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==Games== [[Image:GameComLightsOutCart.jpg|right|thumb|The ''Lights Out'' cartridge which came bundled with the console]] Several games were available for the Game.com at the time of its 1997 launch,<ref name=Tanner/><ref name=sep25>{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Chip |last2=Carter|first2=Jonathan|title=Versatile Game.com Leapfrogs Game Boy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11699904/arizona_republic/|access-date=November 25, 2017 |work=Arizona Republic|date=September 26, 1997}}</ref> in comparison to [[List of Game Boy games|hundreds of games]] available for the Game Boy.<ref name=Tanner/> Tiger planned to have a dozen games available by the end of 1997,<ref name=Tanner/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Game.com |url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_111_Volume_09_Number_12_1997-12_IDG_Publishing_US#page/n57/ |magazine=GamePro |date=December 1997 |access-date=September 8, 2018|page=57}}</ref> and hoped to have as many as 50 games available in 1998, with all of them to be produced or adapted internally by Tiger.<ref name=Tanner/> Some third parties expressed interest in developing for the system, but Tiger decided against signing any initially.<ref name=NGen31>{{cite magazine |title=Game.com: Will it Beat Game Boy? |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=31|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=July 1997|pages=26–27 |url=https://archive.org/details/NEXT_Generation_31/page/n26}}</ref> Tiger secured licenses for several popular game series, including ''[[Duke Nukem]]'', ''[[Resident Evil]]'', and ''[[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]''.<ref name=Rep/><ref name=Sili/><ref name=Sega/> Game prices initially ranged between $19 and $29.<ref name=Phil/> Cartridge size was in the 16 [[megabit]] range.<ref name=NGen31/> At the time of the Pocket Pro's 1999 release, the Game.com library consisted primarily of games intended for an older audience.<ref name=Peace/> Some games that were planned for release in 1999 would be exclusive to Game.com consoles. Game prices at that time ranged from $14 to $30.<ref name=Roars/> Twenty games were ultimately released for the Game.com,<ref name=games>{{cite web|url= http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=32&tab=games|title= Games for the Game.com|publisher=AllGame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114111148/http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=32&tab=games|archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> most of them developed internally by Tiger,<ref name=Rep/> in addition to the built-in game [[Solitaire (game)|Solitaire]].<ref name="Bad Games">{{cite web|last=Cassidy|date=|title=Tiger Game.com (1997-2000)|url=https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/tiger-game-com/|access-date=7 October 2020|website=|publisher=badgamehalloffame.com}}</ref> {{collist| *''[[Solitaire (game)|Solitaire]]'' (Built in) *''[[Batman & Robin (video game)|Batman & Robin]]'' *''[[Centipede (1998 video game)|Centipede]]'' *''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' *''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' *''[[Frogger#Remakes and sequels|Frogger]]'' *''Henry'' *''[[Indy 500 (1995 video game)|Indy 500]]'' *''[[Merchandise based on Jeopardy!#Handhelds|Jeopardy!]]'' *''[[Lights Out (game)|Lights Out]]'' (Pack in) *''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (handheld game)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' *''[[Monopoly video games|Monopoly]]'' *''[[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'' *''Quiz Wiz: Cyber Trivia'' *''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' *''Scrabble'' *''[[Sonic Jam]]'' *''Tiger Casino'' *''[[Wheel of Fortune video games#Handheld games|Wheel of Fortune]]'' *''[[Wheel of Fortune video games#Handheld games|Wheel of Fortune 2]]'' *''[[Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits|Williams Arcade Classics]]'' }} ===Cancelled games=== The following is a list of games that were announced in various forms or known to be in development for the console but were never released.<ref name="Bad Games"/> {{collist| *''[[A Bug's Life (video game)|A Bug’s Life]]'' *''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' *''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'' *''[[Deer Hunter (series)|Deer Hunter]]'' *''Holyfield Champion Boxing'' (planned to include “Real Feel” [[haptic technology|force feedback]] in cart) *''[[Furby]]land '' *''[[Giga Pet]]s Deluxe'' *''[[List of Godzilla games|Godzilla]]'' *''The Legend of the Lost Creator'' *''[[Madden 98]]'' *''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' *''Mutoids'' *''[[Name That Tune]]'' *''[[NASCAR]] Racing'' *''[[NBA Hangtime]]'' *''[[Shadow Madness]]'' *''[[Sonic 3D Blast]]'' *''[[Small Soldiers (video game)|Small Soldiers]]'' *''[[Turok: Dinosaur Hunter]]'' *''[[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]] Whiplash'' }}
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