Random Grandstand Handheld Found, What Is It?

[13u1313a]

Hi, found this at a fleamarket today with no batteries and there is no name on it so I was wondering what it is? been to the local shop and they dont have the correct size batteries and I'm too tired to go into town again. Also if anyone knows what do you have to do in the game and what genre it is?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barber.james/grandstand.jpg

Thanks

[chaoticjelly]

Dang, never seen one of these before, doesn't anyone know what it is? O_O

[Ed Oscuro]

Is there any date on the back? That could be helpful.

What's the playfield look like? I can see it only vaguely. The big problem is that Grandstand put out a whole (http://www.retro-trader.com/grandhand.htm) metric ton (http://users2.ev1.net/~rik1138/Grandstand/) of various handheld/tabletop games over the past few decades so it's hard to say which one it is.

As far as the triangular shape, I keep running across "Cobra Triangle" but that isn't it...I don't even think that's a Grandstand game. Just shows up in some of the same lists.

You're from the UK, right?

[13u1313a]

yeah from the UK.Te play field look like a desert graveyard, there is a sun in the sky and what looks to be like a cave entrance on the left. some dead tree-stumps and graves nothing else.

[Ed Oscuro]

Doesn't look like any of the ones on the big list I linked to - it's not Caveman (far as I know) and the case is most like Asteroid Attack (http://users2.ev1.net/~rik1138/Grandstand/AsteroidAttack.htm) or Ghostcatcher. Guess I'll have to keep looking. :P

[13u1313a]

hey Ed, it IS Ghostcatcher just without all the seizure innducing colours on the case, strange? the playing area is exactly the same anyway dont suppose the game could be?

[Cmosfm]

Grandstand = Grand Prize from Dick Clark's American Bandstand

LOL

[anagrama]

Yeah, there's shit-tons of those Grandstand handhelds. I'm pretty sure I've seen triangular ones before, but I never really pay them much attention. Though I would love to find Astro Warriors [as listed on Ed's link] - I had that one as a kid, and can still remember every tiny detail of it. And the sound-effects: (gradually getting faster) beep beep beep beep beep beep beeeeeeep :D

[Ed Oscuro]

AW looks awesome, as do Firefox F-7, the Capt. Scarlett game (hmm obscure British serial?), Scramble (Scramble!), The "Batman Back Street Brawl and Wings of Steel" games look neat just for the oldschool Fox cartoon series styling. I could stand to have most of them on my wall actually :)

Check out the Konami Page (http://users2.ev1.net/%7Erik1138/Konami/index.html) too. Whoa.

[anagrama]

the Capt. Scarlett game (hmm obscure British serial?)

Certainly is. It used the same puppet-technology as Thunderbirds.

[chaoticjelly]

I had Astro Wars last year, got it boxed, in good condition from a carboot for £4...

Printed off some instructions from a PDF file on the 'net, sold it on ebay buy it now for £35 LOL

Ace game tho! played it a lot before I sold it...

Me and 13U1313A saw that Firefox F7 at the flea the other week... but the guy wanted £10 for it, told us it was "collectible, that"

LOL

Handhelds with VFD's rock!

I've got some odd U-Boat game, made in Japan, its very nice, dual VFD screens, works like a charm, fair nick, loose... anyone know if that's rare?

[13u1313a]

Yeah that dude thought he was a damn guru or something. Thanks for all the help cant say I like the Grandstands though so I think this little guy is going on E-bay to someone who will appreciate him and use the money to buy yet more Nintendo games Bwahaha.