
RetroFab
Playable 3D simulations of classic handheld electronic games including packaging and browseable instruction guides.
Playable 3D simulations of vintage electronic games
Game & Watch, Nintendo, Konami, Coleco, Tiger Electronics, Handheld, LCD, Simulation, Emulator, Simulator, 3D, Vintage Electronic Game, Itizso
RetroFab is a new online collection of vintage electronic game simulations that can be played in the browser.
I am now releasing in to early access the first (of hopefully many) simulations in this collection.
Latest News: RetroFab now supports gamepads and touchscreens!
Features
Each simulation in this collection contains the following:

Gameplay
Playable 3D simulation
of original electronic device
of original electronic device

Box Art
Rotatable 3D views
of original packaging
of original packaging

Instructions
Browseable scans of
original instruction guides
original instruction guides
Acclaim™ Entertainment Inc.
Acclaim™ Entertainment was an American video game publisher that entered the electronic video game market in the early 1990s with a series of handheld LCD games based on popular licenses.
Atari® Inc.
Atari is an American video game developer and home computer company that entered the handheld electronic game market in 1978.
Bandai® Electronics
Bandai was a Japanese toy manufacturer and distributor that entered the portable video game market in the 1980s with a series of handheld electronic LCD games.
Casio
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation that produced a series of handheld electronic games starting in the 1980s.
Coleco
Coleco Industries, Inc. was a successful American toy company
that entered the portable video game market in the 1980's with a series of electronic game consoles
that included this popular line of licensed Mini-Arcade tabletop games.
Elektronika
Elektronika was a Soviet electronics manufacturer that entered the electronic video game market
in the mid 1980s with a series of Nintendo Game & Watch clones.
in the mid 1980s with a series of Nintendo Game & Watch clones.
Epoch
Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company that released a series of electronic LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
Gakken
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company that released a series of electronic handheld games starting in the early 1980s.
Grandstand
Grandstand Leisure Products was a British electronic games manufacturer and distributor
that released a series of tabletop and handheld games in the 1980s.
that released a series of tabletop and handheld games in the 1980s.
Hasbro® Inc.
Hasbro is an American toy and media company that owns various brands including the handheld electronic products of Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers.
Konami
Konami Co. Ltd. was a successful Japanese arcade
video game developer and publisher that released a series of licensed portable
handeld electronic games.
Ludotronic
Ludotronic was a French electronics company that started distributing handheld electronic games
in the early 1980s, most of which were licensed from other manufacturers.
in the early 1980s, most of which were licensed from other manufacturers.
Mattel Electronics
Mattel is an American toy manufacturer that was the first company to enter the portable game market in the 1970s with a series of handheld electronic games.
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain that began including
mini handheld electronic games for kids in Happy Meals starting in the early 2000s.
mini handheld electronic games for kids in Happy Meals starting in the early 2000s.
Micro Games of America
MGA Entertainment is a privately owned American toy company that released a series
of handheld electronic games starting in the 1990s.
of handheld electronic games starting in the 1990s.
Milton Bradley® Microvision
Milton Bradley was an American board game manufacturer that entered the electronic video game market in 1979 with the release of the Microvision, the first cartridge based handheld game console.
Namco
Namco Ltd. was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company
that produced a series of handheld LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
that produced a series of handheld LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
Nelsonic
Nelsonic Industries is an American manufacturing company that released a series of electronic wristwatch games starting in the early 1980s.
Nintendo® Game & Watch
The Game & Watch™ series of dedicated handheld LCD electronic games
marked the first entrance of the Japanese toy company Nintendo into the electronic video game market in the 1980's.
Silver Series
( April 1980 - October 1980 )
In 1980 Nintendo released it's first series of handheld electronic games each featuring a dedicated LCD game with a bonus watch function. The silver metallic front plate gave the series it's name.
Gold Series
( January 1981 - April 1981 )
After the huge success of the Silver Series Nintendo released the next generation of it's Game & Watch™ handhelds the following year, featuring a new alarm function, color background-foils and a distinctive gold metallic front plate.
Wide Screen Series
( June 1981 - April 1982 )
A bigger LCD screen and a brand new box design were the most prominent innovations in Nintendo's follow up to the Gold Series with an impressive line-up of timeless classics.
Featuring a wide LCD screen and impressive line-up of timeless classics (including some of the first licenced titles) Nintendo's Wide Screen Series ranks among some of the most popular Game & Watch™ titles.
Multi Screen Series
( May 1982 - August 1989 )
In 1982 Nintendo introduced the innovative Multi Screen series whose most prominent feature was the use of two LCD screens in one foldable handheld with beautiful background-foil artwork and fine LCD elements.
