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Pengo

The handheld version of Pengo is a portable LCD game manufactured by Bandai with a license from Sega. It was released in 1982, and is based on the arcade game, Pengo. Very little is known about the LCD version…

31 December 1982

Pengo is a video game developed by Bandai, released 31 December 1982 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Pengo is

Pengo was developed by Bandai and released in 1982. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The handheld version of Pengo is a portable LCD game manufactured by Bandai with a license from Sega. It was released in 1982, and is based on the arcade game, Pengo. Very little is known about the LCD version of Pengo, though it is possible that it was not released outside of Japan. It can be assumed it bears some relationship with the arcade game, but as the system is quite rare, nothing has yet been documented.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Pengo launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Pengo come out?
Pengo was released on 31 December 1982 for Handheld Electronic LCD.