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Title: The Tiger handheld games are being revived. GOD HELP US ALL!
Post by: spyrofanx on March 11, 2020, 09:16:26 pm
Seriously, WHAT IDIOT THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA?!!
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Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 11, 2020, 10:00:42 pm
They are nostalgic, even if they weren't good lol Like a part of me wouldn't mind having one again to put up on a shelf for display, like the Transformers one in particular looks great in black, but I can't see myself actually buying one.
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 12, 2020, 12:55:41 am
I honestly want the Sonic 3 one.
Title: Re: The Tiger handheld games are being revived. GOD HELP US ALL!
Post by: spyrofanx on March 12, 2020, 02:16:14 am
You really don’t........
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 12, 2020, 04:07:45 am
yes I do
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Post by: oldgamerz on March 12, 2020, 08:45:28 am
 Would rather play an Atari 2600/VCS or an original Gameboy game game rather than a tiger handheld game to be honest
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Post by: tripredacus on March 12, 2020, 12:10:46 pm
No way am I interested, I don't think I will bother. I have the Baseball game from when I was in high school, and that's good enough for me. Collectors will certainly like it.
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Post by: fladechen on March 13, 2020, 12:34:07 pm
I don't mind that they're bringing those handhelds back. I'm not sure it's a smart move though, but I don't know much about business anyway. Does nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia pays off? Or it'd be better if Hasbro upgraded the handheld games with something modern [although basic] like rechargeable batteries? I don't know. :P
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 13, 2020, 07:41:21 pm
At this one retro game store, I saw the Sonic 2 LCD game.
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Post by: Cartagia on March 13, 2020, 09:13:41 pm
Honestly the dumbest part of these coming back was making the GameStop exclusive.  That company may be bankrupt by the time they release.
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 14, 2020, 05:12:46 am
Well, people will just put them up on Amazon/eBay, right?
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Post by: Warmsignal on March 14, 2020, 10:50:19 pm
I find it hard to believe they're even nostalgic. This is a part of the past that nobody misses. Cheap, headache inducing knock-off products at best. The Angry Video Game Nerd episode on these is one that start holds up in particular, because it's a product that deserves to be mercilessly ripped into. I'd be shocked if these things aren't on clearance within 3 - 4 months. It's a terrible waste of time and money to do this.
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 15, 2020, 04:14:58 am
Am I seriously the only person who thinks they're good?
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Post by: Cartagia on March 15, 2020, 08:57:49 am
I find it hard to believe they're even nostalgic. This is a part of the past that nobody misses. Cheap, headache inducing knock-off products at best. The Angry Video Game Nerd episode on these is one that start holds up in particular, because it's a product that deserves to be mercilessly ripped into. I'd be shocked if these things aren't on clearance within 3 - 4 months. It's a terrible waste of time and money to do this.

The price is going to be the killer.  $15?  For this?  You'll get your early nostalgia hounds and that is it.  Look at what you can get for $15 nowadays.  The Wither 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and the list just goes on.  Heck, even Amiibos have some aesthetic value at least.

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Am I seriously the only person who thinks they're good?

I mean, probably?  Even the ones I have nostalgia for, I recognize that they are not good.
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Post by: sonicfan53 on March 15, 2020, 09:24:11 am
I mean, probably?  Even the ones I have nostalgia for, I recognize that they are not good.
Oof.
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Post by: badATchaos on March 25, 2020, 10:04:37 pm
As some who collects Game & Watches, I can understand why some would want them.
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Post by: turf on March 26, 2020, 08:38:10 am
As some who collects Game & Watches, I can understand why some would want them.
Game & Watches are way better games than these licensed Tiger turds.  Same technology, but one company knows how to make good games.
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Post by: thecrypticodor on March 31, 2020, 05:20:13 am
They are absolutely terrible all of them they weren’t even good back then. Honestly just the snake game on one those two dollar Chinese 9999 in 1 brick games is vastly superior to every Tiger game ever made combined. I can’t really see collectors being too interested in this as the originals should be far more desirable.
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Post by: oldgamerz on March 31, 2020, 05:31:21 am
I had a few tiger handhelds growing up, but I never really knew how to shut them off, never exactly knew how to play them either, I much prefer an Atari 2600/VCS game, at least I know what the heck to do on most of them 2nd generation games

in my own opinion even comparing an original Gameboy to a tiger handheld is like comparing a PlayStation 1 game to an atari 2600/VCS game
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Post by: droaa on March 31, 2020, 03:02:07 pm
I had the Batman Forever or Batman and Robin one as a kid. Cant remember which one it was but needless to say, it was a nice distraction as a kid. Otherwise its something that would just be a waste of space tbh.