RetroFab
Playable 3D simulations of classic handheld electronic games including packaging and browseable instruction guides.
Playable 3D simulations of vintage electronic games
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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.
Bart Simpson's™
Cupcake Crisis
Cupcake Crisis
Acclaim Entertainment
1990
Bartman™
Avenger of Evil
Avenger of Evil
Acclaim Entertainment
1991
Atari® Inc.
Atari is an American video game developer and home computer company that entered the handheld electronic game market in 1978.
Touch Me
Atari Inc.
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.
Las Vegas
Bandai Electronics
1981
Airport Panic
Bandai Electronics
1982
Catch a Coke
Bandai Electronics
1983
Beauty Salon
Bandai Electronics
1981
Casio
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation that produced a series of handheld electronic games starting in the 1980s.
Western Bar
Casio
1984
Western Sheriff
Casio
1987
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.
Frogger
Coleco
1981
Donkey Kong
Coleco
1982
Pac-Man
Coleco
1981
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.
Nu, Pogodi!
Elektronika
1984
Mickey Mouse
Elektronika
1984
Explorers of Space
Elektronika
1989
Monkey Goalkeeper
Elektronika
1989
Frogling
Elektronika
1991
Cat Fisherman
Elektronika
1991
Ocean Secrets
Elektronika
1989
Space Bridge
Elektronika
1989
Merry Cook
Elektronika
1989
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.
Jungle Boy
Epoch
1989
Mickey & Minnie
Epoch
1990
Gakken
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company that released a series of electronic handheld games starting in the early 1980s.
Jumping Boy
Gakken
1982
Donkey Angler
Gakken
1982
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.
BMX Flyer
Grandstand
1983
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.
Milton Bradley
Connect Four
Connect Four
Milton Bradley
1995
Milton Bradley
Yahtzee
Yahtzee
Milton Bradley
1995
Konami
Konami Co. Ltd. was a successful Japanese arcade
video game developer and publisher that released a series of licensed portable
handeld electronic games.
Top Gun
Konami
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Konami
1989
The Lone Ranger
Konami
1989
Blades of Steel
Konami
1989
Star Trek 25th Anniversary
Konami
1991
Garfield
Konami
1991
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.
Les Téléphones Fous
( Hot Line )
( Hot Line )
Ludotronic
1982
Asterix™
Hunt for the Boars
Hunt for the Boars
Ludotronic
1984
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.
Auto Race
Mattel Electronics
1976
Missile Attack \ Space Alert
Mattel Electronics
1977
Mind Boggler
Mattel Electronics
1978
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 early 2000s.
mini handheld electronic games for kids in Happy Meals starting in early 2000s.
Sonic's Speedway
McDonalds
2003
Tony Stewart Racing
McDonalds
2004
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.
Star Trek™ First Contact
MGA
1996
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.
Block Buster
Microvision
1979
Phaser Strike
Microvision
1979
Nelsonic
Nelsonic Industries is an American manufacturing company that released a series of electronic wristwatch games starting in the early 1980s.
Frogger
Nelsonic
1983
Pac-Man
Nelsonic
1983
Tetris
Nelsonic
1990
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.
Ball
Nintendo
1980
Flagman
Nintendo
1980
Vermin
Nintendo
1980
Fire
Nintendo
1980
Judge
Nintendo
1980
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.
Manhole
Nintendo
1981
Helmet
Nintendo
1981
Lion
Nintendo
1981
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.
Parachute
Nintendo
1981
Popeye
Nintendo
1981
Octopus
Nintendo
1981
Fire
Nintendo
1981
Mickey Mouse
Nintendo
1981
Egg
Nintendo
1981
Chef
Nintendo
1981
Fire Attack
Nintendo
1982
Turtle Bridge
Nintendo
1982
Snoopy Tennis
Nintendo
1982
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.
Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1983
Rain Shower
Nintendo
1983
Lifeboat
Nintendo
1983
Oil Panic
Nintendo
1982
Donkey Kong
Nintendo
1982
Donkey Kong II
Nintendo
1983
Mickey & Donald
Nintendo
1982
Green House
Nintendo
1982
Safe Buster
Nintendo
1988
Tetris Jr.
Nintendo
1988
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.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1982
Mario's Cement Factory
Nintendo
1983
Manhole
Nintendo
1983
Tropical Fish
Nintendo
1985
Balloon Fight
Nintendo
1988
Climber
Nintendo
1988
Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1988
Mario The Juggler
Nintendo
1991
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.
Snoopy
Nintendo
1983
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1983
Popeye
Nintendo
1983
Mario's Cement Factory
Nintendo
1983
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\.
Popeye
Nintendo
1983
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1983
Snoopy
Nintendo
1983
Donkey Kong Circus
Nintendo
1984
Mario's Bombs Away
Nintendo
1983
Mickey Mouse
Nintendo
1984
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.
Boxing
Nintendo
1984
Donkey Kong 3
Nintendo
1984
Donkey Kong Hockey
Nintendo
1984
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.
Super Mario Bros
Nintendo
1986
Climber
Nintendo
1986
Balloon Fight
Nintendo
1986
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.
Spitball Sparky
Nintendo
1984
CrabGrab
Nintendo
1984
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.
Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1987
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™.
Game Boy Gallery
Nintendo
1995
Game & Watch Gallery
Nintendo
1997
Game & Watch Gallery 2
Nintendo
1998
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Nintendo
1999
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Nintendo
2002
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™.
Game & Watch Collection
Nintendo
2006
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.
Wildfire
Parkey Brothers
1979
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.
Plane & Tank
Radio Shack
1986
Highway
Radio Shack
1987
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.
Pirate
Sunwing
1982
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.
Zap
Tandy
1985
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.
Peter Pan & The Pirates
Tiger Electronics
1991
Dennis the Menace
Tiger Electronics
1993
The Simpsons™
Bart vs Homersaurus
Bart vs Homersaurus
Tiger Electronics
1994
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.
Sky Attack
TOMY
1983
Thundering Turbo
TOMY
1983
Shark Attack
TOMY
1983
Tron
TOMY
1982
Caveman
TOMY
1982
Tennis School
TOMY
1983
VTech
VTech (originally Video Technology Ltd.) is a supplier of electronic learning products that entered the video game market in the early 1980s with a series of handheld electronic games.
Engine Room
VTech
1984
Baseball
VTech
1984
Diamond Hunt
VTech
1982
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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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
now this THIS is how you make portable console emulators sure on the ds you can click the screen but its no where near as badass as this props to you man I will be downloading every single one of these
Thanks :) Enjoy!
Awesome collection of handheld games. I used to play these on another site, www.pica-pic.com (Adobe Flash) that stopped working, before finding this one. The collection here is better and I'm glad i found it. Brings back so many good memories playing these handheld games.
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab!
Plz make it VR compatible
it would be a great idean
Can you do Thomas the tank Engine by Grandstand and Tomy Puckman?
Great job. I wonder if there is a way to play these with emulator handhelds like Miyoo, Anbernic, Ayn, Retroid etc.
Not that I'm aware of :(
Great collection but Nintendo G&W Bomb sweeper is sorely missed!!
Thanks for playing! I do plan to eventually add the remaining G&W titles to the collection :)
I look forward to it!!
It would be great to play Zelda!
The best handheld simulators ever!!!
Thanks! Enjoy :)
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll see if I can find enough material to do a simulation.
This page is amazing!
Thanks!
Amazing!!!
