New: official The Glow of the Game merch
Our walking handheld mascot is now on t-shirts, hoodies, embroidered caps, tote bags and mugs, plus a 2027 wall calendar of glowing game screens. All printed to order.
The Glow of the Game launches on 23 November
Both volumes of The Glow of the Game go on sale from this website at 12 noon (UK time) on Monday 23 November 2026: 252 vintage handheld and tabletop electronic games in two full-colour A4 hardbacks.
LED, VFD and LCD: how the first handheld games lit up
Red LED blips, glowing vacuum fluorescent screens and grey LCD shapes: the three display technologies that shaped handheld electronic games from 1972 to 1985, and what each means for collectors today.
One game, many names: the rebadged handhelds of the early 80s
Astro Wars was Super Galaxian in Japan, Munchman was Puckman and Crazy Kong had no ape in it at all. Why so many vintage handheld games were sold under different names, and who was behind them.