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The PlayStation Portable is the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format, Universal Media Disc (UMD), for distribution of its games. UMD Video discs with movies and television shows were also released.
Thirty years ago this fall, Milton Bradley released the world’s first handheld video game system with interchangeable cartridges, the Microvision. Prior to 1979, handheld electronic games were...
The Microvision (aka Milton Bradley Microvision or MB Microvision) is the first handheld game console that used interchangeable cartridges [1] [2] and in that sense is reprogrammable. [3] It was released by the Milton Bradley Company in November 1979 [4] for a retail price of $49.99, [5] [6] equivalent to $212.00 in 2023.
The Microvision, considered the first handheld video game, included interchangeable faceplates (the lighter piece) to play different games, also a first for handhelds. The origins of handheld game consoles are found in handheld and tabletop electronic game devices of the 1970s and early 1980s.
Upping the ante from Mattel’s LED handhelds, Nintendo introduced their first Game & Watch handheld in 1980 and would go on to produce dozens more throughout the decade, offering a small glimpse...
The Lynx was a handheld game console released by Atari in 1989. The Lynx holds the distinction of being the world's first handheld electronic game with a color LCD display. The system is also notable for its forward-looking features, advanced graphics, and ambidextrous layout.
While the Milton-Bradley Microvision was the first handheld console to feature interchangeable games, in 1979 most other companies were still selling devices loaded with a single game. This included the popular Nintendo Game & Watch range launched in 1980.
In 1979, a significant development occurred with the release of the Microvision, a handheld game console by Smith Engineering and distributed by Milton-Bradley. It was the first handheld console to use interchangeable game cartridges.
Microvision was manufactured by Milton Bradley and was the first of these handheld video games to use various cartridges. Nintendo’s Game & Watch boxy handheld gaming system used an LCD display that had much more functionality in movement than its predecessors.
In 1989, Nintendo made waves again by popularizing handheld gaming with the release of its 8-bit Game Boy video game device and the often-bundled game Tetris. Over the next 25 years,...