Lysoft MonoGames Mark I (Handheld System)

The Lysoft MonoGames Mark I is an LCD handheld game console released in December 1977. It was similar to later Tiger Electronics games and Game and Watch games, in the way that it used an LCD screen. The games were stored on a cassette-sized cartridge that contained a screen, and sometimes even a frontlight or backlight. The pack in title was "Ninja Attack!" for the first release of the console, and "Air Raid 1944" for the second release in 1978 and every subsequent release. It came with a Beeper sound chip and a mono "treble-only" speaker. The buttons were slightly hard to press down, and the joypad was slightly floaty, but they worked very well once worn in, and most lasted at least 3 years. The console was discontinued in July 1983, after the MonoGames Mark II was released in May of 1982. It had 78 total games in the US alone, with 113 games worldwide.