I think this handheld LCD game was from the mid 80s. It had a white case.

Anyway the object was to approach and enter a haunted house, pick up a dagger and get to the end. The place was filled with stock monsters and spiders etc. I can't remember any other details about it.

Anyone know if this is simulated?

Was it a LCD game, or VFD?

If LCD: were sprites in colour or black?

Handheld, or tabletop?

Was the setting a castle, cemetery, or what else?

> Was it a LCD game, or VFD?
>
> If LCD: were sprites in colour or black?
>
> Handheld, or tabletop?
>
> Was the setting a castle, cemetery, or what else?
>

Not sure if this is it, its from around the right era and was a very popular series of handhelds here in the uk, i remember owning 3 of them myself from grandstand. There is a bit where you have to grab a sword to kill medusa, that and the general monster theme made me think of this one, if i am wrong i am sorry hehe

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Grandstand/Swords.htm

rest in the series

http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Grandstand/Tarzan.htm
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Grandstand/PocketScramble.htm
http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Grandstand/PacMan.htm


I keep watching your simulator updates in the hope that you'd have played these sometime and added them to your awesome collection.

> I keep watching your simulator updates in the hope that you'd have played these
> sometime and added them to your awesome collection.

Well I owned a couple of games from the series you're mentioning. Producer was Epoch, and Grandstand was the local distributor for the UK.

Since I was not much into those games, I sold them in order to make money and buy different games. I'm much more into VTech and Nintendo games actually... I don't think I'll ever simulate any of the games you request, sorry. :-(

> > I keep watching your simulator updates in the hope that you'd have played
> these
> > sometime and added them to your awesome collection.
>
> Well I owned a couple of games from the series you're mentioning. Producer was
> Epoch, and Grandstand was the local distributor for the UK.
>
> Since I was not much into those games, I sold them in order to make money and
> buy different games. I'm much more into VTech and Nintendo games actually... I
> don't think I'll ever simulate any of the games you request, sorry. :-(
>

It's ok I wasn't hopeful anyways. I am the opposite i never played the nintendo or v-tech ones so they hold no interest to me. Nostalgia without the memories that go with it just isn't the same hehe. Doesn't mean i can't admire your work though :O)

> It's ok I wasn't hopeful anyways. I am the opposite i never played the nintendo
> or v-tech ones so they hold no interest to me. Nostalgia without the memories
> that go with it just isn't the same hehe. Doesn't mean i can't admire your work
> though :O)

I truly share your same thought. I usually do simulators of games I wanted to play as a kid, but never had the chance to - or games belonging to some mate, and which I liked much in the past.

But since I simulated most of the games I was fond of, I'm now doing simulators of games I own now, and which I consider masterpieces.

I own a tabletop "Amidar" by Gakken, which is very very cool, I'm planning to simulate it some day. :)

> Was it a LCD game, or VFD?

LCD

> If LCD: were sprites in colour or black?

Black.

> Handheld, or tabletop?

Handheld. It was also one screen, and a little smaller than the Grandstand game suggested.

> Was the setting a castle, cemetery, or what else?

Yes :) As in both, I think. Curse my faulty memory!

I think it started outside and went inside a castle or mansion.

Thanks for your help so far!

Not one of those, but you'd think it was your suggestion from my crappy description.

I actually owned Pocket Scramble myself, was quite varied which was unusual.

> Was it a LCD game, or VFD?
>
> If LCD: were sprites in colour or black?
>
> Handheld, or tabletop?
>
> Was the setting a castle, cemetery, or what else?
>

Hi there, reading the above, I just remembered a handheld from back in 80's, probably 84-85' and I was wondering if you by any chance know its name. It was a small handheld, b/w LCD, green casing. I don't remember much but there was a level with a dragon I think and you were in armor on horseback and had to drop bombs and time them correctly. I think there was a static castle in the background too. It's all very fuzzy. Any ideas?