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((short description|Video game console))
((More citations needed|date=October 2008))
((infobox console
| logo = 
| image = Mattel-HyperScan-wController-FL.jpg
| manufacturer = [[Mattel]]
| type = [[Video game console]]
| generation = [[Seventh generation of video game consoles|Seventh]]
| releasedate = ((Start date|2006|10|23))
| discontinued = ((End date|2007))
| media = [[CD-ROM]]
| storage = RFID cards
| controllers = Gamepad
| connectivity = 
| units sold = ~30,000<ref>((Cite book |last=Amos |first=Evan |title=The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox |year=2021 |isbn=9781718500617 |publication-date=Sep 8, 2021 |pages=236))</ref>
| top game = ''X-Men'' (Pack-In)
| predecessor = [[Intellivision]], [[Mattel Aquarius]]
| baseprice = $69.99
| soc = Sunplus SPG290 @ 108Mhz<ref name="hyperscan_software_development">((cite web|url=https://www.oocities.org/hyperscansoftware/developer.html|title=HYPERSCAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT|access-date=25 January 2024))</ref>
| memory = 16MB [[DDR DRAM]]
))

The '''HyperScan''' is a [[home video game console]] from the toy company [[Mattel]]. Marketed towards tweens, the console is unique in that it includes a 13.56&nbsp;MHz [[radio-frequency identification]] (RFID) scanner that reads and writes to special cards called "IntelliCards" which, in turn, activate features in and save data from the game. Players are able to enhance the abilities of their characters by scanning cards.<ref>((Cite web |last=Contributor |first=GamesIndustry International |date=2006-07-21 |title=Industry First Hybrid Video Gaming System Launches for Tweens |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/industry-first-hybrid-video-gaming-system-launches-for-tweens |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://boardgames.about.com/od/news/a/hyperscan.htm |title=HyperScan – RFID Game System from Mattel |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=January 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926181402/http://boardgames.about.com/od/news/a/hyperscan.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2009))</ref>

Games retailed for $19.99 and the console itself for $69.99 at launch, but at the end of its very short lifespan, prices of the system were down to $9.99, the games $1.99, and booster packs $0.99. There were only five titles known to have been released, with two canceled games.

The HyperScan became critically panned upon its release for having outdated 2D-only graphics, a weak game library, and being less capable then other similar consoles such as the [[V.Flash|VTech V.Flash]], which released the month prior. Critics also raised concerns about the amount of IntelliCards needed to complete a set, and the potential financial burden towards its target audience. Following disappointing sales, Mattel discontinued the HyperScan the following year, and canceled all upcoming game and card releases.<ref>((Cite book |last=Amos |first=Evan |title=The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History from Atari to Xbox |year=2021 |isbn=9781718500617 |publication-date=Sep 8, 2021 |pages=236))</ref>

== Hardware ==
[[File:Mattel-HyperScan-Motherboard-Top.jpg|thumb|left|The HyperScan is based on the Sunplus SPG290A system-on-a-chip.]]

* Sunplus SPG290 [[System-on-a-chip|SoC]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hyperscansoftware/developer.html |title=HyperScan Software Development |access-date=January 10, 2015))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=SunPlus: The biggest chip company you've never heard of |url=https://hackmii.com/2010/04/sunplus-the-biggest-chip-company-youve-never-heard-of/ |access-date=1 November 2020))</ref> implementing the S+core 32-bit [[microarchitecture]] designed by Sunplus Technology. The S+core instruction set architecture allows use of a 32/16-bit hybrid instruction mode, features [[Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture]] (AMBA) support and includes S[[JTAG]] for [[In-circuit emulation]].<ref name="sun">((cite web|url=http://www.sunplus.com/products/S+core.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122220830/http://www.sunplus.com/products/S+core.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2011|title=Sunplus – Products – Sunplus 32-bit CPU – S+core™|date=January 22, 2011|access-date=January 10, 2019))</ref>
* UART, [[I²C]], SPI etc.
* Composite video output (SoC supports [[Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display|TFT displays]], but the system does not implement it)
* 16 MB SDRAM system RAM
* 640×480 native resolution
* 65,535 colors (RGB 565 mode)
* 1 USB port
* [[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]] scanner (13.56&nbsp;MHz)
* RFID storage: 96 bytes of user memory + 8 bytes unique ID + 6 bytes of one time programmable memory. The HyperScan's RFID systems were provided by Innovision Research and Technology plc, a [[Fabless manufacturing|fabless semiconductor design house]] based in the UK which specializes in RFID systems and chip design.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.innovision-group.com/press_view.php?newsID=55 |title=Mattel Makes Contactless RFID Connection with Innovision R&T for Innovative HyperScan™ Games Platform |publisher=Innovision-Group |date=October 18, 2006 |access-date=January 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010002708/http://www.innovision-group.com/press_view.php?newsID=55 |archive-date=October 10, 2007 )) – ''Site archived by [[Wayback Machine]]''</ref>

The console uses [[Universal Disk Format|UDF]] format CD-ROMs and has two controller ports.

