Kid |
Future
Kid |
Action/Shooting |
| 4 |
Gotcha |
Gotcha |
Light
Gun |
| 5 |
Lethal |
(???) |
Light
Gun |
| 6 |
Snow
Fighter |
Gotcha |
Light
Gun |
| 7 |
Virtual
Baseball |
Major
League Baseball |
Sports |
| 8 |
Super
Mario |
Super
Mario Bros. |
Adventure |
| 9 |
Adventure
Island |
Adventure
Island |
Adventure |
| 10 |
Jewel
Tetris |
1991
Tetris II |
Puzzle |
| 11 |
Duck
Hunting |
Duck
Hunt |
Light
Gun |
| 12 |
Clay
Shooting |
Duck
Hunt |
Light
Gun |
| 13 |
Volleyball |
Kings
of the Beach 91 |
Sports |
| 14 |
Road
Fighter |
Road
Fighter |
Racing |
| 15 |
Galaxian |
Galaxian |
Arcade
Classic |
| 16 |
Tank
2000 |
Tank
A 1990 |
Shooting/Arcade |
| 17 |
Lode
Runner |
Lode
Runner |
Arcade
Classic |
| 18 |
Ninja |
(???) |
Arcade
Classic |
| 19 |
Macross |
(???) |
Space
Shooter |
| 20 |
Pinball |
Pinball |
Misc./Pinball |
Continue to Featured Games...
-info,
all scanned, and camera pictures for use on NES Player only
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