New Wide Screen Series
( October 1982 - October 1991 )
Nintendo made further subtle improvements to the earlier Wide Screen series with a new box design featuring vivid artwork and a more colorful metallic front plate making the single screen LCD handhelds even classier.
Table Top Series
( April 1983 - August 1983 )
Nintendo fulfilled the dream of many gamers to have their own mini arcade machine with the introduction of the Table Top Series which featured full color LCD graphics for the first time.
Panorama Screen Series
( August 1983 - September 1984 )
A few months after the introduction of the Table Top Series, Nintendo released a refinement of that technology in the form of the more portable Panorama Screen Series\.
Micro Vs. System
( July 1984 - November 1984 )
The Micro Vs. System introduced two-player gaming to the Game & Watch™ series by attaching two wired controllers to a foldable unit that featured a wide LCD screen.
Crystal Screen Series
( June 1986 - November 1986 )
The Crystal Screen series introduced a new wide format translucent LCD handheld featuring a transparent see-thru screen and innovative side-scrolling gameplay.
SuperColor Series
( February 1984 )
Featuring a colored LCD screen that no longer required an external light source (required by the Table Top and Panorama Screen series) and a new large portrait format LCD screen, the Super Color Series was perfectly suited for the two games released in this format.
Special Editions
( August 1987 )
Nintendo released a limited edition of it's Super Mario Bros handheld LCD game as a prize for winners of a competition it held in 1987. Only 10,000 copies were given away, making it the most rare of the 3 Game & Watch versions of the game.
Nintendo® Game Boy
Following the success of the Game & Watch™ series Nintendo used similar
LCD technology to introduce the innovative cartridge-based Game Boy™ handheld electronic game console in 1989.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Game Boy™.
Nintendo® Mini Classics
Starting in 1998 the Austrian company Stadlbauer produced a series of miniture keychain LCD games under license from Nintendo. The series includes a number of reissues of Game & Watch titles.
Nintendo® DS
In 2004 Nintendo released the Nintendo DS™, a dual screen handheld electronic game console.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Nintendo DS™.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Nintendo DS™.
Parker Brothers®
Parker Brothers was an American board game manufacturer (later acquired by Hasbro)
that entered the electronic game market in the late 1970s with a series of handheld LED games.
that entered the electronic game market in the late 1970s with a series of handheld LED games.
Radio Shack®
Radio Shack, a division of the Tandy Corporation, was an American electronics retailer
that released a series of LCD games starting in the 1980s.
that released a series of LCD games starting in the 1980s.
Sunwing
Sunwing is a Taiwanese manufacturer that released a series of handheld electronic
games starting in the early 1980s.
games starting in the early 1980s.
Tandy® Corporation
Tandy was an American electronics company that released a series of handheld
electronic LCD games staring in the 1980s.
electronic LCD games staring in the 1980s.
Tiger® Electronics
Tiger Electronics Ltd. was an independent American toy manufacturer best known for their affordable series of dedicated handheld LCD games based on popular licenses.
TOMY Company, Ltd.
TOMY is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise
including a series of electronic games in the early 1980s.
including a series of electronic games in the early 1980s.
Updated | 4 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (180 total ratings) |
Author | Itizso |
Genre | Simulation |
Tags | 3D, Retro |
Development log
- RetroFab 0.9.8 out now!Aug 10, 2023
- RetroFab 0.9.7 out now!Mar 27, 2023
- RetroFab 0.9.6 - 3D BackgroundsJan 15, 2023
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Would it be possible to have a left/right view on the Tomytronic 3D games so you can play them in stereoscopic view for the original effect?
I would also really like Tiger's fighting games, like Virtua Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter... Some racing games too, like Out Run. I thank you very much for the great work.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep these in mind.
Could you make some more Tiger models available? Could you put some Sonic models, especially the rarer models, like Sonic R and Sonic 3D or Sonic Adventure?
Yes, I do plan to add more Tiger games to the collection, including the Sonic ones :)
Here in Brazil, Tiger mini games were very successful in the 80s and 90s, as they were launched here by Tectoy, so we have a special affection for them.
How are you my brother, are you okay? First, congratulations on the great work, it's incredible, as a fan of mini games, and having played a lot in the 90s, to be able to relive it all again!
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab! I'm glad you're enjoying the games in this collection.
There was a Coleco Tabletop Donkey Kong Junior. which was a direct port of the tabletop/panorama Donkey Kong Jr.
Found a Yahtzee bug: if you roll while all dice are held, that locks up the game. From what I remember that should just skip the roll. Ain't the end of the world, since it's still possible to enter a score early; just gotta retrain some decades-old muscle memory lmao
Also, if I remember right, the faster point counting should just require pressing Roll mid-count rather than holding it down (though this might depend on the exact model).
