Those Tiger Electronics handhelds...

[evildead2099]

Have you ever played a handheld Tiger Electronics port of a popular game that impressed you?

I must admit that was I was intrigued by those things in the late 80s since my parents wouldn't permit me to purchase a Gameboy, so I settled for a portable Tiger port of Gauntlet as the next best option in portable gaming. Looking back, I have to say that I have never played a Tiger portable that was truly impressive, even compared to games from the Atari generation that the Tiger Electronics ports succeeded.

If you've ever played a worthwhile Tiger Electronics port, mention it!

[evildead2099]

By the way, the Game.com handheld nor any of its respective titles do not count as a Tiger Electronics ports for the purposes of this thread.

[jajaja]

Not sure if you mean that the Tiger game impressed me or the popular game impressed me. I played Mega Man 2 and 3 Tiger handheld. Im not really impressed by them, but they are ok to play.

[Blitzwing256]

I remeber borowing simon's quest and gauntlet from a friend back in jr high.

gauntlet was pretty unforgetable.There was something about simon's quest though, it was simple...totally having little to do with the original (save the day night thing) but I found myself playing it for hours.

years later a differnt friend found a huge pile of tiger games at a yard sale ,including simon's quest, and he gave it to me, I still have it to this day (shoved on my gameboy shelf)

the mmpr one wasn't so bad either, but kinda hard to figure out what was going on.

[evildead2099]

Not sure if you mean that the Tiger game impressed me or the popular game impressed me.

This is how the Tiger Electronics handhelds to which this thread refers look:

http://www.vidgame.net/TIGER/TIGER/misc/tiger_jurassic.jpg

http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Handheld/tigerstuff2.jpg

Tiger Electronics handheld ports of popular games are distinguished by their lack of fluid animation.

[jajaja]

Ye, I know what a Tiger Handheld looks like. I have 2 myself :)

[evildead2099]

I have to admit that a friend of mine did own a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles handheld game that was actually pretty decent given its crude simplicity and lack of animation. To my recollection, however, the game was not manufactured by Tiger.

[jajaja]

Correct. That Turtles game isnt made by Tiger. Its bigger and doesnt have the Tiger shape. A friend had it, used to play it :) Tiger did make 2 handheld with Turtles tho.

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/handheld/tmnt01.jpg

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/handheld/dimension_x.gif

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/handheld/nextmutation.jpg

[evildead2099]

Correct. That Turtles game isnt made by Tiger. Its bigger and doesnt have the Tiger shape. A friend had it, used to play it :)

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/handheld/tmnt01.jpg

Right on! I knew that TMNT game was too fun to be a Tiger handheld!

In all seriousness, I'm glad that you're familiar with the game I'm talking about and I'm pleased that you've come to back me up (which sustains my choice in casting a negative vote toward those Tiger Electronics handhelds). ;)

[jajaja]

There are acctualy 4 games in that Turtles serie. I didnt know that.

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/handheld.htm

[chrisbid]

the only one i have is virtua fighter, and its pretty bad, but they did try to include a lot of moves and characters into the game.

[Cmtz]

The only one that was better than the original (and I don't think anyone will fight on this) was Home Alone. However, I loved those Ninja Turtle games. I have two and I am looking for the other two I used to have. I was such a dumbass giving them away when I was small.

[davidbrit2]

Hmm, Mega Man 2 was good fun, and I actually managed to beat it once or twice. That game is HARD. Ninja Gaiden was pretty decent too.

[ShinobiMan]

The only one I have ever liked was the Wizards & Warriors one from Acclaim.

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Acclaim/Acclaim-WizardsWarriors.jpg

It was super fun and helped me get through some long car trips before I had a Gameboy.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Voted No..though I collect these now none have never impressed me..gamplay wise..

[junglehunter]

I used to have Aladdin if that title counts.

I currently own a Street Fighter II handheld and it's not too bad, but it's incredibly easy. Still pretty fun though. :)

[Muscelli]

I used tyo have about 10 of these when I was younger... I loved sonic, and Toy story

[jezt]

Come on people, dont forget about double dragon and double dragon 2, they were a shitload of fun. I had all of em at one point. Put em in a box, maby one day I will see if its all stillin the attic.

[Slimedog]

I voted a big thumbs down for Tiger. I liked the Game & Watch and Konami games a lot more than any of Tigers. Seems like they just made a few sets of logic and just changed the graphics depending on the liscense. Still they were better than some of the generic "Race Game" types that were around then.

[ubersaurus]

I really liked these back in the day, I used to take them to family get togethers when I didn't feel like game boy-ing it up. I recall the Mega Man games being really fun for their time. I'm sure they haven't aged well at all, though.

[namzep]

Oddly enough, I was addicted to the Double Dragon II Tiger handheld when I was much younger (10 or so). I played it again years later and it really sucked.

[Lady Jaye]

I actually liked the Gauntlet one. It's very loosely based on the original game, though.

[RetroYoungen]

There are acctualy 4 games in that Turtles serie. I didnt know that.

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/handheld.htm

I had a Double Dragon one, and a Street Fighter (can't remember if it was II or not, though I doubt it), but I had the most fun with - get this - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Basketball game. I think it was the only one I had in that series (honestly have trouble remembering back then, I was probably 8 at the time), and it was for some reason quite fun.

[§ Gideon §]

I'd like to thank this opportunity to thank the kid who let me play his Ninja Turtles handheld at the family fitness club in Brandon, Mississippi. That's the only time a handheld ever impressed me, but it was probably a side effect of being a 5-year-old, Ninja Turtle wanna-be.

So, I vote yes by default.

[petewhitley]

It's funny because while they used essentially the same technology as the Nintendo Game & Watch series, the Tiger series were pretty much suckage all the way through. I just saw a link the other day for some pretty funny Photoshopped versions of newer games, can anyone point to that ...?

[evildead2099]

I'd like to thank this opportunity to thank the kid who let me play his Ninja Turtles handheld at the family fitness club in Brandon, Mississippi. That's the only time a handheld ever impressed me, but it was probably a side effect of being a 5-year-old, Ninja Turtle wanna-be.

So, I vote yes by default.

Are you sure that the TMNT handheld you played wasn't the one I made reference to?


It's funny because while they used essentially the same technology as the Nintendo Game & Watch series, the Tiger series were pretty much suckage all the way through

Considering how little those things sold for (My memory leads me to approximate $15 U.S. a piece), the lack of quality programming is not surprising.

[The Brown Eye]

I remember I had a Paperboy one, which was quite fun. Some kid I used to know had a Bo Jackson football/baseball one (assuming I remember right) which was bigger. Anyone have one of those?

[boatofcar]

I had a few, the Batman one being the one I remember most. It was ok, pretty standard fare for a Tiger game. I was from the camp whose parents wouldn't shell out the dough for a Game Boy (well, at least not until 1991 or 92-I think I got Batman in 1990).

Was the game and watch technology the same as used in the Tiger games? I've never played with a game and watch before.

[§ Gideon §]

Are you sure that the TMNT handheld you played wasn't the one I made reference to?
Oh, no. I'm sure that it was. It was a fairly fun game at the time, though a bit disillusioning with the lack of animation. I remember the distinct shape, the background picture, and the gameplay.

[Bluteg]

I voted yes!

I've had tons of these and played and enjoyed most of them. I really believe you had to be from my generation (NES - Genesis era) to actually enjoy them however.

My favorites were: Garlfield, TMNT, Simon's Quest and Double Dragon.

[The Manimal]

I thought the BOWLING one was good.