Hasbro to re-issue Tiger Electronics' Handheld LCD Games

[Greg2600]

https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-is-bringi...lcd-1841794271

Hasbro’s new line of Tiger Electronic handhelds will launch with four titles in the Fall, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Disney’s Little Mermaid, Marvel X-Men Project X, and Transformers Generation 2. They are all available for pre-order from GameStop right now for about $15 each. Each game is based on the original versions available decades ago, but with updated designs which ensures these won’t be fooling collectors on eBay as original copies.

In fairness, we actually had a lot of fun with some of the basic handhelds back in the 80's. This was pre-Game Boy, and they made sports games and some other simple Space Invader clones that were a lot of fun and cheap. Once the GB and Lynx came around, Tiger should have closed up shop. Instead they continued to license EVERYTHING on the planet and make shit. If your family couldn't afford a $50 Jurassic Park console game, you got a $20 Tiger hunk of crap.

[Ryudo]

Put it back in the grave where you found it Hasbro.

[Bratwurst]

This is particularly evil because whoever gets these things will be distracted for 5 minutes and then never touch it for its intended purpose again. The manufacture of liquid crystal displays results in a lot of toxic waste, and it sure ain't getting handled responsibly in Guangzhou or wherever.

[gbpxl]

no thanks. these games were unplayable as a kid and I cant see it being any better today. my thought was always "why play this when I have a Game Boy"

[Aussie2B]

I only got a couple of these things as a kid. I had Bartman: Avenger of Evil, which I don't think was even from Tiger, and played the heck out of it (pretty sure I got it at least a couple years before I had a Game Boy, my first proper handheld system). I later had the Beauty and the Beast Tiger handheld, which I didn't play nearly as much, and was surely bought for me because it was girlie, even though I had never even seen the movie, haha. I think some of these things are kind of cool because of the license and shell design, like I wouldn't mind having the Castlevania 2 one, but I see no real purpose in reviving them. Reminds me of when there were new Coleco tabletops made and the new ones were totally lame compared to the originals, not to mention probably saw next to no actual playtime.

[megasdkirby]

I guess I'm one of the few!

I actually loved these handhelds back in the day. In fact, I still have most of mine with their manual and blister packaging. I have/had Megaman 2, Mortal Kombat, Lion King, Power Rangers, Space Harrier II, Talking TMNT, Taking Super Street Fighter 2, and others.

When I saw the news I was very surprised. Brought back a feeling of nostalgia for me. Too bad they are a GameStop exclusive...why they would decide to make it exclusive ti a nearly dead corporation is beyond me. Still, if I had the chance and funds, I would pick up Sonic 3 and Transformers.

[jb143]

If your family couldn't afford a $50 Jurassic Park console game, you got a $20 Tiger hunk of crap.

We didn't even get those. I remember wanting some of the Tiger and Game & Watch Games but only ended up with a few off brand LCD games instead. I didn't end up with a Game Boy until years after it's release.

[Greg2600]

I had a lot of Radio Shack LCD games, they were fun. The Tiger's I had were not licensed, they were racing or sports or asteroids type games if I recall. I eventually got TMNT and Bill Elliott but they were terrible.

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

I wonder if they're going to bring back THE WRIST GAAAAAAME!

[Niku-Sama]

i dont care how you spin this being made in 20XX but this is any thing but modern gaming...