RetroFab
Playable 3D simulations of classic handheld electronic games including packaging and browseable instruction guides.
Playable 3D simulations of vintage electronic games
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RetroFab is a new online collection of vintage electronic game simulations that can be played in the browser.
I am now releasing in to early access the first (of hopefully many) simulations in this collection.
Latest News: RetroFab now supports gamepads and touchscreens!
Features
Each simulation in this collection contains the following:
Gameplay
Playable 3D simulation
of original electronic device
of original electronic device
Box Art
Rotatable 3D views
of original packaging
of original packaging
Instructions
Browseable scans of
original instruction guides
original instruction guides
Acclaim™ Entertainment Inc.
Acclaim™ Entertainment was an American video game publisher that entered the electronic video game market in the early 1990s with a series of handheld LCD games based on popular licenses.
Bart Simpson's™
Cupcake Crisis
Cupcake Crisis
Acclaim Entertainment
1990
Bartman™
Avenger of Evil
Avenger of Evil
Acclaim Entertainment
1991
Bandai® Electronics
Bandai was a Japanese toy manufacturer and distributor that entered the portable video game market in the 1980s with a series of handheld electronic LCD games.
Las Vegas
Bandai Electronics
1981
Beauty Salon
Bandai Electronics
1981
BurgerTime™
Bandai Electronics
1982
Airport Panic
Bandai Electronics
1982
Catch a Coke
Bandai Electronics
1983
Casio
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation that produced a series of handheld electronic games starting in the 1980s.
Western Bar
Casio
1984
Western Sheriff
Casio
1987
Coleco
Coleco Industries, Inc. was a successful American toy company
that entered the portable video game market in the 1980's with a series of electronic game consoles
that included this popular line of licensed Mini-Arcade tabletop games.
Frogger
Coleco
1981
Donkey Kong
Coleco
1982
Pac-Man
Coleco
1981
Elektronika
Elektronika was a Soviet electronics manufacturer that entered the electronic video game market
in the mid 1980s with a series of Nintendo Game & Watch clones.
in the mid 1980s with a series of Nintendo Game & Watch clones.
Nu, Pogodi!
Elektronika
1984
Mickey Mouse
Elektronika
1984
Explorers of Space
Elektronika
1989
Monkey Goalkeeper
Elektronika
1989
Frogling
Elektronika
1991
Cat Fisherman
Elektronika
1991
Ocean Secrets
Elektronika
1989
Space Bridge
Elektronika
1989
Merry Cook
Elektronika
1989
Epoch
Epoch Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy and computer games company that released a series of electronic LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
Jungle Boy
Epoch
1989
Mickey & Minnie
Epoch
1990
Gakken
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese publishing company that released a series of electronic handheld games starting in the early 1980s.
Jumping Boy
Gakken
1982
Donkey Angler
Gakken
1982
Runaway
Gakken
1982
Grandstand
Grandstand Leisure Products was a British electronic games manufacturer and distributor
that released a series of tabletop and handheld games in the 1980s.
that released a series of tabletop and handheld games in the 1980s.
BMX Flyer
Grandstand
1983
Hasbro® Inc.
Hasbro is an American toy and media company that owns various brands including the handheld electronic products of Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers.
Milton Bradley
Connect Four
Connect Four
Milton Bradley
1995
Milton Bradley
Yahtzee
Yahtzee
Milton Bradley
1995
Konami
Konami Co. Ltd. was a successful Japanese arcade
video game developer and publisher that released a series of licensed portable
handeld electronic games.
Top Gun
Konami
1989
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Konami
1989
The Lone Ranger
Konami
1989
Blades of Steel
Konami
1989
Star Trek 25th Anniversary
Konami
1991
Garfield
Konami
1991
Ludotronic
Ludotronic was a French electronics company that started distributing handheld electronic games
in the early 1980s, most of which were licensed from other manufacturers.
in the early 1980s, most of which were licensed from other manufacturers.
