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Single-purpose LCD pocket machines made by Radica — Draw Poker, Blackjack, Slots — with beeping electronic casino sounds. Sold at drugstores and airports, they were the endless video-poker game in your pocket, played on car trips and under the dinner table.
Cheap, single-game handheld LCD devices with a massive licensed catalog (Sonic, Batman, X-Men, Jurassic Park) that your parents bought instead of a Game Boy. Crude, limited, and utterly ubiquitous.
The Tiger R-Zone strapped to your head and projected blocky red games onto a little mirror in front of your eye. Released in 1995 at $29.99, it looked like Tiger's bid to catch the Virtual Boy wave — though Tiger never admitted it. Big licenses, tiny LCD games, and a permanent spot on worst-consoles-ever lists.