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Portable gaming

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001
Abstract

In 1980, the Mego toy company licensed the Game & Watch handheld games by Nintendo for North American release under the name "Time-Out." This commercial is believed to be the second revision of the commercial for the "Time-Out" Toss-Up, better known by its original title, Game & Watch: Ball.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, film and container photo, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, partial color restoration, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, unrestored transfer, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Nintendo Power Presents the 2008 Nintendo DS Game Guide, 2008

 Item — Location Nintendo Power
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDOPOWER-SPECIAL.2008DS
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all 285 issues from the main run of Nintendo Power, as well as several supplemental issues. Because of the large number of special and supplemental issues released for Nintendo Power, missing special issues are not listed in the notes for this record.

Dates: Publication: 2008

Nintendo Power Presents the 2008 Wii + Nintendo DS Holiday Buyer's Guide, Holiday 2008

 Item — Location Nintendo Power
Identifier: MAG-NINTENDOPOWER-SPECIAL.2008WIIDS
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection includes all 285 issues from the main run of Nintendo Power, as well as several supplemental issues. Because of the large number of special and supplemental issues released for Nintendo Power, missing special issues are not listed in the notes for this record.

Dates: Publication: Holiday 2008

Nintendo "Who Are You?" commercial, digital film scan

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-002
Scope and Contents

This is a digital scan of a 35mm film containing the "Who Are You?" commercial for the Game Boy Advance. This print is believed to have been screened in the United States and was issued on October 31, 2003.

Dates: Issued: October 31, 2003

Pocket Gamer

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POCKETGAMER
Abstract

Pocket Gamer was a specialty magazine that covered games for handheld consoles. The magazine was part of Imagine Media's Hard Core Gaming Guides brand of niche gaming publications. Like the Hard Core Gaming Guides brand itself, Pocket Gamer appears to have been short-lived, with only two currently known issues.

Dates: est. July–October 2000?

Pocket Gamer, Issue 2, bulk: est. September or October 2000

 Item — Location Pocket Gamer
Identifier: MAG-POCKETGAMER.2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection currently includes one of two known issues of Pocket Gamer. It is unclear if any other issues were published after Issue 2 circa October 2000.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within est. September or October 2000

Pocket Games

 Series
Identifier: MAG-POCKETGAMES
Abstract

Pocket Games was a spinoff of Electronic Gaming Monthly focusing on handheld game consoles. The game primarily focused on Nintendo handheld consoles and games, but it expanded to include competing consoles, such as the Neo Geo Pocket and the PlayStation Portable. The magazine was published on an irregular seasonal schedule for around six years.

Dates: Summer 1999 – Summer 2006