Popular games for platform Handheld Electronic LCD
Super Mario World (also known as Super Mario World Game Watch and Super Mario Bros. 4) is a licensed wristwatch videogame made by Nelsonic Industries, based on the Super NES game Super Mario World.
Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.
The LCD version of Streets of Rage is a handheld game released by Tiger Electronics based on the Sega game, Streets of Rage. It was released in both Electronic and Pocket Arcade form, although the former appears to be quite rare.
The Brick Game is a series of models of handheld electronic games. They are usually called "x" games in 1, with X usually being a high number, which are actually game modes, not different games. The games are usually clones of arcade games to the LCD screen, like Tetris, Breakout, Pong, Battle City and others. They are very cheap alternatives for handheld gaming, making them prominent in underdeveloped countries.
Sonic Underground is an LCD game created by Tiger Electronics in 2000. The game case was shaped like Sonic holding a guitar, an instrument he uses in the television show Sonic Underground. This is one of the few Sonic games to be based off a television series. The background of the game seems to be from one of the Sonic television shows, most likely Sonic Underground.
Tails Soccer is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2004. The game has similarities to Knuckles Soccer. The objective of the game is for Tails to block Soccer balls from entering the net behind him. Stopping 15 balls will advance the level by 1 and increase the game speed. If 5 soccer balls are missed then the game will end.
Amazing Sonic is a 1994 LCD game distributed by Tomy, and part of the Pocket Arcade series. A pop-up lid must be lifted to play the game. The LCD is not backlit, and is hard to see without proper light. It is slightly hard to control since the directional pad is separated into two different sections, making the game hard to figure out without instructions. Sonic must navigate through 12 maze-like levels.
Tails' Skypatrol is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2003. There are two buttons on the game which control up and down movement. The objective of the game is for Tails to collect rings by moving up and down. There are no obstacles on this game. Collecting 30 rings will increase the speed and level. Missing 10 rings will end the game.
Amy & Rouge Tennis is an LCD game created for distribution in McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2004. This game was also repackaged and sold under the name Amy & Rouge Volleyball, with a different background behind the LCD screen. There is a directional pad which includes left and right directions and a single button. The background seems to be that of a tennis court. The object of the game is to hit a ball back at an opponent on the end of the screen using the 1 button. If the opponent misses the ball the score tally goes up. If you miss the ball, then the opponent's score tally will go up instead.
Knuckles Treasure Hunt is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2004. | The objective of the game was to move Knuckles around with the two buttons to collect Chaos Emeralds. The level has six platforms that feature randomly appearing Chaos Emeralds. There are two moving platforms that take the player to higher or lower levels. After Knuckles accumulates a certain number of Chaos Emeralds the game ends.
Sonic Skateboard is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2004. This game was also released under the name Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme Boarding. There are two main buttons on the game which control left and right movement. The game is a recreation of the Sonic 2 special stage as the player moves forward avoiding obstacles. There are three lanes that can be moved to and one is always open, while others may be occupied by bombs. There are also Rings which litter the screen, which can be collected. Once the player has collected 20 rings, they will move to the next level, which will be more fast paced, and thus harder. There are four levels to complete, and when one is completed, you will see a “Thumbs Up”, as it appeared in Sonic The Hedgehog 2.
A tank game similar to Battle City, usually released in Brick Games. The player's goal is to shoot down as many enemy tanks as possible to obtain a high score. But with each level often feature "boss battle" in the end where the player would face off a large tank. Some versions omit the boss level and increases the level instantly after the target number has been achieved. The player's tank can easily be identified with a single block (sometimes flashing) on the back which the enemy tanks don't have.
Shadow Grinder is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2003. There is a single button on the game which allows the player to jump. The objective of the game was to grind down the rails with Shadow, avoiding gaps by pressing the jump button. No directional pad was needed as Shadow moved automatically. After clearing 15 gaps the level and speed increase. Four levels is the maximum amount of levels. If the player falls into gaps 10 times in a single level the game ends.
This cards were swiped into the Barcodzz handheld to add secret techniques, stats, or other variations to the gameplay.
A Port for handheld devices.
PacMan2 is a handheld LCD game released in 1981 by Entex. It was released in Japan as HungryPac. There was also a cartridge version released for the Select-A-Game system.
Another Pac-Man port for tiny LCD devices.
Variant of Fancy Match included in Lexibook's Barbie Portable Game Console.