The
Internet Archive has recreated 75 of the
"Handheld" electronic games for you! They run in an emulator inside your browser window - you CAN Play with them Again!!!!
https://archive.org/details/handheldhistory?tab=collectionHere you may play with some old favorite battery eating devices such as
Tamagotchi / Simon / Speak 'n Spell / Master Merlin / Pac-Man / Dig-Dug / and Frogger ... 75 Devices Total!
DESCRIPTION
A handheld game console is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls, and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the console, screen, speakers, and controls in one unit, allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place.
In 1976, Mattel introduced the first handheld electronic game with the release of Auto Race. Later, several companies—including Coleco and Milton Bradley—made their own single-game, lightweight table-top or handheld electronic game devices. The oldest true handheld game console with interchangeable cartridges is the Milton Bradley Microvision in 1979.
https://archive.org/details/handheldhistory