Game.com

Background:
Game.com (pronounced "game com", not "game dot com") was the first handheld console with a touch-screen feature, released by Tiger Electronics in 1997. It also included a (now defunct) link cable to link to the Internet to record your high scores and two cartridge slots, both on the right (though a re-designed "Pocket Pro" only had one slot and moved it to the left). The system sold extremely poorly and was discontinued very quickly. 300,000 units were sold, and only 20 games were released.

(August 1997-2000)
Logo: On a black background, a silver ball bounces on screen. It then explodes, and the Tiger logo rotates into place. The logo then moves upward, as the words "game.com", in HancockParkLaser font, slide in from both sides of the screen below the logo. As the words slide into place, a copyright date appears below.

FX/SFX: The ball bouncing and exploding and the sliding words.

Music/Sounds: A four note synth-chime-xylophone fanfare when the silver ball bounces and explodes, then, when the words slide into place, we hear a "whoosh", then a "CLANK!" (like a frying pan falling to a hard floor) sound, and a robotic voice saying "Game.com active!".

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen when a Game.com is turned on. The system is very hard to find.

Editor's Note: The animation is very primitive and choppy (but then again, the system wasn't all that advanced to begin with).