

It is similar to a video game save that the only feedback device is audible rather than visual. Pinball machines and similar devices Īn audio game is a game played on an electronic device such as-but not limited to-a personal computer. They are both the predecessors to and inexpensive alternatives to the handheld game console.Įxamples of handheld electronic games include: Handhelds were at their most popular from the late 1970s into the early 1990s.

The visual output of these games can range from a few small light bulbs or LED lights to calculator-like alphanumerical screens later these were mostly displaced by liquid crystal and Vacuum fluorescent display screens with detailed images and in the case of VFD games, color. This simplicity means they can be made as small as a digital watch, which they sometimes are. The controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit, and rather than a general-purpose screen made up of a grid of small pixels, they usually have custom displays designed to play one game. Used to play interactive games, handheld electronic games are often miniaturized versions of video games. The earliest form of dedicated console, handheld electronic games are characterized by their size and portability.

Teletype games lack video display screens and instead present the game to the player by printing a series of characters on paper which the player reads as it emerges from the platen. The earliest form of computer game to achieve any degree of mainstream use was the text-based Teletype game.
