Micro Genius

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The Micro Genius is a popular gaming console marketed in Southeast Asia. There are several models of the Micro Genius, but the Micro Genius IQ-501 was particularly popular until the official introduction of several competitors like Sega and Nintendo. The games came in form of cartridges which where inserted from the top onto a chip reader. A standard Micro Genius console package came with two wired controllers (avant-garde for its time) and a light gun. Later incarnations came with IR wireless controllers.

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The Micro Genius came with games in the form of cartridges. Often, these cartridges came with multiple games for example, 2 in 1, 25 in 1 etc. The cartridge slot could fit all Famicom games, but required a 72-pin to 60-pin adapter to play NES Games.