== Software ==
[[file:Mattel-HyperScan-Console-Inside-FL.jpg|thumb|A partly disassembled HyperScan, showing the RFID scanner]]

Only five games were ever released, with two games having been canceled due to the system’s poor sales and reception.

The games for the system were sold as $20 "Game Packs", which consisted of a game disc accompanied by six game cards (seven for ''Spider-Man''). Additional cards which contained characters, abilities, moves and levels when scanned were part of a six-card "Booster Pack", available for $10/pack. As with most [[trading card]] packs, the cards were randomized.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

Multiple booster packs were intended for certain games. ''X-Men'' intended to have 102 cards to unlock parts of the game in separate "red" and "black" series; the latter went unreleased due to the console's cancellation.((cn|date=March 2023))

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title
! Description
! Total cards
! Booster packs for complete set and minimum price
|-
| ''Ben 10''
| [[Side-scrolling video game|Side-scrolling]] [[platform game]]. The only [[Cartoon Network]]-exclusive video game for the system.
| 80 Released (6 included + 74)
| 13 Packs $150 ($20 Game + $130 Packs)
|-
| ''Interstellar Wrestling League''
| 2v2 [[fighting game]] similar to ''[[ClayFighter (video game)|ClayFighter]]'', but with alien-like characters.
| 54 Released (6 included + 48), 51 unreleased
| 8 Packs $100 ($20 Game + $80 Packs)
|-
| ''Marvel Heroes''
| [[Side-scrolling video game|Side-scrolling]] [[platform game]] including some ''X-Men'' characters.
| 70 Released (6 included + 64)
| 11 Packs $130 ($20 Game + $110 Packs)
|-
| ''Spider-Man''
| [[Side-scrolling video game|Side-scrolling]] [[platform game]]
| 59 Released (7 included + 52)  1 unreleased
| 9 Packs $110 ($20 Game + $90 Packs)
|-
| ''X-Men''
| [[Fighting game]] in which two characters face off against each other in self-contained matches similar to [[Street Fighter]]. The only game on the console to be rated T for "Teen".
| 56 Released (6 included + 50), 46 unreleased
| 9 Packs $159.99 ($69.99 Console and Game + $90 Packs)
|-
| ''Avatar: The Last Air Bender'' (cancelled)
| -
| -
| -
|-
| ''Nick Extreme Sports'' (cancelled)
| -
| -
| -
|}

Though not much development for [[Homebrew (video gaming)|homebrew]] games was done on the console, several programmers have created demos and proofs-of-concepts. Some of the programs include a CD-Door demo, 3D wireframe demo, and a Bluescale demo.<ref>((cite web|url=https://pdroms.de/category/mattel-hyperscan |title=Mattel HyperScan – News |publisher=PDRoms |access-date=January 10, 2015))</ref>

== Retail ==

The system was sold in two varieties: a cube and a 2-player value pack. The cube box version was the version sold in stores. It included the system, controller, an [[X-Men]] game disc, and 6 X-Men cards. Two-player value packs were sold online (but may have been liquidated in stores)((or|date=March 2023)) and included an extra controller and 12 additional X-Men cards.<ref>((cite web|url=http://service.mattel.com/us/results.aspx?Ntt=hyperscan&image1.x=0&image1.y=0 |title=Mattel and Fisher-Price Customer Service |publisher=Service.mattel.com |access-date=2013-05-13))</ref>

The included game was rated "T" (Teen, not suitable for under age 13) and the remaining titles were rated "E10+" (not suitable for under age 10) by the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]. 

== Reception ==

The system was universally panned by critics for its clunky design, broken controls, poor library, long loading screens, and the unnecessary usage of cards to select characters, and was officially discontinued in 2007.<ref>((cite web|url=http://service.mattel.com/us/product_detail.asp?id=K4386&Ntt=K4386&Pn=1&Brand=Radica&Cat=Radica+Electronic+Games |title=Mattel Consumer Relations Answer Center – Product Detail >> Radica >> Radica Electronic Games |publisher=Service.mattel.com |access-date=2011-07-31))</ref> It is featured as one of the ten worst systems ever by ''[[PC World]]'' magazine.<ref>((cite web|last=Edwards |first=Benj |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/524213/worst-game-consoles.html |title=The 10 Worst Video Game Systems of All Time – Slide 5:7. Mattel Hyperscan |publisher=PCWorld |date=2009-07-14 |access-date=2011-07-31))</ref>

== References ==

((refs))

== External links ==

* [http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/modern/mattel_hyperscan.htm Mattel Hyperscan – Ultimate Console Database]
* [https://www.svg.com/94780/bizarre-console-flops-gaming-history/ Feature titled "THE MOST BIZARRE CONSOLE FLOPS IN GAMING HISTORY"] by ADAM JAMES at SVG.com

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