New LCD Tabletop Game Series
By James Grahame
The popularity of arcade games such as Asteroids and Centipede led to the release of miniature tabletop versions with tiny LCD displays. I owned a tiny version of Pac-Man called Mini Munchman in the early 1980s, and it was nothing like the real thing. They sold quite well for a short time, even though the look and game play was a mere shadow of the their arcade siblings.
It looks like the LCD arcade craze has returned. The Source by Circuit City in Canada recently added a series of four "Retro Classic" tabletop games to their toy lineup. They include Asteroids, Pac-Man, Centipede and Breakout. They're priced at CAD$14.99 (about $13 each)
Retro Classic tabletop LCD games (The Source)


