V.Flash

The V.Flash (known as V.Smile Pro in Europe; stylized as V.FLASH HOME EDUTAINMENT SYSTEM) is a seventh-generation educational home video game console. It is a spinoff of the V.Smile series of video game consoles and was manufactured and released by VTech. Unlike the V.Smile, the game console uses 3D graphics and is designed for kids aged 5+.

It was revealed at the 2006 London Toy Fair, and came out in September 2006.

Games
Not many games were made for the console because it was not very successful. All games came out in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Germany, except for of Bratz Fashion Pixiez: The Secret Necklace, which did not come out in the United Kingdom and Germany, Multisports, which was exclusive to Germany, and Scooby-Doo!: Ancient Adventure, which did not come out in Germany.

There are 10 titles known to have been released;

 # US/UK title Overseas title(s) Age range Developer 1  Bratz Fashion Pixiez: The Secret Necklace   Bratz Fashion Pixiez: El Misterio del Collar  Bratz Fashion Pixiez: Le Collier Magique  6-86-96-9  2  Cars: In the Fast Lane   Cars: El Carril Rápido  Cars: À Fond La Caisse!  Cars: Auf Der Überholspur  6-85-76-96-96-8  3  Disney Princess: The Crystal Ball Adventure   Disney Princess: El Castillo de las Princesas  Disney Princess: L'aventure enchantée  Disney Prinzessinnen: Das zauberhafte Märchen-Abenteuer  6-85-76-96-96-10  4  N/A  Multisports  6-8  5  Scooby-Doo!: Ancient Adventure   Scooby-Doo: Viaje Al Pasado  Scooby-Doo!: Les Civilisations Perdues  6-86-96-9  6  Shrek the Third: The Search for Arthur   Shrek Tercero: ¿Donde Está Arturo?  Shrek Le Troisieme: En quête d'Arthur  Shrek Der Dritte: Die Suche nach Arthus  6-87-96-96-96-8  7  SpongeBob SquarePants: Idea Sponge   Bob Esponja: Misión Esponja  Bob L'Éponge: Une Idée Spongieuse  Spongebob Schwammkopf: Ein Schwamm voller Ideen  8-107-96-98-118-10  8  The Amazing Spider-Man: Countdown to Doom   El Asombroso Spider-Man: Persecicíon en la Ciudad  Spider-Man: Course-poursuite à Manhattan  Spider-Man: Angriff der Super-Schurken  8-107-98-118-118-10  9  The Incredibles: Mission Incredible   Los Increíbles: Misión Increíble  Les Indestructibes: Les Indestructibes À La Rescousse  Die Unglaublichen: In unglaublicher Mission  8-107-98-118-118-10  10  Wacky Race on Jumpin' Bean Island   Carrera Loca En La Isla De Las Vainas Fritas  Dingo'Rallye: Fou! Fou! Fou!  Das Verrückte Rennen Der Hüpf-Bohnen Insel  5-75-76-96-106-8 

 Although the name is in English, Multisports was exclusive to Europe and no English version exists.

 CDs
Unlike most other consoles that use CD-ROMs, this system's CD-ROMs are inside a plastic case to protect them from damage from touching, similar to 3.5" floppy disks or UMDs. The discs use the ISO 9660 file system, without any copy protection other than a simple sensor in the case jacket, making it possible to make a disc image from the disc. However, there are no known cases of piracy involving the V.Flash. Because of this, the V.Flash can also play audio CDs and user-recorded CD-Rs using the disc adapter that comes with the console.

Other hardware
The console's CPU is an ARM9 CPU from LSI Logic. Files are stored in 3 main formats: .mjp, .ptx, and .snd. .snd files are actually PCM WAV files.

The console can render 1.5 million polygons per second and has a 32 bit CPU, making the console directly comparable to fifth-generation game consoles, such as the PlayStation.

References

Other websites
 Official Site
 ARM Processor 
 Vtech V.Flash Educational Line 
 http://dso.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177100739 
 V.Flash reverse engineering 
 VFlash technical details and reverse-engineering
 V.Smile Shop Archived from the Wayback Machine on December 27th, 2013

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