Patentmania: The Golden Age of Electronic Games

The first era of computerized fun was crude, clunky...and unforgettable.

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Microvision Patent

Hand-Held Electronic Game Playing Device With Replaceable Cartridges

Filed October 30th, 1978

Milton Bradley’s Microvision–the first handheld gaming console–was amazing in its day. A rich kid at my high school had one, and the awe and envy I felt when he showed it off is surging back as I write this.

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