Super A'Can


The Super A'can is a home video game console that was released exclusively in Taiwan in 1995 by Funtech/Dunhuang Technology. Inside is a Motorola 68000, also used in the Sega Genesis and Neo Geo. Twelve games have been confirmed to exist for the system.

Commercial performance

The Super A'Can failed because its initial costs were too high for customers. It had no chance to compete with 3D era, such as the PlayStation, the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn, all of which were more powerful and offered 3D graphics. The Super A'Can performed so poorly that it lost its company, Funtech, over USD $6 million. In the end, Funtech destroyed all equipment from the production and development of the system, and sold off all remaining systems to the United States as "scrap parts".

Technical specifications

CPUMotorola 68000 clocked at 10.738635 MHz
Memory256 KB SRAM clocked at CPU speed
GraphicsUMC UM6618 with 128 KB VRAM displaying 256 out of a possible 32,768 colors at 320x240 resolution. Max sprite size of 256x256. Supports zooming, rotating, mosaic effects.
AudioUMC UM6619 outputting stereo 16-track PCM
CartridgeMax size of 112Mb, with built-in SRAM of 16-64kb
Control pad inputsTwo DE-9M on front of console, identical to those of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
A/V OutputRF, composite video/RCA audio. Later models removed the RF output to reduce costs.

Peripherals

A CD-ROM attachment, and a CPU/Graphics upgrade were planned but unreleased.

List of games

Released

Unreleased