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Leapster Explorer

The Leapster Explorer is a handheld console developed and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises as the third generation of the successful Leapster series at the same time as the Didj2 console. It is aimed at children aged 4 to 9.

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Leapster Explorer
ManufacturerLeapFrog Enterprises
Product family
Leapster series
TypeHandheld game console
GenerationSeventh generation
Lifespan
MediaLeapster Explorer cartridges Didj cartridges
CPUARM9-based processor
PredecessorLeapster2
SuccessorLeapsterGS Explorer

The Leapster Explorer is a handheld console developed and marketed by LeapFrog Enterprises as the third generation of the successful Leapster series at the same time as the Didj2 console.1 It is aimed at children aged 4 to 9.

Unlike previous systems in the Leapster series, the Explorer is not compatible with Leapster/L-MAX cartridges, but it can run LeapFrog Didj cartridges.

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.23

Like the LeapFrog Didj, but unlike other Leapster-branded game systems, the console has also been a subject to user modification as it runs on an embedded Linux kernel. There has been a number of homebrew software written or ported for the device.

List of games licensed

References

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-10-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Leapster Explorer - eLinux.org". elinux.org. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. "LeapFrog teases future mystery device, inadvertently spills beans in the past".
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