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General Chat => Electronic HandHeld Games & Vintage Toys, Home Consoles & Computers => Topic started by: Blanka on January 14, 2011, 03:38:18 PM

Title: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Blanka on January 14, 2011, 03:38:18 PM

Package from the USA.....

The holy grail of LED hand helds!
It's named a mouth full:
Tandy Stadium: DELUXE 2-Player Baseball

The second player can get a controller from the back and play pitcher!
(http://www.martijnkoch.com/handheld/baseball.jpg)
Guess it haven't been use, it looks like new. Box was a little worn.

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Superully on January 14, 2011, 04:16:03 PM

this looks cool and totally fresh, but i'm wondering why this game is considered the holy grail of LED handhelds ...  ???

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Blanka on January 14, 2011, 04:41:17 PM

For me it is. Together with the more common Bowlatronic, these pieces are the coolest from the pre VFD/LCD-era.

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: ckong on January 14, 2011, 05:11:15 PM

Yes, but what is cool about it? Is it the special technique? The gameplay? the color scheme? It's rarity? I'm just curious what you like about it. Why is it the holy grail?

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Blanka on January 15, 2011, 11:54:17 AM

Why the game is so cool?

• It's one of the last LED games, sold next to the first VFD games
• The first VFD games were small, where LED's can be put in much larger toys. This one uses the shape to great extend.
• The LED games have very simple programming. By giving a second player human brain influence on the game, it becomes much harder
• It is rare. In the condition I got it in it is even rarer. Often parts are broken or missing.
• It is plastic shaping to the max. The detailing is awesome. Bright colours, nice buttons with embossed symbols, the remote control for player 2
• It is made in Japan!!! Forget chinese crap, Japanese knew how to make toys. You can feel the quality of Japanese plants in the seventies/eighties.

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Superully on January 15, 2011, 12:00:10 PM

thx for clarifying, sounds cool - any chance of seeing this baby in action?

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Belike on January 15, 2011, 12:17:25 PM

Seems like something similar to these 2, unfortunately these are non-workings:
http://jatek.vatera.hu/jatekkonzol_jatek/konzol/egyeb/regi_coleco_elektronikus_jatekok_1435002392.html

Title: Re: Got the holy grail of LED handhelds
Post by: Blanka on January 15, 2011, 01:24:47 PM

How can someone NUKE led-games ????  ::) ::)

LCD games can have LCD rot
VFD games can have either worn out phosphors, be cooked by wrong voltage/polarity (LED games were mostly 9V brick only), or have a broken display from shaking or falling.
LED games can stand 9G and their displays don't age. How do you get those broken?