Amstrad GX4000

Amstrad's console: the Plus chipset with the keyboard and tape deck taken away, launched in 1990 against the Mega Drive and the Super Famicom with 8-bit hardware and a catalogue of about thirty games, several of which were CPC ports on a cartridge. It failed almost immediately and was cleared at knock- down prices. A famous commercial disaster, and cheap for what is genuinely capable hardware.