History of video games/Platforms/Pokémon Mini

Background
The Pokémon Mini was proceeded by the Pokémon Pikachu handheld, which was not cartridge based.

Launch
The Pokemon Mini was launched in 2001 at a cost of $40, with games costing $20. The system came in Wooper Blue, Smoochum Purple, and Chikorita Green, and included a AAA battery, wrist strap, and the game Pokemon Party Mini.

Legacy
Development for the system ceased in 2002, though an official emulator was later developed for it for use in the 2003 GameCube game Pokemon Channel.

A potential port of the game Silver Falls to the Pokémon Mini was announced in May of 2022.

Compute
The Pokémon Mini is powered by an 8-bit Nintendo Minx CPU (A version of the Seiko S1C88 CPU) clocked at 4 megahertz, has 4 kilobytes (4096 bytes) of shared RAM, and 4 kilobytes of ROM.

Hardware
The system had a monochrome screen with a resolution of 96 pixels by 64 pixels.

Further specs include an inferred communications port, a real time clock, a shock sensor, rumble feedback.

The system can run off of a single AAA battery for up to 60 hours, which was very good battery life for the time, and suggests that the system is able to operate quite efficiently compared to other contemporary handheld game consoles.

Games
10 Pokemon branded games were released for the system.

2001

 * Pokémon Party mini - Minigame collection
 * Pokémon Pinball mini - Pinball game
 * Pokémon Puzzle Collection - Puzzle game
 * Pokémon Zany Cards - Card game compilation

2002

 * Pokémon Tetris - Version of Tetris
 * Pokémon Puzzle Collection vol. 2
 * Pokémon Race mini - Platformer racer
 * Pichu Bros. mini - Minigame collection
 * Togepi's Great Adventure - Adventure game
 * Pokémon Breeder mini - Caretaking game

External Resources

 * Video Game Kraken - Pokemon Mini page with game packaging art and historical information.
 * Edge of Emulation: Pokemon Mini - In depth technical writeup of the system.