There has been a lot of console designs and concepts put forth over the years. Some of them have had huge success, others never saw the life of day. rtcrooks has compiled their own top nine list of what they see to be the biggest failures within the world of video game consoles. Check out the source to find out why these consoles never made it into your house (or let's hope not!).

The video game industry is cutthroat at best, producing winners and losers. We all know the gaming systems that made it to the big leagues, but what about those systems that for whatever reason didn't quite catch on? Although the list of ill-fated consoles could be longer, here are 9 rather obscure video game systems you may not have heard of that fell prey to the appetites of their competitors.

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