Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVII: 2PG PSP knockoff adds second controller, nothing else

The 2PG TC8281 is one hard working portable game console -- and trust us, it ain't easy trying to make a living under the shadow of the PSP and its less expensive (and downright irreputable) siblings. Don't blame the poor guy if he was born with "brand name style," as they say in the business -- what he lacks in originality, or in technological ability, he more than makes up for in hard work. Yours for just under $50, this handheld is compatible with the ever-popular Cool Boy game console, and ships with 117 games (5 on-board, 112 on the cartridge) including Milk Nuts, Space ET, Zippy Race and perennial favorite Mappy. And if all that weren't enough, the device includes A/V outputs for bringing the party to your television, and a separate Playstation-like controller so you can get your game on multi-player style. Ready to take a chance? More pictures after the break.

[Via Technabob]

[Fusion Fuzo @ Nov 15th 2008 11:52PM]

FUGLY

I would never use that thing maybe if its $10, but for now its FUGLY

[Olive Blakhok @ Nov 16th 2008 12:02AM]

Well, it’s $48.80, so I’m presuming you’re ruling out this horrific piece of garbage.

The description written in pidgin English is not as hilarious as the dialogue in “Zero Wing,” but a few things caught my eye in one user review:

• “also, you could plug in a light gun for DUCK HUNT.” (really? a light gun for a 2” screen?!)
• “the overall quality of this isn't great…” (nice for him or her to be somewhat honest)

And the stinger:
• “looks exactly like a...(you know what)”

No, I have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA what it looks like! Hang on, WIPO is on the other line. They want to set up offices all over California, Taiwan and Singapore for some reason.

[MarbleMind @ Nov 16th 2008 3:56AM]

It's not the description, it's a review from a (obviously non-anglophone) buyer. No reason to be a dick on his English skills.

[SITEiNK @ Nov 16th 2008 5:08AM]

Why do they even bother making these things. Other than completely ripping other companies off, which is totally uncool, they will never be good at anything original if they don't try their own thing.
I mean who is fooled by these things?

[eiki @ Nov 16th 2008 7:30AM]

marblemind, did you read the article? sounds like an american wrote it and it's perfectly understandable to me

[Daza @ Nov 16th 2008 7:48AM]

It's not like Sony are losing any revenue from products like this either. No one cares about rubbish like this and no one actually thinks they are getting a PSP instead of a 100 in 1.

[maty @ Nov 16th 2008 11:01AM]

I'd buy it purely for the purposes of ripping the inn'ards bare, and stuffing in something far more superior like the guts of an old Gameboy or a hacked up Genesis/Megadrive or SNES.

Make a good pre-built case with buttons ready to go!

[MarbleMind @ Nov 16th 2008 11:50AM]

@eiki
Me and Olive Blakhok are referring to a review found on the page the read link refers to, not the Engadget article.

[Andy ^^o @ Nov 15th 2008 11:55PM]

Wow~! How do they get away with that? o_O

[JohnTitor @ Nov 15th 2008 11:56PM]

the china

[Andy ^_^o @ Nov 16th 2008 12:05AM]

Still... don't they have some kind of laws to protect someone's design? (internationally)
I've seen automobile manufacturers suing each other for copying designs before.

[Flashpoint @ Nov 16th 2008 2:01AM]

No andy.

china's government does nothing to protect international copyrights.
Keep in mind, this is the same government that dubbed a "less pretty girl's voice" in order to make it appear a "prettier" girl was singing at the Olympic games.

This is the same country that added digitzed fireworks to international Olympics broadcasts. And now they are selling us poisoned baby food and toys with more Pb than Yukka Mountain.

Tell ya what, if this fake PSP gets a second analog stick - I'm in.

[JohnTitor @ Nov 16th 2008 2:42AM]

well they caught you off guard, that first analog stick (or nub) is actually a speaker

[Ayman @ Nov 16th 2008 5:16AM]

yes there is a copyright law... but it dictates that it has to be 100% identical to be effective... why do you think they make MINOR changes to the design? by logic though similar still not the same(identical) ............... sneaky b@$^€rds

[zoopthegame @ Nov 17th 2008 3:57PM]

Wow. China is one bad country. They give the country that came up with "separate but equal" a run for their money.

[Rubicon @ Nov 16th 2008 12:06AM]

not to mention it knocked off nintendo's catridge, or at least it looked like it

[JohnTitor @ Nov 16th 2008 2:44AM]

I bet they would make more money selling replacement psp and nintendo parts then selling this crapware

[Michael @ Nov 16th 2008 12:09AM]

the contra picture with the "commando" background is funny

[Monkee @ Nov 16th 2008 3:27AM]

Actually its from the movie Predator.....Contra has aliens too right?

