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Nice. I haven't added a VFD handheld to the collection in a while so this would be cool. If you can find some good quality scans of the unit, instructions and packaging, I'll add it to the list of games to work on :)

Yes. Definitely :) 

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll keep these in mind.

Yes, I do plan to add more Tiger games to the collection, including the Sonic ones :)

Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab! I'm glad you're enjoying the games in this collection.

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.

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.

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. 

Thanks for reporting the bug... totally missed that in testing. It's now fixed :)

Thanks for the bug report! It's now fixed :)

Awesome! Thanks.

Hey there! Thanks for reaching out. I would definitely be interested in taking a stab at simulating the Castlevania handheld.  I could use the scans of the manual and packaging from here. And if you post the video of the gameplay here I should be able to recreate the audio and game logic. Also, I would need some close up photos of the screen background (without the  graphics on) and one with all the LCD segments turned on at once (so I can recreate the graphics). 

Thanks Metamac! I'm glad you're still enjoying the collection and I appreciate the generous feedback :) 

Sorry to hear about your computer :( Take as much time as you need.

Thanks! That would be great. Could you  do some good quality screenshots of the screen background (without any LCD segments turned on) and one with all the LCD segments on screen at once?

Also, I managed to find a scan of the manual here :)

The only other thing I would need is a gameplay video so I can extract the audio and recreate the game logic. Would you be able to do a gameplay video in addition to the screenshots? 

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! 

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep the possibilty of adding support for VR in mind :)

Thanks! I'll try do so.

Thanks for the feedback. The bug showing the new highscore after a game is a known issue. There are some other issues with the online service I use for the highscores, so I'm going to wait to fix this until I can find an alternate provider. Fortunately, as you pointed out, accessing the highscores from the toolbar still works. Thanks also for the great suggestions. I'll keep these in my mind!

Awesome collection! And your spreadsheet is very helpful. Hopefully, with your help, we can add many of your games to RetroFab :) 

For a start, I see you have the manual for Tronica's Super Goalkeeper (row 57 in your spreadsheet). I already have enough material to recreate this game, I just need scans of the manual. Any chance you could provide  photos of your copy of the manual? You can post them here, or if you rate RetroFab and add your email address in the rating comments, I can contact you on email.

Thanks for the suggestion. It should be possible. The manual and a playable version is available online at the Internet Archive. I'm not sure when I will work on this but I'll add it to the list :)

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.

No immediate plans to add these but I will keep them in mind.

Also, some controllers have an analog mode. Turning that off may also help.

Unfortunately not :(

Yes :)

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!

Thanks for playing and welcome to RetroFab!

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look into the possibility of adding it.

Thanks for playing!

Thanks Flyzy! And happy new year. Hopefully someone from the community would be interested in purchasing one for their collection and share scans of the instructions. 

A simulation of the Splatterhouse LCD game is now available on RetroFab :)  

Thanks for playing and for your feedback. An option to turn on  button sound effects is in development :) 

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I will be adding more of the McDonald's mini video games in the future.

Thanks! These are great and possibly enough for a simulation. I'll see if I can get it done before I take a break for the holidays, otherwise I'll work on it when I'm back sometime in the new year. Thanks again for the videos and all the best for the new year! 

I didn't get a response  from the creator of the Splatterhouse video, but I've put together an initial build for this game with the device, packaging and instructions which you can preview here. I've also listed it in the help wanted section on RetroLab hoping someone from the community might be able to help.  

Thanks for your great suggestion! It would be cool to make it available on RetroFab.  And thanks for the link to the article which amazingly includes scans of the instructions -- something that is always difficult to find even for games not so rare as this one.  

I've messaged the creator of the video  you included to see if he would be willing to provide a longplay video of the gameplay so I can recreate the graphics, audio and game logic. I'll let you know if I get a response.

Thanks for the suggestions! If you create a topic for these in the community forum I'll look into it. 

Ah, thanks for letting me know! It should be fixed now :)