As many would know, I collect FF handhelds and consoles.

This week I present the limited edition chocobo wonderswan from Japan!

The below photos are of my own wonderswan.

What is a wonderswan?

"WonderSwan (ワンダースワン Wandāsuwan?) was a line of handheld game consoles produced in Japan by Bandai between 1999 and 2003. It was developed by the late Gunpei Yokoi's company Koto and Bandai. The WonderSwan was made to compete with the Neo Geo Pocket Color and the market leader Nintendo's Game Boy Color (even though the developer for the WonderSwan, Gunpei Yokoi, developed the original Nintendo Game Boy)."

From wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderswan_Colour

This is the only known limited edition Final Fantasy Chocobo hadnheld (or console).

Released in Japan in 2001, it comes with a game (chocobo of course!) and the handheld (yellow for chocobo!).

The wonderswan color was never released outside of Japan. This wonderswan is rare - circa $US400 for a copy.

The chocobo game is easy to get.

Next week I will present another FF handheld.

Firefly0071

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Good ol Wonderswan. Great LE though, I loved the chocobo design.. don't think I'd be caught in public with such a bright yellow device though. Haha. Though I admit I had a Gameboy Color that was that yellow.

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Unless you are a child, an adult carrying a yellow console may suit the Pride Parade better?

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I was young when Gameboy Color came out, so that's a for sure. The GBC was just so sharp and awesome, it could have been pink and I'd wanted it (well... maybe not).

Have you played the wonderswan? I've seen demo recordings, it's definitely different for sure. But the controls look funky.

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Yes I have played the Wonderswan - it was ok for it's time.

I only have Japanese games and hence that is a problem!

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