![]() ![]() ![]() Even as a kid I kind of understood how LCD games basically worked-essentially that all "graphics" are allocated to specific locations on the screen, and whatever the game is going to do has to use some combination of those permanent shapes-and I thought it was really cool that they actually got six(?) different characters in there, and even with their own special move sets. I remember actually being impressed with Street Fighter II. I imagine there were some others I can't remember, as well, Tiger and otherwise. It wasn't a Tiger, but I recall a Universal Classic Monsters "cartridge" handheld, too (IIRC the games were Dracula, Wolfman, and Frankenstein's Monster). A friend of mine had Pinball and Karate King, which I enjoyed as well. ( Everybody had Baseball.) There was even an R-Zone in there at the end. Few things trip my nostalgia trigger like those Konami "boogie board" LCD games.įrom Tiger specifically, I know I had Street Fighter II, Batman, and Baseball. I had a few of them growing up, although my favorites were actually the TMNT ones by Konami. Oh and theres a tiger handheld emulator online that looks fun too, and a microvision one.Īlso check out handheldgamefan89 on YouTube, big time collector and reviewer of tiger & Konami handhelds, hes cool. The weirdest yet coolest one, and also rare and expensive has to be the MC Hammer tiger handheld!īut if youre into the LCD handhelds I recommend googling and checking out handheld empire and handheld museum, because there were LOADS of other companies besides Tiger who made fun little handhelds, great resources. But I love the Full House, Waynes World, Congo, and Dennis the Menace ones too. My favorites are the ones based on movies & TV like the home alone one you got. I have a few of them, my favorite being Ace Ventura pet detective (I really want the When nature calls one though!) and I got beauty and the beast which actually is kinda fun, and American Gladiators. I dont think anything compares to the Nintendo game & watch collecting community though, get ready to throw down some ca$h if youre interested in those, but they can all be emulated and theres been various re releases and game boy and DS with the game & watch collections. I recently picked up Home Alone for 2 bucks at the flea market.There is definitely a scene for tiger handheld collectors, but its a niche market within an even nicher market, but Damn do some of them take it seriously, ive seen insane prices for tiger handhelds on eBay especially when sealed but even loose. I wonder if there is any interest from the retro gaming community on those? I remember all the rich kids had the gameboy, but my parents couldn't afford it, so they bought me several Tiger Electronics handhelds (street fighter, ninja gaiden, power rangers, double dragon) in several occasions not all at once. Most of the time my parents bought second hand or low tier toys. I had everything I needed, but when it came to toys and all that stuff. So strange for me for something video game related. I'm trying to remember which ones I've encountered. But the AVGN did a very on-point review of Tiger handhelds, I thought. I've never recommended him before, because everyone else has already heard of him already and either likes him or not. I can barely summon the recollection of them. Even the bad games for other systems I remember in vivid detail. And besides the Altered Beast watch I really couldn't tell you which ones I had. I can tell you about thousands of titles across a hundred platforms. There's more of a chance to have fun with it because of all the preconceived notions.įunny thing is, my memory for detail on old video games is vast and very detailed. I wish there was a word for it (maybe there is), regarding the idea that one is getting something valuable and awesome, but the actual item is pretty sub-par, but there's a huge emotional investment which colors the ensuing experience. It wasn't really, really, but that's the thing about these tiger games. ![]() I had an Altered Beast wristwatch, and thought it was fantastic. ![]()
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