Remember those tiny, portable computer-game thingies?

Dudess · 20-06-2006 2:41pm #1

What were they called again? There was only one game built into them and I'd say the most popular was Donkey Kong, but there were other ones - I remember one involving shark-infested waters. The batteries were tiny silver discs.

tk123 · 20-06-2006 2:42pm

The nintendo ones were called Game and Watch - i have a few I collected over the years..

SpitfireIV · 20-06-2006 8:36pm

Heres one that I dug out of its hiding place when I seen this tread, its a Nintendo and its a two player or player vs computer boxing game.

My brother got it in the late 80's and its dated 1984. Pretty cool the little joypads eh that rolled up and fitted into it.

Shame though that it only had the one game built in and thats all could be played on it :rolleyes:

CroppyBoy1798

Dudess · 20-06-2006 8:47pm

Nice find. It's damn sophisticated compared to the ones we had, which had no joypads. They were strictly one-player, even smaller than that and even more basic. Bloody addictive, though!

tk123 · 20-06-2006 9:41pm

I gots a 2 player one two!! - Donkey Kong 3

SpitfireIV · 20-06-2006 9:59pm

tk123 wrote:

I gots a 2 player one two!! - Donkey Kong 3

Ah, they aint a patch on the ol' Tomy though

matu · 21-06-2006 3:17pm

I think the old Tomy was in a league of it own LOL

Dudess · 21-06-2006 7:38pm

Oh yeah! Tomy was the biz (the company that is)! "Sylvanian Families - only from Tomy!"

SpitfireIV · 21-06-2006 8:51pm

matu wrote:

I think the old Tomy was in a league of it own LOL

Hell yeah!

....I think a 'Tomy' thread is required!

BLITZ_Molloy · 21-06-2006 9:19pm

I have a Donkey Kong Jr.

http://www.gameandwatch.com/screen/multiscreen/donkey2/index.html

And a Popeye.

http://www.gameandwatch.com/

The Nintendo ones were really playable. There's definately skill to playing it well and you can practice away trying to beat your score. I have a Ninja Gaiden one by Tiger that's pretty excellent as well.

seanironmaiden · 24-06-2006 2:34pm

Jesus, I think I had that Ninja Gaiden one aswell.. I'd love to find it so I could kill all those bastards that were too hard when I was 5. I had a captain Planet one aswell. Go Planet!!

emeraldstar · 24-06-2006 8:33pm

aw yea they were brill. I didnt have any but was so jealous of my brother coz he had about 4 lol!! I think he had that Ninja one ^^^ It was good!! and another about falling rocks...

Remember those tiny, portable computer-game thingies?

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