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title: REDANT Game Axe
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: Game Axe
  image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_1.jpg
  company: /companies/redant
  company_name: REDANT
  tabs:
  - photos
  - hardware
  - links
  photos:
  - title: FIRST VERSION
    subtitle: ''
    text: This FC-812 model was the first Game Axe produced. The 3” screen (smaller than the 4" screen of the second version) has a characteristic white border around it and the power LED is red.
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_fc812.jpg
  - title: FRONT
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.lik-sang.com](http://www.lik-sang.com) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_front.jpg
  - title: BACK
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.lik-sang.com](http://www.lik-sang.com) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_back.jpg
  - title: SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.lik-sang.com](http://www.lik-sang.com) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_side.jpg
  - title: SYSTEM & BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_box-system_1.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: Thanks to [www.lik-sang.com](http://www.lik-sang.com) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/redant_game-axe_box.jpg
  hardware:
  - title: FAMILY CONVERTER
    subtitle: 60-72 Pin
    text: |-
      This adapter is used to play European or US Famicom games with the Game Axe (or the Japanese Famicom).

      Thanks to [www.lik-sang.com](http://www.lik-sang.com) for this picture
    image: /media/museum/hardware/redant_game-axe_converter.jpg
  links:
  - title: Japanese Page
    url: http://tsuru.tri6.net/sp/pachi/mdpachi.htm
    text: Have you ever seen so many Game Axe in one place!!?
  - title: Redant
    url: http://www.redant.com.tw/
    text: Homepage of the manufacturer of the Game Axe. Some info about the system...
  - title: The Color Game Axe information site
    url: http://members.fortunecity.com/davidlevine/ga.htm
    text: Nice page dedicated to the Game Axe. Very informative.
  oc_id: 698
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230326094418/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=698
    date: '2023-03-26'
---

This is a Famicom compatible handheld system. It is the ultimate handheld system for all Famicom fans!

The Game Axe is a complete hand-held system with volume & brightness knobs, two controller connectors and even Audio/Video IN and OUT ports! Thus it is possible to use the Game Axe on a TV (NTSC) like a "normal" console. You can then turn off the LCD screen thanks to a LCD toggle switch. With the A/V IN port you can connect any video source to watch on the LCD screen. Just imagine how useful this can be! The only thing the Game Axe lacks when compared to a Famicom, is the the expansion port.

You can play almost every games produced for the Famicom (some unlicenced ones won't work). American and European NES game can be played by using a special 60-72 pin converter.

There were in fact two versions of the Game Axe, the FC-812 and the FC-868 (Super Game Axe). The FC-812 was produced from 1995 until 1997, it had a 3" (7.26cm) screen, ared power led and a characteristic white border around it. The FC-868 was produced from 1997 until present. It has a 4"(10.2cm) screen and a green power LED. This is the most common version found nowadays.