Thanks :) Enjoy!
amazing recreations. missing the zelda game&watch duel screen
Thanks! I will be adding the Zelda G&W to the collection at some point. You can preview the initial build here :)
Absolutely amazing work. I was hoping to watch a few videos and look at pictures of some of the Game & Watch titles, but this is unbelievable! Being able to spin the devices around, peruse the manuals and enjoy the titles with my Bluetooth controller on my tablet is just fantastic. The effects, like the way the light reflects off the plastic, the detail of the brushed metal... the character statues on the desktop of the one background... Stupendous! The panoramic devices are a wonder to behold. Really appreciate you, love your work, thank you for keeping gaming history alive. *cracks knuckles* I've got some gaming to do:)
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab! I appreciate the wonderful feedback. It makes all the hard work that goes into recreating these games worthwhile.
I never had a chance to play Game & Watch, but your recreations are on point with the original Nintendo series of games! With stuff like this, you could remake New Super Mario Bros without it having the lag of a normal emulator! (Just noticed you already have a DS game, so please do some others, and maybe even make a whole collection of them. Just do different easier controls, please.)
My mind is totally blown! These games play and sound just like the original handhelds. What a wonderful way to showcase these early pieces of gaming history. Thank you for this amazing work!
That's great to hear. Thanks for playing!
best ever hope to sea more
cant wait to sea more ping pong! thaks hope jou make more!
I haven't been here in forever... look at how much this has been worked on now! They grow up so fast...
This is cool! If you can, play Donkey Kong Jr on the tabletop while listening to this! Thanks!
Freakin' awesome!! Thank you for taking me back to my childhood with this amazin' collection. I had quite a few of these LCD games back in the day and your recreations are spot on. Great work!
Thanks for playing and for the kind feedback!
Hope you can make the Coleco versions of Ms pac-man and Galaxian :)
Great work, on the new games!
Thanks for the suggestions. Both games are on my todo list.
i created a new acount for ethianman bc i couldnt access the another one
I want to showcase/review your LCD games page on my REWIND retro game show on our AWS for Games channel. You good with that? Excellent work!
That's totally cool. Thanks for asking. I look forward to watching your show.
For some reason the game Zap doesn't fully load... at least with me, idk what's going on... I'm just worried
Thanks for the feedback! It loads fine for me, but giving it some thought it's possible the audio is not being loaded in time to play for the demo mode. Zap is the first game in the collection which plays sounds in demo mode. I've added some exception handling to cater for this and uploaded a new build. Let me know if it works for you now?
Now runs well, thx
pls make game & watch zelda (the 1989 one)
Thanks for the suggestion! I definitely plan to release a simulation of the Zelda G&W at some point.
gakken troy or trojan horse.
Stumbled upon this page today and thought i was dreaming!!
I've always wished to be able to go somewhere and have a large quantity of handheld games to simulate, and this does not disappoint!!
(except, where is Tiger's Batman!) lol
quick question, will you ever release these in a single package that we can download (similar to what you did to Donkey Kong), I guess i'm scared that i'll click on this page one day and it will gone gone! lololol
Welcome to RetroFab! A desktop app to play the sims offline is in development. If you click the follow button you'll be notified of new developments and updates in your feed.
Cheers, will do
Wow, just came across this today! I grew up with the Game & Watch! My brother and I had a couple of them and would play them on long trips. I still have Oil Panic, Fire Attack and a few others. Thanks so much for posting these!
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab!
Again, nice work on Sunwing's Pirate & Radio Shack's Highway. Well done.
Thanks!
could you possibly add the brick game 9999 in 1 any variation of it
These are amazing, I’m so glad you are making these! Have you ever considered bringing some to the Panic Playdate? It’s the perfect console for these type of games because of its screen. Some people have brought a few of the g&w titles over already and they look great and play great on it.
Thanks for the suggestion!
this game is full of retro games some are from realsed games like cuphead i give it 10/10
Amazing! Love them all!
Thanks for playing!
Any way (or plans) to play these devices offline?
Congrats on these wonderful recreations!
A desktop app to play the sims offline is in development.
More details and download available here.