Nintendo Game & Watch Series (1980-1991) PDAs this wall-mounted phone used a

this wall-mounted phone used a hand crank (called a magneto) and its own local batteries

Conceived by legendary designer Gunpei Yokoi after he watched a bored businessman playing with a calculator on a bullet train

this legendary phone was a massive luxury status symbol that originally cost a staggering $3

Developed in just one year by a secret team in Florida

Nintendo Game & Watch Series (1980-1991) PDAs this wall-mounted phone used aNintendo Game & Watch "Ball" First Handheld Video Game System from Nintendo The Nintendo Game & Watch Ball (Model AC 01), released on April 28, 1980, is the "Patient Zero" of Nintendos handheld empire. Conceived by legendary designer Gunpei Yokoi after he watched a bored businessman playing with a calculator on a bullet train, Ball was the world's first dedicated handheld gaming device to feature an LCD screen. The premise was deceptively simple: