Super A'can

The Super A'Can is a Taiwan-exclusive SNES ripoff released in 1995 by Funtech. Inside the console is a Motorola 68000 CPU, which was also used in the Sega Genesis and Neo Geo.

It's the only game console ever developed in Taiwan.

Why It Flopped

 * 1) At an initial price of NT$2,900 (about US$110), it was too expensive for regular consumers.
 * 2) It was released in the 3D era, where the PlayStation 1 and Sega Saturn were already out, making the console a commercial failure due to its outdated 2D graphics. Even the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis were doing fine.
 * 3) *To add insult to injury, Funtech originally had plans to make an add-on, called the Super Color, that would have enhanced the console with 3D graphics, but it was never released.
 * 4) The console and its games were also really hard to find in stores, which greatly affected their sales.
 * 5) Only twelve games were ever released for the system, and almost all of them were poorly made clones.
 * 6) If programming games for a new console in general wasn't time-consuming enough, the Super A'Can's development tools were rudimentary, leading the game development process to be even more protracted.

List of games

 * F001 : Formosa Duel
 * F002 : Sango Fighter
 * F003 : The Son of Evil
 * F004 : Speedy Dragon/Sonic Dragon
 * F005 : Super Taiwanese Baseball League
 * F006 : Journey to the Laugh (aka C.U.G.)
 * F007 : Super Light Saga - Dragon Force
 * F008 : Monopoly: Adventure in Africa
 * F009 : Gambling Lord
 * F010 : Magical Pool
 * F011 : Boomzoo
 * F012 : Rebel Star

Trivia

 * One of the Super A'Can's games, A Q Lian Huan Pao, was later released on the mh:awesomegames:Sega Genesis.

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