10 Video Game Consoles That Flopped - Mandatory

For every massive success that is an Xbox 360 or a Nintendo Entertainment System, there are an equal number of video game consoles that crash and burn in the marketplace. At the cost of many millions of dollars, these consoles helped bring down entire companies. Grab your joysticks and let?s laugh at 10 video game consoles that flopped.

RDI Halcyon, 1985

When the first LaserDisc games like "Dragon?s Lair" hit arcades, '80s gamers were stunned. It was like they were controlling an actual animated cartoon. Unfortunately, after a few plays most gamers realized that they weren?t terribly fun and the genre quickly died an ignoble death -- but not before the geniuses at RDI Video Systems tried to cash in on the craze with a home laserdisc game player, the Halcyon. This massive box retailed for a staggering $2,500 (in 1985 dollars!) and boasted speech recognition that didn?t work very well and an ?artificial intelligence? that didn?t really do anything. Oh, and it also only had two games released before the company went bankrupt in a sea of debt.

Source: http://www.mandatory.com/2013/03/15/10-video-game-consoles-that-flopped/

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