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Mattel LED Games

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The first true portable video game was Mattel’s vastly popular Auto Race. Using an array of simple red LED lights, this was a runaway success. Many different games followed, mainly sports, but space shooters and other games followed. Many other companies released similar titles (notably Entex, Bandai, and several Radio Shack re-brands of Japanese stuff), but Mattel remained the leader until the units phased out several years later. A recent ‘retro’ rerelease makes newer version of the easy to find.

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The Modern Era (1999 - current)

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