Colere Au Tennis
( Tennis Menace )
( Tennis Menace )
Ludotronic
1982
Les Téléphones Fous
( Hot Line )
( Hot Line )
Ludotronic
1982
Asterix™
Hunt for the Boars
Hunt for the Boars
Ludotronic
1984
Mattel Electronics
Mattel is an American toy manufacturer that was the first company to enter the portable game market in the 1970s with a series of handheld electronic games.
Auto Race
Mattel Electronics
1976
Missile Attack \ Space Alert
Mattel Electronics
1977
Mind Boggler
Mattel Electronics
1978
McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain that began including
mini handheld electronic games for kids in Happy Meals starting in the early 2000s.
mini handheld electronic games for kids in Happy Meals starting in the early 2000s.
Sonic's Speedway
McDonalds
2003
Knuckles Soccer
McDonalds
2003
Tails Football
McDonalds
2004
Mia Hamm Soccer
McDonalds
2004
Tony Stewart Racing
McDonalds
2004
Micro Games of America
MGA Entertainment is a privately owned American toy company that released a series
of handheld electronic games starting in the 1990s.
of handheld electronic games starting in the 1990s.
Star Trek™ First Contact
MGA
1996
Milton Bradley® Microvision
Milton Bradley was an American board game manufacturer that entered the electronic video game market in 1979 with the release of the Microvision, the first cartridge based handheld game console.
Block Buster
Microvision
1979
Phaser Strike
Microvision
1979
Namco
Namco Ltd. was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company
that produced a series of handheld LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
that produced a series of handheld LCD games starting in the late 1980s.
SplatterHouse
Namco
1988
Nelsonic
Nelsonic Industries is an American manufacturing company that released a series of electronic wristwatch games starting in the early 1980s.
Frogger
Nelsonic
1983
Pac-Man
Nelsonic
1983
Tetris
Nelsonic
1990
Nintendo® Game & Watch
The Game & Watch™ series of dedicated handheld LCD electronic games
marked the first entrance of the Japanese toy company Nintendo into the electronic video game market in the 1980's.
Silver Series
( April 1980 - October 1980 )
In 1980 Nintendo released it's first series of handheld electronic games each featuring a dedicated LCD game with a bonus watch function. The silver metallic front plate gave the series it's name.
Ball
Nintendo
1980
Flagman
Nintendo
1980
Vermin
Nintendo
1980
Fire
Nintendo
1980
Judge
Nintendo
1980
Gold Series
( January 1981 - April 1981 )
After the huge success of the Silver Series Nintendo released the next generation of it's Game & Watch™ handhelds the following year, featuring a new alarm function, color background-foils and a distinctive gold metallic front plate.
Manhole
Nintendo
1981
Helmet
Nintendo
1981
Lion
Nintendo
1981
Wide Screen Series
( June 1981 - April 1982 )
A bigger LCD screen and a brand new box design were the most prominent innovations in Nintendo's follow up to the Gold Series with an impressive line-up of timeless classics.
Featuring a wide LCD screen and impressive line-up of timeless classics (including some of the first licenced titles) Nintendo's Wide Screen Series ranks among some of the most popular Game & Watch™ titles.
Parachute
Nintendo
1981
Popeye
Nintendo
1981
Octopus
Nintendo
1981
Fire
Nintendo
1981
Mickey Mouse
Nintendo
1981
Egg
Nintendo
1981
Chef
Nintendo
1981
Fire Attack
Nintendo
1982
Turtle Bridge
Nintendo
1982
Snoopy Tennis
Nintendo
1982
Multi Screen Series
( May 1982 - August 1989 )
In 1982 Nintendo introduced the innovative Multi Screen series whose most prominent feature was the use of two LCD screens in one foldable handheld with beautiful background-foil artwork and fine LCD elements.