[scootinger @ Nov 16th 2008 12:09AM]

Better yet, order some cheapo Chinese condoms from DealExtreme's "Naughty Gadgets" section along with your 2PG. Don't forget the pregnancy tests from the same section as well!

http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.1106

[Tom G @ Nov 16th 2008 12:10AM]

Ha, they are cheaper here with free shipping too!

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12562~r.94125401

[DBrim @ Nov 16th 2008 12:15AM]

It probably interlaces better than the real one.

[Hideki @ Nov 16th 2008 12:23AM]

Actually this doesn't look bad for the money

It /is/

[Hideki @ Nov 16th 2008 12:25AM]

Grr, engadget ate most of my comment...

It is only $50 after all, if it keeps your kids quiet on a long car trip it's likely paid for itself already

Some of these can take MD/Genesis games too with an adapter (or n in 1 carts containing genesis games)

DX sell those too if you look through all their dodgy chinese handhelds

[MarbleMind @ Nov 16th 2008 4:08AM]

I agree, what's so bad about this? Some seven years ago, $48 bought you a used, badly scratched vanilla GameBoy sans games or one (granted, maybe two) of the more "sophisticated" 16-in-1 LCD games with tetrix-ish pseudopixels, Tandy-like sound synthesis, no card slot and a solid pack of garbage games.

Now it gets you a handheld console that plays some rather decent NES games on a color screen, well, at least a good bunch of them.

If the display is any good and the thing doesn't fall apart when seriously played, I don't think there's that much to complain.

[Eleazar @ Nov 16th 2008 12:29AM]

You had me at 'mappy'

[Shoreline @ Nov 16th 2008 12:33AM]

If it had two joysticks, might've been a real contender.

[Chad @ Nov 16th 2008 12:34AM]

Wow.... Wait to be up on things, Engadget. This has been out for over a year. And, don't think I'm some sort of expert on Asia knockoffs and therefore know more than Engadget about this very limited subject. Engadget has linked multiple times to stores that sell the thing.

[GON @ Nov 16th 2008 12:37AM]

Whoa 112 games in 1?! Impulse buy!

[Monkee @ Nov 16th 2008 3:24AM]

No, no, its 112 Game in 1!

[Cal @ Nov 16th 2008 9:15PM]

unfortunately when these companies advertise it as having 112 games, in reality it has probably 10. The rest are the same game as the others, but with a different name

[Josh @ Nov 16th 2008 12:47AM]

Contra 7? Oh hell yeah!

[r3n @ Nov 16th 2008 12:51AM]

I've just clocked Paper Boy (#99), what are you guys waiting for?

Honestly...

[Sudo @ Nov 16th 2008 1:09AM]

Contra 7 featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Awesome.

[GON @ Nov 16th 2008 1:35AM]

@ Sudo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Contra_cover.jpg

[eiki @ Nov 16th 2008 7:37AM]

so the original version of Contra had ed norton and john cusack in it? interesting!

[eiki @ Nov 16th 2008 7:39AM]

errr.......maybe not john cusack but sly stallones cousin and alien!

[Jon Nelson @ Nov 16th 2008 2:52AM]

Omg! Milk Nuts! Who could pass up a game like that!

[Christy McGrory @ Nov 16th 2008 5:26AM]

CLXVII = 162 ?

[Viakenny @ Nov 16th 2008 8:01AM]

actually, 167.

[Lemmiwinks @ Nov 16th 2008 8:58AM]

psssst.... you got a little crap on your psp there...

[Valgas @ Nov 16th 2008 9:15AM]

seeing Chinese knockoffs kinda raises my blood pressure. i know it doesnt really make sense but it just angers me. Maybe it's because I ordered a pair of Sennheiser CX300 buds and got friggin Chinese knockoffs. Probably because the toys I use to play with years ago were made in China and were painted with lead paint, which explains my low IQ. Damn Chinese government.

[Magallanes @ Nov 16th 2008 11:18AM]

I don't known why but some console clones are quite amusing after all (for example the polystation).

[mohammad7410 @ Nov 16th 2008 12:36PM]

At least it's not named "Sany Playstatian Partable"

[victoryismine @ Nov 16th 2008 11:13PM]

What's up with the screen? It looks like a piece of gray, loosely placed paper behind a sheet of clear plastic...

[SlickD @ Nov 17th 2008 3:07PM]

OMG! This is the perfect gift idea for my friend who I totally hate!

[Romequez @ Nov 19th 2008 2:58PM]

I don't know about you, but I wanna play some 'Contra 7' with the governor of California.

[strawbrian @ Nov 17th 2008 10:43PM]

NEIN. WHAIT THHAT EZZ ME ON THEE CARTRIDGE?!
Jawohl! (i used google translate)