ProtoGame Quadriple is a 16-bit console made by ProtoGame Entertainment, it is the successor of ProtoGame 3rd Crash and predecessor of the ProtoGame Podium, this is also where ProtoGame's effort with Consoles begins to pay off although being outsold by the SNES and Genesis.
History[]
First Party Titles[]
- Cat Alexander (1989)
- Cat Alexander 2 (1990)
- Cat Alexander 3 (1991)
- Cat Alexander's World Of Fairly Odd Tales (1993)
- Cat Alexander Explore (1994)
- Space JEFF (1989, Platformer with Fighting Game bosses)
- Space JEFF 2 (1992, same as the first game)
- The Crystal of The Fairies (1991, Puzzle)
- Clockwise (1990, Puzzle Platformer)
- Doors Of The Lords (1993, RPG)
- Precise Piano (1994, Rhythm, gave birth to traditional rhythm games)
- ProtoGame BOARD GAME Collection (1990, Board Games in a video game, contains Snakes and Ladders, Checkers, Chess, Connect Four and a bonus Game Tic-Tac-Toe and Exclusive junkie madou)
- DRAG MANIACS (1989)
ProtoGame Consoles/Third Party Games
ProtoGame 4x4[]
In early 1991, ProtoGame announced the ProtoGame 4x4 (pronounced four by four), an Add-On for the ProtoGame Quadriple, unlike the Sega CD, the price is more subdued at a $180 tag compared to Sega CD's $299, ProtoGame has a promo of , the ProtoGame 4x4 also used Cartridges instead, the ProtoGame 4x4 is released allowing less loading times (or none at all!), ProtoGame dropped the Quadriple's price later that year to a decent $199, decent timing too since the SNES had recently launched at the time.
once the Add-on is released by May 1991, ProtoGame also had a royalty promo for the ProtoGame 4x4, existing owners that own the system for a minimum of three months can get the add-on for a discounted price of $149 (or a one in 10,000 chance to get it for free)
| Date | Normal Price | Loyalty Price |
|---|---|---|
| December 1991
(RELEASE DAY) |
$199 | $149 |
| August 1992 | $199 | $139 |
| May 1993 | $189 | $129 |
| August 1994 | $149 | $99 |
| June 1995 | $129 | $99 |
Trivia[]
- The console initially supported 2 players, but in 1992, it had a multi-tap add-on, said multitap is compatible with the 4x4
- The ProtoGame 4x4 has it's own startup screen with it's own jingle (Credit to marbardan, no infrigment intended)
Technical Specifications[]
ProtoGame Quadriple[]
- CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 10 MHz
- RAM: 128 KB (V1) 256 KB (V2)
- VRAM: 128 KB (V1) 192 KB (V2)
- Sound Chip: YM2151 + OKI6295
- Maximum Sprites at Once: 256
- Color Palette: 15-Bit (32,768 colors)
- Maximum Colors at Once: 256 colors
- Cartridge Sizes: 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB (introduced in 1992 with a port of Street Fighter II), 8 MB (introduced 1995)
ProtoGame 4x4[]
- CPU: Motorola 48CE020 @ 16 MHz
- RAM: 512 KB
- VRAM: 256 KB
- Sound Chip: Lucent DL-1425 Q1 QSound DSP16A Processor
- Maximum Sprites at once: 600
- Color Palette: 15-Bit (32,768 colors)
- Maximum Colors at Once: 1,024 colors
- Cartridge Sizes: 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB (introduced 1997 with a port of Mega Man 8)