Anyone remember LCD "handheld" games?

7-Zark-7 · 30 October 2002, 15:51

You can keep your Gameboy's,Lynx's etc. I want to know if there's anyone here who remember's growing up playing the original LCD handheld games. I believe Nintendo's series of these games were called "Game and Watch" or something.

Typically you had the easy "game A" & harder Game B levels. I remember games like Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Snoopy Tennis (liked this one,I guess for the snoopy factor!), Octopus etc. A non nintendo title I had & remember well was Oil Panic. Never forget the first time I hit the turbo "bonus" mode after several hundred points & thought it'd buggered up! I did actually find an emulation supposedly of Snoopy tennis but alas It only caused Windows to crash-sigh!

But who else here remembers crowding around your new sudden "best mates", when they'd acquired one of those classic handhelds at school & begging for a go?!

(And being jealous of the rich gits who could afford a double screen game like Donkey Kong!)

Ian · 30 October 2002, 15:59

Not only do I remember them, I've still got Donkey Kong Jr somewhere in my house.

Some here

and some more here

DrBong · 30 October 2002, 16:28

I still have a couple of Nintendo game & watches, Parachute and Snoopy Tennis, which still are great games IMHO. Octopus was another one I loved playing, but never owned.

If you want to relive a few memories of playing LCD handhelds though on your Amiga or using UAE, then grab a great little PD release called LCD Dreams. It should be in TOSEC.

LCD Dreams also has a WHDLoad installer available here:

http://home.wanadoo.nl/robertoh/l.html

kriz · 30 October 2002, 17:02

Loved those old lcd games, I had Skate Or Die, Paperboy and a whole bunch of other "fun" games .. Never had any of those with double screen though

(cost a lot of money at that time ....)

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2002, 17:31

Oh hell yeah!!!

I had a bunch of Casio LCD games, and what about those Casio wristwatch LCD games? I had one too!!!

I remember the Donkey Kong and Mario Bros games, brill!

ooohh, Büro Destruct ;D

CPC464 · 30 October 2002, 18:18

I had a double screen LCD game with Mario & Luigi it was cool...those hand held games ROCKED

30 October 2002, 19:45

i had two masterpieces ....... one in a sallon shooting on glasses with some different western melodies, another Mario & Luigi splitscreen game, the famous one with the bottles.......

BippyM · 30 October 2002, 19:59

anyone remember those glasses type things, you put them to your eyes, and control the game from buttons on top (They were like binoculars!).

If I remember there were 3, White, Red and another colour (White was racing, red a flying, and the other a tank battle i think!)

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2002, 20:04

yep Bippy

Look at Kodoicih's link

Big-Byte · 30 October 2002, 20:11

I got the red one (Tomytronic Sky Attack) the other day for £1!!
Its a great game. You control a tank and shoot down the flying things that look exactly like the ones in tron.

Big-Byte · 30 October 2002, 20:13

Also, Nintendo have brought a Game & Watch Game set for the gameboy Advance. you can play them in original mode or new souped up graphics mode..

Kodoichi · 30 October 2002, 20:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Akira
I had a bunch of Casio LCD games, and what about those Casio wristwatch LCD games? I had one too!!!

You just reminded me that I have a wristwatch with a Super Mario Bros. 3 LCD-game included O.o

And I had a fuckin' weird game by Tiger Electronics, you had to put up some virtual reality glasses which covered only one eye and saw the game sort of in a reflective window. You could even exchange the LCD-game using mini-cartridges. Kinda hard to explain that thing.

I threw it away after getting some severe eye- and headache when playing...

Yay for new technology and marketing =|

Amiga1992 · 30 October 2002, 20:30

Yep, I saw the TIGER thing... it looked damn strange and eyekilling

though people say Virtualboys kill their eyes but I never had a problem with my VB. I guess it depends on ones eyes.

Only LCD game I have left is a Tiger/Konami METAL GEAR 2 Talkie LCD game. Quite new so it's pretty lame, not as good as the oldies

Miggy2TheMax · 31 October 2002, 01:12

I remember those days... those were really great fun games. I remember playing one where you had cement pouring down the left and right hand side of the screen. There was these platforms that would move up and down the middle and you had to release the cement to flow down to the cement truck at the bottom, it was real fun. Does anyone remember the name of that one?

Belgarath · 31 October 2002, 01:24

mario's cement factory?

Miggy2TheMax · 31 October 2002, 04:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Belgarath
mario's cement factory?

You da man! .. That had to be it cos the guy that you controll in the game looked very much like Mario! Actually here is the link of the game:

http://www.gameandwatch.com/screen/w.../marioscement/

But the one that I played was in color.. ahh the memories.

31 October 2002, 05:42

Hehe I still have Donkey Kong, Pinball and Treasure Island. Sadly they all suffer from the same problem - a cracked black screen...(not very durable were they)

Kodoichi · 31 October 2002, 08:19

Hmm... cracked LCD-games... ^_^

Mine would still be intact if I had them... WTF did you do with them?