Oil Panic
Nintendo
1982
Donkey Kong
Nintendo
1982
Donkey Kong II
Nintendo
1983
Mickey & Donald
Nintendo
1982
Green House
Nintendo
1982
Blackjack
Nintendo
1985
Bomb Sweeper
Nintendo
1987
Safe Buster
Nintendo
1988
Zelda
Nintendo
1989
Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1983
Rain Shower
Nintendo
1983
Lifeboat
Nintendo
1983
New Wide Screen Series
( October 1982 - October 1991 )
Nintendo made further subtle improvements to the earlier Wide Screen series with a new box design featuring vivid artwork and a more colorful metallic front plate making the single screen LCD handhelds even classier.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1982
Mario's Cement Factory
Nintendo
1983
Manhole
Nintendo
1983
Tropical Fish
Nintendo
1985
Balloon Fight
Nintendo
1988
Climber
Nintendo
1988
Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1988
Mario The Juggler
Nintendo
1991
Table Top Series
( April 1983 - August 1983 )
Nintendo fulfilled the dream of many gamers to have their own mini arcade machine with the introduction of the Table Top Series which featured full color LCD graphics for the first time.
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1983
Snoopy
Nintendo
1983
Popeye
Nintendo
1983
Mario's Cement Factory
Nintendo
1983
Panorama Screen Series
( August 1983 - September 1984 )
A few months after the introduction of the Table Top Series, Nintendo released a refinement of that technology in the form of the more portable Panorama Screen Series\.
Snoopy
Nintendo
1983
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo
1983
Popeye
Nintendo
1983
Donkey Kong Circus
Nintendo
1984
Mario's Bombs Away
Nintendo
1983
Mickey Mouse
Nintendo
1984
Micro Vs. System
( July 1984 - November 1984 )
The Micro Vs. System introduced two-player gaming to the Game & Watch™ series by attaching two wired controllers to a foldable unit that featured a wide LCD screen.
Boxing
Nintendo
1984
Donkey Kong 3
Nintendo
1984
Donkey Kong Hockey
Nintendo
1984
Crystal Screen Series
( June 1986 - November 1986 )
The Crystal Screen series introduced a new wide format translucent LCD handheld featuring a transparent see-thru screen and innovative side-scrolling gameplay.
Super Mario Bros
Nintendo
1986
Climber
Nintendo
1986
Balloon Fight
Nintendo
1986
SuperColor Series
( February 1984 )
Featuring a colored LCD screen that no longer required an external light source (required by the Table Top and Panorama Screen series) and a new large portrait format LCD screen, the Super Color Series was perfectly suited for the two games released in this format.
Spitball Sparky
Nintendo
1984
CrabGrab
Nintendo
1984
Special Editions
( August 1987 )
Nintendo released a limited edition of it's Super Mario Bros handheld LCD game as a prize for winners of a competition it held in 1987. Only 10,000 copies were given away, making it the most rare of the 3 Game & Watch versions of the game.
Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo
1987
Prototypes
( 1988 )
Nintendo released a limited edition of it's Super Mario Bros handheld LCD game as a prize for winners of a competition it held in 1987. Only 10,000 copies were given away, making it the most rare of the 3 Game & Watch versions of the game.
Tetris Jr.
Nintendo
1988
Nintendo® Game Boy
Following the success of the Game & Watch™ series Nintendo used similar
LCD technology to introduce the innovative cartridge-based Game Boy™ handheld electronic game console in 1989.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Game Boy™.
Game Boy Gallery
Nintendo
1995
Game & Watch Gallery
Nintendo
1997
Game & Watch Gallery 2
Nintendo
1998
Game & Watch Gallery 3
Nintendo
1999
Game & Watch Gallery 4
Nintendo
2002
Nintendo® Mini Classics
Starting in 1998 the Austrian company Stadlbauer produced a series of miniture keychain LCD games under license from Nintendo. The series includes a number of reissues of Game & Watch titles.
The Smurfs
Nintendo
1998
Tetris
Nintendo
1998
Nintendo® DS
In 2004 Nintendo released the Nintendo DS™, a dual screen handheld electronic game console.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Nintendo DS™.
