Any chance of doing any of the mattel handheld sports games? Also Coleco Electronic Quarterback was a good one too, would love to see those added to your excellent collection!
Awesome ! Hockey, Soccer and Basketball are other favorites. I remember putting Basketball on "lay-away" at Sears until I saved up enough lawn mowing money in 1979. Longest 6 months of my life waiting to pick that up !
This is incredible! Thank you so much for trying to preserve a piece of history like this! I hope to see more collections. I always wished I had kept afew of my old little electronics when I was growing up. Pinball (I THINK by MB) was a favorite. I hope to see more of these! I'm definitely downloading them to make part of my emu collection.
Thank you very much, Itizso. I love the world you have created. It is fantastic. Is there any code repository with any of the games that can serve as a template to make new games? I had a Q&Q Camelot (CG-4 005) handheld LCD game that I would like to reproduce :)
A recreation of the Camelot LCD game sounds great! There isn't any repository of RetroFab source code yet since I'm still working on adding new features and making improvements to the code base. But you might find this library (by another developer) for creating lcd games useful. If you'd like to share any resources you create for this game or just to update us on your progress you can post it to the community forum :)
Thank you so much for this incredible work!!! One of the games from my childhood is here... Popeye Panorama Screen... Now, if I may make a request... another one that marked my childhood is the Casio CG-111 Hippo Mouth... But I'm already very grateful for this amazing work.
This amazing!! I am going to do a video highlighting how good this page is. Also are there any plans to do Grandstand Firefox F7? This was my first handheld
Thank you for the work you're doing with RetroFab it's amazing. I have two things that I need to bring to your attention.
1) Snoopy Tennis (SP-30) seems to be broken in it's latest version as there is never more than one ball in play at any one time. Trying the older version from 2023 it works as expected with balls flying everywhere! :-)
2) The RetroFab Player doesn't seem to like launching a .sim file as an argument either directly from command prompt or as a shortcut in Windows. It says "Unable to open simulation - does not seem to be a valid RetroFab simulation" - however dragging the .sim file onto the executable or starting the executable and dragging the .sim file onto the window works to start the simulation...
Thanks for bringing the issue with Snoopy Tennis caused by the recent update to my attention! It's now fixed online and an updated version is also available for download :)
As for using the command line to start a downloaded .sim file, make sure you're specifying the full path to the file (starting with the drive letter and ending with the .sim file extension) and that it's enclosed in quotes, like RetroFab.exe "c:\folder\filename.sim" .
Thank you for the fix, and also for explaining how to start the sim file using a shortcut. It worked fine. Though it always starts in a zoomed out state so it doesn't seem to save the settings for the game. Maybe that's something for a future version?
Once again it's so wonderful to be able to play these games. Especially Mickey Mouse (Widescreen) with the eggs. I got this for my birthday aged 5 and I still have the original game to this day, but I could never get such high scores as I have seen with the simulated game (over 1200 points) on game A :)
If i could figure out how to donate i would! These sims are amazing, great job, and thank you for making them and providing for free. I just played Octopus, a game i still own, and it is absolute perfection down to the timing. Being able to scale these to any size, rotate the handheld, too cool for skool :) Cheers.
Hey, i had this handheld from Radio Shack called "Sonic Space War" when i was a kid. Trying to find a playable form of it. If at all possible can you add it to your list?
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep it in mind. If you come across any resources for this game that could help with creating a simulation of it, like gameplay videos or scans of the instructions, be sure to post them to the community forum.
Whoa! The amount of work that must have gone into creating this is insane. Larger and better quality than most of the paid collections coming out these days. Super impressive stuff!
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen online!!! I'd love to see Mega Man 2 & 3 by Tiger on here but I'd understand if you don't take suggestions.
Hi again, I have a few LCDs with instructions I was going to get rid of. I decided I'd rather donate them to you if you can cover postage (or at least part of it), is there a better way for us to communicate so we can discuss it further if you're interested?
I'm currently not in a position to accept your kind offer, but if you'd like to contribute, you might consider taking photos or videos of the games and the instructions and posting them on the community forum, where you'll find examples of similar posts from other contributors helping with the preservation effort.
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Any chance of doing any of the mattel handheld sports games? Also Coleco Electronic Quarterback was a good one too, would love to see those added to your excellent collection!
Electronic Quarterback is on the list. Also Mattel's Football and Baseball :)
Awesome ! Hockey, Soccer and Basketball are other favorites. I remember putting Basketball on "lay-away" at Sears until I saved up enough lawn mowing money in 1979. Longest 6 months of my life waiting to pick that up !
and my ultimate request would be for the game "Cosmo Fighter" by Casio. My dad brought this back from Japan and it was awesome !
there were a couple of other in this lineup that were especially good. Another one was "Astro Chicken"
https://www.retrohandheldgames.com/casio/cosmo-fighter-2923
http://www.handheldempire.com/game.jsp?game=405
16197 CASIO LCD Game Astro Chicken Made in Japan - YouTube
Hi Itizso! Is there any chance you can make this one? Astro Thunder is supposed to be a really good game!
Radio Shack Astro Thunder electronic game (1985)
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep it in mind.
wait l found a bug in Boxing the game b player 2 mode doesn't work can you fix it for me please and add some more games
Thanks for the feedback. If you can provide more detail in the community forum about what is not working in the 2 player mode I can try to fix it.
This is incredible! Thank you so much for trying to preserve a piece of history like this! I hope to see more collections. I always wished I had kept afew of my old little electronics when I was growing up. Pinball (I THINK by MB) was a favorite. I hope to see more of these! I'm definitely downloading them to make part of my emu collection.
