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mattel innovative
Mattel was recognized for the innovation in handheld game devices. -
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the begining
In 1972, Mattel created the first handheld electronic game with the release of Auto Race -
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smith and milton
In 1979 designing company, Smith Engineering and distributor Milton-Bradley, created became the first handheld game console to use interchangeable game cartridges. -
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Killing time
In 1979, Gunpei Yokoi was traveling on a bullet train when he saw a bored businessman playing with an LCD calculator. he then began thinking of an idea for a watch and a game in one for killing time, LITERALLY! -
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game & watch games
in 1980 Nintendo released a series of electronic games designed by Yokoi called the Game & Watch games. -
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solar energy
In 1982 the Bandai LCD Solarpower was the first solar-powered gaming device. Some games had two LCD panels when stacked on the other it gave off a 3D effect. -
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nintendo
Nintendo is popular for the handheld console when they released the Game Boy in 1989 and they are still doing well like in 2014 with the 3DS systems. -
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tomytronic
In 1983 Takara Tomy's Tomytronic 3D simulator had two LED panels that were lit by light through a window on top of the device. -
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atari lynx
In 1987, Epyx created the Handy Game which later turned into the Atari Lynx in 1989 -
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the gameboy
Nintendo released the Game Boy. the game boy was extremely successful and was a large leap for hand held games. -
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the turbo express
The TurboExpress was created and released in 1990 for $249.99 -
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bitcorp
The Bitcorp Gamate was the first handheld game systems created in competition to the Nintendo Game Boy. It was released in Asia in 1990 and distributed worldwide by 1991 -
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game gear
The Game Gear was the third color handheld console, after the Lynx and the TurboExpress; produced by Sega. it was released in Japan in 1990 -
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hartung game master
The Hartung Game Master was a handheld released at an unknown point in the early 1990s -
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watara
The Watara Supervision was released in 1992 to compete with the Nintendo Game Boy. -
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the game.com
The Game.com was a handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics in September 1997. -
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gameboy advanced
In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance which had may new features. -
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nintendo ds
The Nintendo DS was released and had many new features such as two screens, a touchscreen, wireless connectivity, and a microphone port.