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Every other Wednesday we'll present you with a challenge about developing video games. You'll have two weeks to brainstorm a brilliant solution (see below for how to submit your answers). After the two week submission period elapses, the best answers and the names of those who submitted them will be posted, along with some commentary.

The Challenge

Design a dedicated LCD game.

Assignment Details

Though most gamers of a certain age range will be familiar with dedicated LCD games, many younger players will not. Somewhat surprisingly, they're still manufactured today in limited quantity. Like all other video games, some were bad, and some were good -- but it's all about making use of the limited design tools at your disposal.

It's just that, in this case, the design tools were very limited.

Nintendo got its start in games with the Game &Watch series of handhelds, which paved the way for its entry into console and non-dedicated handheld gaming.

image taken from Gameandwatch.com

 Of course, most of all, Tiger is remebered as a purveyor of these sorts of games by kids who grew up during the '80s -- mostly because the company licensed popular NES games and turned them into LCD titles.

image taken from the Handheld Games Museum

These days, Techno Source is a purveyor of original games -- including the pictured Super Racing, a surprising hit at the Gamasutra and GameCareerGuide offices.