All in all, though, very impressed with the result. Handles almost exactly like I remember. Thanks for the excellent work!
Thanks for reporting the issue! I've fixed it now so it shouldn't lock up when all the dice are held. You can go back to relying on your muscle memory again ;) Thanks for helping to improve the quality of this simulation.
Works perfectly now, thanks!
do you have a license and permission from game devs and publishers
Great work, would love to see Sonic 1, 2, & 3 by Tiger and Bucky O'Hare by Konami if possible, many thanks
Thanks for playing! The Sonic handhelds are on my todo list, although I still first need to find scans of the manual for Sonic 1 before I can start. See the topic about this in the discussion forum if you know of anyone who can contribute.
I was ecstatic to see Tropical Fish on here. I'd been trying for ages to get it to work on my phone with either Mame or Retroarch.
For the heck of it, I tried searching for Highway from Radio Shack (another LCD game from my childhood)... and I was blown away that it was on here as well!
After THAT, I'm like.... there's no way the Tomy 3D games are on here. Lo and behold... there they are!! I was only slightly disappointed that Planet Zeon wasn't there. If you somehow manage to add that one, you'll have given me the trifecta of LCD games of my youth that eventually formed my love of video games!
This is an amazing collection! Thank you so much for your work!
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab! I'm so glad you're enjoying revisiting these handheld games from your childhood. Hopefully I'll be able to add Planet Zeon to the collection at some point.
Tried the Yahtzee, it looks great! Sounds good too. However there's a big bug: you can't remove a hold on a die after you've rolled.
Thanks for reporting the bug... totally missed that in testing. It's now fixed :)
That's incredible! Thank you!
Impressive work! There's a bug in Fire Attack, when you reach 500pts in Game A without a miss, every hit after that triggers Chance mode.
Thanks for the bug report! It's now fixed :)
Itizso's work is amazing. I hve been visiting here for years now, and I am still blown away by how good these sims still are, and no one comes close. I actually have the Tomy Troninc Thundering turbo, that I bought in 1983 and it still is in great condition. The 3D effect was so cool in the day, and I am really lucky to have several 80s games and Nintendo game and watch bought back then too. I asked Itizso (maybe others did too, if he could add specific sims to the collection, he added Balloon fight, Climber and Mario's Cement Factory sims, when he had a chance, which wasn't really that long after and it really made my nostaligic trip so incredible, especially taking these on the road on my Samsung s24 Ultra, (just got the S25 Ultra today), that play so well. We are blessed by your talent Sir, I have been a long time fan.. Thank you again for the great memories and games !!!
Thanks Metamac! I'm glad you're still enjoying the collection and I appreciate the generous feedback :)
I am genuinely blown away by everything you were able to achieve here with this. Not only are these probably the most easy and accessible way to play pretty much all of these titles but they probably have the most love an attention put into each an every title more than most game compilations I see nowadays! I was actually planning on making a video talking about all of the game and watch games but I was apprehensive as to whether or not I should even do it since some are less accessible than others but thanks to all of this I'll be able not only play literally all of them with ease but be able to record them better than ever before! And the attention to detail is out of this fucking world the fact that you're able to view these games and their boxes in 3D as well read stuff like the instruction manuals as if you got a fully boxed copy of the game is something that genuinely fills me with joy like you wouldn't believe! Like this is the kinda stuff I'd expect from an official game and watch collection for the switch or something so the fact that all of that is here on your browser for anyone to play is something to adore. Kudos to you Itizso Kudos!
Thanks for playing and for the wonderful feedback. It's always nice to hear that all the work that goes into recreating these handheld games is appreciated. All the best with your video!
Amazing work Itizso. Have you ever thought of making your work open source or collaborating with someone to make a VR version of the Tomytronic 3D games with the stereoscopic 3D effect? Being able to pick up the game using the grip controls on an oculus quest for example would be awesome. And players could pull the game towards their eyes to stat the game.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep the possibilty of adding support for VR in mind :)
Zelda search light here https://apkcombo.app/ko/ldc-retro-games-collection-from-90-80-s/it.jannax.gw/
I love these games, but can you make some more arcade-like LCD games?
Thanks! I'll try do so.
Bro. This is too much.
Kudos!
I love the colorized variants on the Simpsons ones.
I imagine you are familiar with Pica-Pic (?), you should contact them and join forces.
I have about 100 handhelds if you need any help.
Kudos again. I'm going to share this everywhere =D
Thanks for playing! If you'd like to contribute you can get in touch by posting in the community forum on the RetroLab companion site. I would love to know what handhelds you have in your collection, especially ones where you might be able to provide scans of the original instructions.