31 October 2002, 08:56

When I was young I had a shocking temper when it came to games...this is why I stopped getting them for christmas

Miggy2TheMax · 31 October 2002, 09:06

Quote:

Originally posted by VermillioN
When I was young I had a shocking temper when it came to games...this is why I stopped getting them for christmas

Yes, I can understand that, especially if you had a build resembling your avatar

30 October 2002, 15:51	#1
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Anyone remember LCD "handheld" games? You can keep your Gameboy's,Lynx's etc. I want to know if there's anyone here who remember's growing up playing the original LCD handheld games. I believe Nintendo's series of these games were called "Game and Watch" or something. Typically you had the easy "game A" & harder Game B levels. I remember games like Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Snoopy Tennis (liked this one,I guess for the snoopy factor!), Octopus etc. A non nintendo title I had & remember well was Oil Panic. Never forget the first time I hit the turbo "bonus" mode after several hundred points & thought it'd buggered up! I did actually find an emulation supposedly of Snoopy tennis but alas It only caused Windows to crash-sigh! But who else here remembers crowding around your new sudden "best mates", when they'd acquired one of those classic handhelds at school & begging for a go?! (And being jealous of the rich gits who could afford a double screen game like Donkey Kong!)

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30 October 2002, 15:59	#2
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	Not only do I remember them, I've still got Donkey Kong Jr somewhere in my house. Some here and some more here

30 October 2002, 16:28	#3
DrBong HOL / AMR Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,632	I still have a couple of Nintendo game & watches, Parachute and Snoopy Tennis, which still are great games IMHO. Octopus was another one I loved playing, but never owned. If you want to relive a few memories of playing LCD handhelds though on your Amiga or using UAE, then grab a great little PD release called LCD Dreams. It should be in TOSEC. LCD Dreams also has a WHDLoad installer available here: http://home.wanadoo.nl/robertoh/l.html

30 October 2002, 17:02	#4
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,188	Loved those old lcd games, I had Skate Or Die, Paperboy and a whole bunch of other "fun" games .. Never had any of those with double screen though (cost a lot of money at that time ....)

30 October 2002, 17:31	#5
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Oh hell yeah!!! I had a bunch of Casio LCD games, and what about those Casio wristwatch LCD games? I had one too!!! I remember the Donkey Kong and Mario Bros games, brill! ooohh, Büro Destruct ;D

30 October 2002, 18:18	#6
CPC464 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: York Age: 54 Posts: 393	I had a double screen LCD game with Mario & Luigi it was cool...those hand held games ROCKED

30 October 2002, 19:45	#7
Toxic Posts: n/a	i had two masterpieces ....... one in a sallon shooting on glasses with some different western melodies, another Mario & Luigi splitscreen game, the famous one with the bottles.......

30 October 2002, 19:59	#8
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	anyone remember those glasses type things, you put them to your eyes, and control the game from buttons on top (They were like binoculars!). If I remember there were 3, White, Red and another colour (White was racing, red a flying, and the other a tank battle i think!)

30 October 2002, 20:04	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	yep Bippy Look at Kodoicih's link

30 October 2002, 20:11	#10
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	I got the red one (Tomytronic Sky Attack) the other day for £1!! Its a great game. You control a tank and shoot down the flying things that look exactly like the ones in tron.

30 October 2002, 20:13	#11
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Also, Nintendo have brought a Game & Watch Game set for the gameboy Advance. you can play them in original mode or new souped up graphics mode..

30 October 2002, 20:30	#13
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Yep, I saw the TIGER thing... it looked damn strange and eyekilling though people say Virtualboys kill their eyes but I never had a problem with my VB. I guess it depends on ones eyes. Only LCD game I have left is a Tiger/Konami METAL GEAR 2 Talkie LCD game. Quite new so it's pretty lame, not as good as the oldies

31 October 2002, 01:12	#14
Miggy2TheMax Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Age: 45 Posts: 381	I remember those days... those were really great fun games. I remember playing one where you had cement pouring down the left and right hand side of the screen. There was these platforms that would move up and down the middle and you had to release the cement to flow down to the cement truck at the bottom, it was real fun. Does anyone remember the name of that one?

31 October 2002, 01:24	#15
Belgarath HOL Team Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,513	mario's cement factory?

31 October 2002, 05:42	#17
VermillioN Posts: n/a	Hehe I still have Donkey Kong, Pinball and Treasure Island. Sadly they all suffer from the same problem - a cracked black screen...(not very durable were they)

31 October 2002, 08:19	#18
Kodoichi Banned Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: I'm the smiling face on your TV, I exploit you still you love me Posts: 515	Hmm... cracked LCD-games... ^_^ Mine would still be intact if I had them... WTF did you do with them?

31 October 2002, 08:56	#19
VermillioN Posts: n/a	When I was young I had a shocking temper when it came to games...this is why I stopped getting them for christmas

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