History of video games/Platforms/Microvision

History Development Milton Bradley was founded in 1860 to make board gamesLepore Jill The Meaning of Life https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/05/21/the-meaning-of-life The New Yorker 17 November 2020 en-us, making it one of the oldest companies to have a major impact in the video game industry. Jay Smith designed the Microvision and would later design the Vectrex.Microvision from Milton Bradley - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/08/26/microvision-from-milton-bradley 26 October 2020 en Launch thumb|Microvision logotype. The 1979 release of the Microvision was the first major portable console to use swappable cartridges, allowing a single system to play multiple games. The Microvision is seen in the 1981 movie Friday the 13th Part 2, a significant early appearance of a handheld game console in popular culture.Milton Bradley Microvision in Friday the 13th Part II https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Movies/Friday13th.htm www.handheldmuseum.com 26 October 2020 Legacy The Microvision was discontinued in 1981History of Consoles-Microvision (1979) Gamester 81 https://gamester81.com/history-of-consoles-microvision-1979/ 26 October 2020Milton Bradley Microvison (1979 - 1981) https://obsoletemedia.org/milton-bradley-microvison/ Museum of Obsolete Media 28 October 2020 27 September 2013, though one game saw a Europe only release in 1982. The failings of the Microvision design were lessons for Nintendo employees during the design of Game and Watch and Game Boy consoles.Barder Ollie New Interview With Satoru Okada Delves Into The Hidden History Behind Nintendo's Gaming Handhelds https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/12/31/new-interview-with-satoru-okada-delves-into-the-hidden-history-behind-nintendos-gaming-handhelds/?sh=38a7b0b3c83c Forbes 3 December 2020 enJapanese Nintendo https://japanesenintendo.com/2016/12/29/satoru-okada-talks-game-watch-game-boy-and/ Japanese Nintendo 3 December 2020 en 29 December 2016 Technology thumb|upright|Depending on the model, the Microvision took one or two 9-volt batteries, such as the one shown here. Unlike most modern consoles but similar to many other consoles at the time, the Microvision contained processing elements on each game cartridge, not the console itself, though the clock speed used was always at 100 kilohertz (0.1 megahertz).Microvision Console Review https://videogamecritic.com/extras/reviews/microvision.htm?ex=1 videogamecritic.com 26 October 2020 Cartridges either used an Intel 8021 CPU or a Texas Instruments TMS1100 CPU.MB Microvision - Intel 8021 inside? https://atariage.com/forums/topic/309495-mb-microvision-intel-8021-inside/ AtariAge Forums 20 December 2020 The Microvision had a grey and black LCD with a resolution of 16 pixels by 16 pixels, and a size of 2 inches. The screen ages poorly, and is prone to damage from screen rot.Fletch Toxic Toxic Fletch: That Handheld Game in Friday the 13th Part 2 https://toxicfletch.blogspot.com/2014/12/that-handheld-game-in-friday-13th-part-2.html Toxic Fletch 26 October 2020 10 December 2014 Cartridges were known to be quite fragile and especially vulnrable to electrostatic discharge.The Marvelous MicroVision Handheld Videogame https://www.retrothing.com/2006/01/the_marvelous_m.html 6 February 2022 Retro ThingMilton Bradley Microvision (1979 - 1981) https://obsoletemedia.org/milton-bradley-microvision/ 6 February 2022 Museum of Obsolete Media 27 September 2013 Early Microvision consoles required two 9 volt batteries, though later models only required a single 9 volt battery. Notable games thumb|A screenshot of Blockbuster for the Microvision running in an emulator. 1979 Block Buster Bowling Baseball Connect Four Mindbuster Pinball Star Trek: Phaser Strike Vegas Slots 1980 Baseball Sea Duel 1981 Alien Raders Cosmic Hunter 1982 Super Block Buster Gallery Microvision Console Microvision Games Internals External Resources Microvision Microvision Computer History Museum - Microvision page. Centre for Computing History - Microvision page. Video Game Kraken - Microvision page. Handheld Museum - Microvision page. References 2100%__NOTOC__