Thank you very much, Itizso. I love the world you have created. It is fantastic.
Is there any code repository with any of the games that can serve as a template to make new games? I had a Q&Q Camelot (CG-4 005) handheld LCD game that I would like to reproduce :)
A recreation of the Camelot LCD game sounds great! There isn't any repository of RetroFab source code yet since I'm still working on adding new features and making improvements to the code base. But you might find this library (by another developer) for creating lcd games useful. If you'd like to share any resources you create for this game or just to update us on your progress you can post it to the community forum :)
Great. Thanks a lot. I’ll do that
Thank you so much for this incredible work!!! One of the games from my childhood is here... Popeye Panorama Screen... Now, if I may make a request... another one that marked my childhood is the Casio CG-111 Hippo Mouth... But I'm already very grateful for this amazing work.
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab! And thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep it in mind.
I remember having Tomytronic Sky Attack. Loved that game. Do you have Mattel Electronic Soccer and / or Grandstand Astro Wars on your to do list?
Astro Wars is on the list :)
can you add game & watch collection 2 for ds?
You are the best bro and also can you try to make shadow grinder
I remember having an Aladdin game by Tiger Electronics when I was growing up. I don't see that here. I'd love to be able to play it again
This amazing!! I am going to do a video highlighting how good this page is. Also are there any plans to do Grandstand Firefox F7? This was my first handheld
That's awesome! And, yes, Firefox F7 is on my to-do list :)
Hello Itizso!
Thank you for the work you're doing with RetroFab it's amazing.
I have two things that I need to bring to your attention.
1) Snoopy Tennis (SP-30) seems to be broken in it's latest version as there is never more than one ball in play at any one time. Trying the older version from 2023 it works as expected with balls flying everywhere! :-)
2) The RetroFab Player doesn't seem to like launching a .sim file as an argument either directly from command prompt or as a shortcut in Windows. It says "Unable to open simulation - does not seem to be a valid RetroFab simulation" - however dragging the .sim file onto the executable or starting the executable and dragging the .sim file onto the window works to start the simulation...
Thank you.
Thanks for bringing the issue with Snoopy Tennis caused by the recent update to my attention! It's now fixed online and an updated version is also available for download :)
As for using the command line to start a downloaded .sim file, make sure you're specifying the full path to the file (starting with the drive letter and ending with the .sim file extension) and that it's enclosed in quotes, like RetroFab.exe "c:\folder\filename.sim" .
Thank you for the fix, and also for explaining how to start the sim file using a shortcut. It worked fine. Though it always starts in a zoomed out state so it doesn't seem to save the settings for the game. Maybe that's something for a future version?
Once again it's so wonderful to be able to play these games. Especially Mickey Mouse (Widescreen) with the eggs. I got this for my birthday aged 5 and I still have the original game to this day, but I could never get such high scores as I have seen with the simulated game (over 1200 points) on game A :)
Luvly Collection, do you have any plans to do the Nintendo Multi Screen Squish, Pinball & Gold Cliff just to finish the set off nicely?
Yes :)
If i could figure out how to donate i would! These sims are amazing, great job, and thank you for making them and providing for free. I just played Octopus, a game i still own, and it is absolute perfection down to the timing. Being able to scale these to any size, rotate the handheld, too cool for skool :) Cheers.
Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab!
Thank you so much for this incredible collection! I was especially excited about Western Bar by Casio, one of my favorites that I used to have.
It would be great if you could add ‘Super Cobra’ by GAKKEN.
Thanks for playing! I'll keep Super Cobra in mind :)
can you add "Tomy Tabletop Puck-Man"?
Hey, i had this handheld from Radio Shack called "Sonic Space War" when i was a kid. Trying to find a playable form of it. If at all possible can you add it to your list?
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep it in mind. If you come across any resources for this game that could help with creating a simulation of it, like gameplay videos or scans of the instructions, be sure to post them to the community forum.
Whoa! The amount of work that must have gone into creating this is insane. Larger and better quality than most of the paid collections coming out these days. Super impressive stuff!
Not sure if you remember me, i have only just noticed you added The terminator i requested
I'll give you a donation as promised :) Thank you so much
Now i need to figure out how to donate
I kinda wanna see more of the Sonic McDOnad's LCD games.
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen online!!! I'd love to see Mega Man 2 & 3 by Tiger on here but I'd understand if you don't take suggestions.
Thanks! I've now changed it to beautiful.
Oh, Gakken's Runaway! It was so beautiful and battery hungry. Thanks.
This is so amazing I've been playing game and watch games so much on here! Any way you could add gold cliff or squish?
Hi again, I have a few LCDs with instructions I was going to get rid of. I decided I'd rather donate them to you if you can cover postage (or at least part of it), is there a better way for us to communicate so we can discuss it further if you're interested?
I'm currently not in a position to accept your kind offer, but if you'd like to contribute, you might consider taking photos or videos of the games and the instructions and posting them on the community forum, where you'll find examples of similar posts from other contributors helping with the preservation effort.
Would love to be able to play the Super Mario Bros 3 watch!!!!
Thanks a lot gakken runaway gold cliff :)
this is incredible thank you. i'm no longer bored at my job
This is awesome!?!?
Hmm... Skannerz and P-O-X maybe?
would be really cool if the tamagotchi is added
Been waiting for Bomb Sweeper, thanks for adding Game & Watch game
Love the Smurfs, hope to see some more mini classics soon ;)
Thanks!
Nice for adding The Smurfs
what do you use to make these
All You work is great. have you considered adding some of the Casio watch games, for example the GJ-9 "jungle star" or GR-3 "moon fight robot" model.
Best regards!