If you’ve played one of these handhelds, and you’ve figured out exactly how to “win” then please let me know, because the gameplay was famously not intuitive.īut Tiger had eyes on Nintendo and the hugely popular GameBoy.
The format was typically a few buttons on each side of the screen, and the console itself was adorned with decals of the characters and game that were more appealing to look at than playing the games themselves.
Pretty much any movie released in the 90s seemed to have one of these handhelds. These proved to be extremely popular, not least because of their low cost but mainly due to Tiger’s ability to secure popular franchises such as Sonic, StreetFighter, Duke Nukem and many and various Disney titles and other movies.
An LCD screen with fixed elements that lit up to give the illusion of movement. That said, it has some unusual and interesting features, and is definitely a console that is intriguing if not always for the right reasons!īut who were Tiger Electronics? Tiger are probably most famous for their basic standalone handhelds - these were less like video games and more like beefed up pocket calculators. That’s probably for a very good reason - it wasn’t particularly good and it wasn’t particularly successful. There’s a good chance that unless you are a video game fanatic, you won’t have heard of the Game Com. I’ll also give you my honest thoughts on this one, and without giving too much away it’s not going to be particularly complimentary but don’t mistake that for hatred - I really like this console and I hope by the end of this episode you will too. If you’re not familiar with this system I’ll take you through all its features and talk about why this console was not so much of a commercial success but it has earned its place in retro video game history. I’m your host, Fergus, thanks for joining me for this episode that is all about a lesser known handheld console from the late 90s - the Tiger Game Com. Hello and welcome to That 90s Video Game Podcast - the show that takes a look back at the golden age of video games.
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