Leapster Explorer
Manufacturer | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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Product family | Leapster series |
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Seventh generation |
Release date | June 7, 2010 |
Lifespan |
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Units sold | 500 |
Media | Leapster Explorer or LeapFrog Explorer cartridges Didj cartridges |
CPU | ARM9-based processor |
Predecessor | Leapster2 |
Successor | LeapsterGS Explorer |
Manufacturer | LeapFrog Enterprises |
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Product family | Leapster series |
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Eighth generation |
Release date | July 18, 2012 |
Lifespan |
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Units sold | 800 |
Media | Leapster Explorer or LeapFrog Explorer cartridges Didj cartridges |
CPU | LeapFrog LF-2000 (Pollux SoC) ARM9 @ 550 MHz [1] |
Predecessor | Leapster Explorer |
The Leapster Explorer is a handheld console developed and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises as the third generation of the successful Leapster series. It is aimed at children aged 4 to 9.[2]
In June 2012, new versions of the Leapster Explorers were announced, set to be released on July 18 of that same year.[3] The update was branded the LeapsterGS Explorer and has a lower resolution camera, longer battery life, 2GB of memory and a LF 2000 processor.[1]
Hardware[]
The Leapster Explorer is a Linux device powered by an ARM9-based processor clocked at 393 MHz with 64 MB DDR SDRAM, 512 MB user storage, and a Giantplus touchscreen display.[4][5] For the LeapsterGS Explorer, it is powered by a LF 2000 processor clocked at 550 MHz with 128 MB DDR SDRAM, 2GB memory storage, a new thinner sleek design, larger screen, and a bult-in megapixel camera as well as a motion sensor.
Like the Didj and unlike the Leapster/Leapster2, the consoles have also been a subject to user modification as they both run on an embedded Linux kernel. There has been a number of homebrew software written and/or ported for the two devices.
References[]
- ^ a b "LeapFrog reveals LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS learning tablets, priced at $70 and $100". Engadgetforkids.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New LeapFrog LeapPadster 2 and Leapster GS3 give Educational Gaming a Power Boost". Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ http://elinux.org/Leapster_Explorer
- ^ "LeapFrog teases future mystery device, inadvertently spills beans in the past".
List of games licensed[]
- Barbie
- Brave
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Bubble Guppies
- Cars 2
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Crayola Art Adventure
- Digging for Dinosaurs
- Disney/Pixar Up
- Disney Princess
- Disney The Princess and the Frog
- Doc McStuffins
- Doodle Jump
- Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Worldwide Rescue
- Finding Dory
- Frozen
- The Good Dinosaur
- Get Puzzled!
- Globe: Earth Adventure
- Hot Wheels
- Hello Kitty: Sweet Little Shops
- I Spy Super Challenger!
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates
- Kidz Bop
- LeapSchool Math
- LeapSchool Reading
- Letter Factory
- Letter Factory Adventures: The Rainforest
- The Little Mermaid
- The Magic School Bus: Oceans
- The Magic School Bus: Dinosaurs
- Mini Games Greatest Hits
- Minnie Mouse Bowtique
- Monsters University
- Moshi Monsters
- Mr. Pencil Saves Doodleburg
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- NFL Rush Zone
- Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Super Happy Day!
- Octonauts
- Olivia
- PAW Patrol
- Pet Pals 2: Best of Friends
- The Penguins Of Madagascar: Operation Plushy Rescue
- Phineas and Ferb
- Pixar Pals
- Planes
- Pocoyo
- Scooby-Doo Pirate Ghost of the Barbary Coast
- Sesame Street
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Fists of Foam
- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Clam Prix
- Star Wars The Clone Wars
- Tangled
- Team Umizoomi
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Tinkerbell & Lost Treasure
- Toy Story 3
- Transformers Rescue Bots: Race to the Rescue
- Turbo
- Trolls
- Wallykazam!
- Wolverine and The X-Men
External links[]
- 2010 introductions
- ARM-based video game consoles
- Backward-compatible video game consoles
- Educational toys
- Electronic toys
- Embedded Linux
- Handheld game consoles
- Linux-based devices
- Seventh-generation video game consoles
- Video game hardware stubs