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#REDIRECT [[LCD_\_VFD_Systems#Tiger]]
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{{Infobox console
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|title = Tiger handheld electronic games
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|logo = Tiger lcd.png
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|developer = [[wikipedia:Tiger Electronics|Tiger Electronics]]
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|type = [[:Category:Handhelds|Handheld electronic game]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Second-generation consoles|Second generation]]
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|release = 1985
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|discontinued = 2000
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
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A series of self-contained handheld LCD games which Tiger pumped out from 1985 through to 2000 (Or the 2000's). Their large lineup of handheld LCD games spanned from generic themed games, to games featuring characters from well known franchises such as MC Hammer, Beverly Hills 90210, or Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Despite their simplicity, these games were completely unemulated for a very long time due to a lack of information about their hardware and difficulties with dumping ROMs and accurately recreating graphics. After an [http://forums.bannister.org//ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=97003#Post97003 extensive reverse engineering effort by several MAME developers], MAME became the first emulator to support many retro handheld electronic games.
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Note that this page probably only focuses on Tiger Electronics' LCD handheld games only; and therefore any emulation information below for now excludes Tiger Electronics' latter handheld console releases including the Quiz Wiz (1993), R-Zone (1995), and Game.com (1997).
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Tiger games were released under the Orlitronic label in France (and possibly other countries).
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==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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! colspan="6"|PC / x86
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|-
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|[[MAME]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|}
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===Notes===
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By the time [[MAME]] 0.204 was packaged up and released on [https://www.mamedev.org/?p=463 28 November, 2018], all Tiger Game.com  handheld games were made fully compatible and playable on the emulator.
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==See Also==
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* [[Game_%26_Watch|Game & Watch series]] (Another brand by Nintendo using the same Sharp SM5xx family of CPUs these Tiger handhelds used)
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==Resources==
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* [http://www.geekyhobbies.com/tiger-electronic-handheld-games/ The Complete History and List] (January 14, 2016. Covers all Tiger's handheld games including their LCD games, Quiz Wiz, R-Zone, and Game.com; and each game's links to well-known web stores.)
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* [https://archive.org/details/handheldhistory Handheld History Collection] (By the Internet Archive. Covers many standalone LCD handheld game by many companies including Tiger Electronics for in-browser play with an integrated MAME emulator.)
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:* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Tiger+Electronics%22 Standalone LCD handheld titles by Tiger Electronics]
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'''Early LCD games''' (Late 1980's-1990's)
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* [http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Tiger/ Tiger / Orlitronic Handheld/Tabletop Games] (At www.HandheldMuseum.com)
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* [https://eruowood.fandom.com/wiki/Tiger_Electronic_Toys/List_of_LCD_handheld_games EruoWiki]
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* [https://segaretro.org/Tiger_Electronics Sega Retro] (Sega games on Tiger products only)
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* [https://crappygames.miraheze.org/wiki/Tiger_Electronics_Handheld_Games Crappy Games Wiki] (List of nasty negative points & an embedded video link.)
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'''Game.com''' (1997)
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* [[wikipedia:Game.com|Wikipedia]]
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* [https://segaretro.org/Game.com Sega Retro]
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* [https://retroconsoles.fandom.com/wiki/Tiger_Game.com Retro Consoles Wiki]
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* [http://www.racketboy.com/retro/tiger-game-com-101-a-beginners-guide Racketboy guide]
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==External Links==
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* [https://tedium.co/2016/08/23/tiger-electronics-lcd-games-history/ Eye Of The Tiger] (Tedium.co. By Ernie Smith on Aug 23, 2016. Also includes a look at 5 other strange Tiger's 1990's products.)
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'''Early LCD games''' (Late 1980's-1990's)
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* [https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/19/17138752/internet-archive-handheld-history-collection-game-emulator-mame The Internet Archive put your favorite LCD handheld games online] (The Verge. Mar 19, 2018. By Dami Lee.)
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* [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw9exj/classic-video-game-remakes-should-have-easy-modes Relive the Golden Age of Tiger Electronics Handhelds Thanks to the Internet Archive] (VICE - Motherboard. Mar 20 2018. By Matthew Gault.)
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/tiger/ reddit feed] (Showing posts and media of various types of Tiger Electronics' catalog of handheld, tabletop and video game/toy hybrid games.)
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* [https://youtu.be/S_Xj3UwEopo Tiger Electronics LCD Handhelds Collection] (Video. Published on Dec 22, 2016. The Shady Jay Show.)
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'''Game.com''' (1997)
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* [https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-sad-insulting-humiliating-tale-of-tigers-game-com.453362/ The Sad, Insulting, Humiliating Tale of Tiger's GAME.COM] (NeoGAF thread. Nov 26, 2011. By GhostWriter24.)
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* [https://www.technobuffalo.com/my-biggest-tech-regret-tiger-game-com My Biggest Tech Regret: Tiger Game Com] (Techno Buffalo. 29 Nov 2014. By Todd Haselton.)
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[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Handhelds]]

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