Any Plans on Adding the Bomb Sweeper and Zelda Game & Watches? Thanks!
Yes :)
Oh yeah, and also do you have plans on adding Game & Watch Collection 2 and the DSiWare versions of Ball, Flagman, Vermin, Judge, Manhole (New Wide Screen), Helmet, Chef, Donkey Kong Jr., and Mario's Cement Factory (New Wide Screen)?
No immediate plans to add these but I will keep them in mind.
These games are awesome. Thanks for helping preserve these handheld treasures. I love the extras like the ability to look at the consoles and packaging in 3D and the original instructions. I look forward to the ability to play them offline in Windows.
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab!
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful digital collection :)
Thanks for playing!
There is a version of Super Mario Bros. on the Nelsonic Game Watch. Can you please add that
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into the possibility of adding it.
Happy New Year Retrofab!
I want the Tomy pacman handheld of 1982 please.
The game look super cool and incredible!
Thanks and happy New year 2025!
Can you please get the game Narc by Acclaim? Been searching for it for years.
Wow, you just transported me back to my 11 year old self and getting given some of the game and watch games for Xmas. Played them for hours and fought with my sisters when they wouldn't hand them over when it was my turn. Thank you for doing this it has brought back great memories
Sorry for the late reply. I was away for the holidays. I'm glad my small contribution to preserve these early electronic games brought back some great memories for you. Thanks for playing!
Thank you Itizso for adding Splatterhouse to RetroFab! I used to own this game and I've been trying for years to buy it but due to it's rarity it's just too expensive. I remember spending countless hours trying to complete the game but could never make it past the 4th level. Your simulation plays frustratingly exactly like I remember and now I can finally try to finish a game that has haunted me for years!
Suggestion: Retrofab mobile app to play offline. It makes the most sense for handhelds like these IMO.
the new mini classics is pretty fun to play . Hopefully all of them will be released.
This is incredible! I'm in awe at the level of detail, you can even check out the package and instructions booklet. I would love if you would add the sound effects of the buttons being pushed and the handhelds being opened and closed in the future, that would make them as perfect as they could be.
Thank you!
Thanks for playing and for your feedback. An option to turn on button sound effects is in development :)
finally, a McDonalds Sonic LCD game now! Can you add the remaining 5 in the 2003 collection (Tails' Sky Patrol (not to be confused with the game gear game originally japan only), Knuckles' Soccer, Shadow Grinder- oh wait someone else recreated it, Sonic's Action Game & (unrelated to Sonic) AiAi Banana Catch) and possibly even add any of the 2004/2005 (Knuckles' Treasure Hunt, Sonic Skateboard/Sonic Extreme Boarding, Amy & Rouge Volleyball & Tennis, Big's Fishing, Shadow Hockey & Basketball, Cream's Flower Catch (has 2 models with one from it's initial release and one in the sega mini video games 2 promotion), Billy's Giant Egg (unrelated to sonic), and Tails' Sky Adventure (also has different models depending if you got the initial model or during sega mini video games 3) ones?
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I will be adding more of the McDonald's mini video games in the future.
Please can you Put the Game from Q&Q Circus. Please you are the best. Greatings from Germany. I grow Up with LCD Games in the 80. Peace and Respect Bro
BRO THANKS FOR THE MCDONALDS ONES
Can you make Thomas the tank Engine by Grandstand and Tomy Puckman?. please .I like the emulator.
Thanks for the suggestions! If you create a topic for these in the community forum I'll look into it.
I've been checking back on this website for many months now (maybe it's been over a year? I've lost track) and this is genuinely one of my favorite browser game pages on the internet; the accuracy is superb; the game selection is diverse and plentiful, and it goes a long way to preserve these often-forgotten pieces of gaming history which is always a good thing in my book!
Ever since the death of Flash and the subsequent loss of the french Pica Pic website, this is my favorite place to play these old handhelds online, and I cannot overstate how thankful I am of your hard work maintaining and adding stuff here. Cheers from Texas!
Thanks for playing! It's great to hear you're enjoying the collection and I appreciate your feedback :)
Hi! Would it be possible to port your games for offline use with the GW libretro core? Your recreation of the Casio CG-300 is spot on, and I'd love to have it on my handheld console. Do you accept donations?
There are no immediate plans to port RetroFab , but a windows app to play the games offline is in development.
I've been hoping for a set of handheld games like this for so long. This is amazing. I would love to see Mega Man 2 (1990) from Tiger Electronics.
Welcome to RetroFab and thanks for the suggestion! I'll add it to the list. If you click the follow button you'll be notified when new games are added to the collection.
could you do the puckman game by tomy