| Manufacturer | VTech |
|---|---|
| Product family | V-Smile |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| CPU | ARM9 from LSI Logic |
| Controller input | Joystick |
V.Flash is a spinoff from the Vtech V.Smile series of educational game consoles. Unlike the V.Smile, this game console uses 3D graphics.
Contents |
Unlike major disc-based game systems of today and previous generations of video games, this system uses 12 cm CDs enclosed with plastic to protect damage from touching, which is somewhat similar to a floppy disk or the UMD format by Sony, used in the PlayStation Portable. The discs use the ISO 9660[1] file system, without any copy protection mechanism other than a simple sensor in the case jacket, making it possible to make a disc image out of the media, although there hasn't been any known cases of piracy involving the V.Flash. Because of this, the V.Flash can also play audio CDs and user-recorded CD-Rs using the supplied disc adapter.
The processor is an ARM9 processor from LSI Logic. Files are stored in 3 main formats: .mjp, .ptx, and .snd. The latter have been determined to be PCM WAV files.
Rated at 1.5 million polygons per second and with a 32 bit CPU, this system is directly comparable to the fifth generation game consoles, such as the PlayStation.