Back in the 1980s electronic games were the best thing you could get if your parents couldn’t afford an Atari or a computer. Handheld systems, robots, and electronic (and pretty noisy) games were everywhere. This list covers the top 20 battery-powered, portable 1980s electronic games and toys kids wanted 40Read More →
Images and gameplay footage of a Game & Watch version of Tetris have surfaced on social media. While verifying the device’s authenticity is impossible, what’s shown offers an intriguing glimpse of how the game may have worked. The Game & Watch games were simple handheld devices, each offering a singleRead More →
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Feb 2023 event was packed full of retro goodness, from ports to remastered collections! Let’s just say we know some of you will be very pleased about what Nintendo has brought to its newest console. Firstly, a Capcom classic, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective receives a HD remakeRead More →
UPDATE: The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch handheld is now back in stock. If you’ve never picked up a Nintendo Game & Watch revival handheld, The Legend of Zelda device (a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. console) has been available at nearly 50% discount (around £25) on AmazonRead More →
Nintendo’s Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda handheld gaming system has been discounted by nearly 30% on Amazon this week. Initially released in the UK at £49.99 in November 2021, the handheld features: The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningRead More →
Nintendo has announced a brand new Game & Watch console for 2021, this time featuring The Legend of Zelda! Following the success of the Super Mario Bros. system released in 2020 and discontinued earlier this year, the new Game & Watch handheld console will include The Legend of Zelda, ZeldaRead More →
Released on November 13th 2020, the 35th Super Mario Bros edition of Nintendo Game & Watch is coming to the end of its life. Along with other celebratory products (such as Nintendo Switch collection Super Mario 3D All-Stars), it will become unavailable on March 31st 2021. Featuring Super Mario Bros, SuperRead More →
Details have been released on how to hack the Nintendo Game & Watch console, released in late 2020 as a modern update to 1980s LCD handhelds. At this stage the hack requires some specialist equipment (which you may or may not be comfortable with) and in fairness it is stillRead More →
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