Some of the original Game & Watch™ titles were republished as collections for the Nintendo DS™.
Game & Watch Collection
Nintendo
2006
Parker Brothers®
Parker Brothers was an American board game manufacturer (later acquired by Hasbro)
that entered the electronic game market in the late 1970s with a series of handheld LED games.
that entered the electronic game market in the late 1970s with a series of handheld LED games.
Wildfire
Parkey Brothers
1979
Popy Electronics
Popy Electronics was a Japanese toy manufacturer, owned by Bandai, that released
a series of handheld electronic games starting in the early 1980s.
a series of handheld electronic games starting in the early 1980s.
Ncha! Bycha
Popy Electronics
1982
Radio Shack®
Radio Shack, a division of the Tandy Corporation, was an American electronics retailer
that released a series of LCD games starting in the 1980s.
that released a series of LCD games starting in the 1980s.
Plane & Tank
Radio Shack
1986
Highway
Radio Shack
1987
Space Alien
Radio Shack
1989
SEGA®
Sega Corporation is a Japanese video game company that issued licenses for some of it's games
to be published as handheld electronic games by other manufacturers.
to be published as handheld electronic games by other manufacturers.
SegaSonic the Hedgehog
SEGA
1992
Sunwing
Sunwing is a Taiwanese manufacturer that released a series of handheld electronic
games starting in the early 1980s.
games starting in the early 1980s.
Pirate
Sunwing
1982
Tandy® Corporation
Tandy was an American electronics company that released a series of handheld
electronic LCD games staring in the 1980s.
electronic LCD games staring in the 1980s.
Zap
Tandy
1985
Tiger® Electronics
Tiger Electronics Ltd. was an independent American toy manufacturer best known for their affordable series of dedicated handheld LCD games based on popular licenses.
Sonic The Hedgehog
Tiger Electronics
1992
Dennis the Menace
Tiger Electronics
1993
The Terminator™
Tiger Electronics
1988
Fox's Peter Pan
& The Pirates
& The Pirates
Tiger Electronics
1991
The Simpsons™
Bart vs Homersaurus
Bart vs Homersaurus
Tiger Electronics
1994
All Out Action
Snowboarding
Snowboarding
Tiger Electronics
1999
TOMY Company, Ltd.
TOMY is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise
including a series of electronic games in the early 1980s.
including a series of electronic games in the early 1980s.
Sky Attack
TOMY
1983
Thundering Turbo
TOMY
1983
Shark Attack
TOMY
1983
Tron
TOMY
1982
Caveman
TOMY
1982
Tennis School
TOMY
1983
VTech
VTech (originally Video Technology Ltd.) is a supplier of electronic learning products that entered the video game market in the early 1980s with a series of handheld electronic games.
Engine Room
VTech
1984
Baseball
VTech
1984
Diamond Hunt
VTech
1982
Development log
- RetroFab 0.9.8 out now!Aug 10, 2023
- RetroFab 0.9.7 out now!Mar 27, 2023
- RetroFab 0.9.6 - 3D BackgroundsJan 15, 2023
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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!
put sonic rus
These are the best recreations of handheld lcd games I've ever seen! I'm curious, which game engine do use? The quality is amazing.
Are the Game Boy + DS games emulated or were these recreated like the other games?
Donkey Kong 3 seems to have a glitch, after playing it for a while, it crashes, and there's no way to start the game again without refreshing the page. Also, the micro vs. games don't zoom in on the screen when starting the game, I don't know if this is intentional.
is it possible you can make tiger electronics game such as batman and superman?
Might not comeback, is been in a very long break
Actually, he's still working on it.
But how long, never add new ones, been taking a very long break since in the middle of 2025
I hope you all put the mga handheld games in there and mortal kombat. Street fighter need to be add it on there and the rest of the classic on there soon. I will download the desktop version once it get a full release
Are there any plans to make a Reteofab app so you can play them all in one place?
There is a desktop app in development as well as one for mobile devices.