16x16 screen. That could display a whole Minecraft block face if it was in colour.

My parent's had one of these... I found it as a kid and asked my dad if I could play it. He said "no it sucks"

I am from Croatia. We run off of three 9-volt batteries, not two. Bloody Pillock.

14.50 GBP (1980) is 55.53 GBP in 2014 Other currencies: USD: 85.75 EUR: 80.77 Zimbabwean dollars: 27,642

"somebody has to press the buttons while somebody else twiddles the knob"...hmmm

"This is the most difficult game since that one that was really hard" - Ashens 2013

"Balls speed paddle" sounds like the checklist of a standard Friday night in Essex.

Watching ashens cry in frustration at Blockbuster was the highlight of my day

This is pretty fucking cool for 1979.

"It's like a house brick with a knob on it"- is he describing Simon Cowell?

"and.. go!" "PISS" sounds like me trying to play Megaman.

"1 or more players." Finally. I was getting tired of all those 0-player games.

Ah, classic 70s beige. In the 70s, if it wasn't beige, it was illegal.

Balls, Speed, Paddle, Go..... Sounds like sex education in Britain in four words

"This makes Dark Souls look like Metal Gear Solid" I literally can't figure out a good way for that to make sense, bravo Stuart.

After some extensive testing, Croatia was found to be able run off a single 9 volt.

The idea that a kid may have played this digital handheld video game console with his friends on a park bench while his/her parents were at the Disco dancing to KC & The Sunshine Band in 1979 just blows my mind! That was nearly *40 YEARS AGO!!*

That connect 4 game with inflation was worth an equivalent of about 60 pounds.

Can't wait for the Connect 4 skin lootboxes to release. I heard one of the skins will have THREE dots! Crazy!

It looks decent enough for a portable console in 1979.

We need more games that cause rapid 1 second deaths and random Ashens noises :)

I know it's hard to believe now, but this system actually WAS pretty cool at the time it came out, especially if you were around 10 years old like I was. Remember, this was all we knew back then! I wanted one, but never got this system. I think Mattel started putting out some of their classic handheld games (like Football 2!) pretty soon after this, and they were way better games.

“Somebody presses the button while somebody else twiddles the knob” is a good way to have fun with another adult though

4:56 - 5:09 "Ooooueeghh" "Daaayhhh" "D'ouhhhhh" "Gyeahhhh" "Fnyiieeeek" "Whiiirrrrrr" Totally made my day xD

The connect four AI seems pretty amazing for a handheld at the time..

I am honestly quite blown away by this. For its time that's an amazing looking system. But more than that I'm just blown away that someone could keep it all in such pristine condition for so long! Even the boxes are damn near perfect!

I got this when they were on fire sale at Toys r us in like 82. And it was fun to own. Better than the hand held things they had at the time.

I love when someone 'twiddles my knob'. Great fun to be had there.

As the TVTropes Page says: "A Ball that moves faster than Sonic the Hedgehog on steroids" & it ain't joking. Who's got the World Record score on Blockbuster?

Serious Sam's developers take up 85% of Croatia's power usage.

Hey Dr. Ashen. I'm really glad you made this video, because my dad was talking about something that came out before the gameboy but he couldn't remember the name. I can now show this to him. Thanks a ton! ^w^

I'm from Croatia and we actually run on just ONE 9 v battery.. xD

Ashens is holding a big black knob

love the croatia joke,we are a small country why do we have to get angry about that fact?

I had one of these when I was 6 or so. I loved it. I had Blockbuster, Connect Four, Bowling, and Baseball. I haven't tried it in a while, but I'll bet the thing wouldn't power up now. It's probably got a couple of ancient rotting batteries in it. Thanks for sharing this. Even if the game's a bit crap by today's standards (or even yesterday's, for that matter), it certainly brings back some great memories seeing one of these.

This dude constantly keeps me laughing, and I've only watched two videos so far. Earned a sub!

In 2013, the relative value of £14.50 from 1980 ranges from £47.84 to £98.49 xD

Well, i guess you could say that is an anicent pop station. *puts on sunglasses*

Stuart, you have the best working example of a Microvision that I've ever seen on KZfaq. This is the first video of someone showing one where the game screen even worked properly. I'd swear this thing was transported back from the 70's via a time machine it functions so well.

Now this is a bloody proper review of the Microvision! Real savage like!

I received Microvision as a Christmas gift way back when (and still have it in good condition, actually), but never went beyond Block Buster. I'm tempted on getting the other cartridges online now for sentimental value. And, I must make mention of also appreciating that you suggested playing XTC on vinyl, because it was at that time when I had Drums and Wires on vinyl as a birthday present.

"Makes Dark Souls look like Metal Gear Solid"

I had one of these & loved it. The blockbuster game was my favorite. I had 1 other game but I can't remember what it was. In 1979 this was impressive, plus I was only 8 yrs. old at the time.

I've never seen a video with a Microvision that worked this well. And it looks more fun than a Pop Station.

*Looks at Pinball* "All the fun of an arcade - my anus" XD

Gotta love the rusty screw

Thank you for the old school reviews, I really enjoy them!! =]

I recently did a try to fix video of one of these on my channel. I wanted one so much as a kid... Just goes to show how things change. Never meet your heroes.

Little bit of Google and maths means that £14.50 then is about £58 now. Bloody hell o.O

This thing looks like something which would be used by soldiers in a fucking bomb shelter to detonate mines and shit.

whenever I see Ashen's has uploaded a video my day gets 10000% better

"liquid crystal screen" sounds REALLY advanced, and like something that would give better picture that real life! XD

The 14.50 pounds in 1979 would be worth somewhere between 50-90 pounds up in this time, roughly 100-150 USD. Think about that when you complain about 60 dollar games.

Say what you will about this unit, at least the thing comes with a case and a game unlike any modern devices.

The design of the packaging is really quite good, nice one 1979!

My grandparents had one of these with just the blockbuster game. Never even realized you could change games on it.

Amazing how they managed to make this back in 1979.

A sealed microvision game is worth £12 according to eBay.

'bloody hell it's fast' - LOL, couldn't agree more when I saw how fast the block flew diagonally

i had one of these as a kid and always thought it was just a blockbuster machine,never knew you could get other games for it:)

I'd have been seriously pissed off if i had paid the modern equivalent of 50 quid for that damn pinball game.

haha 5:07. i make that noice all the time at work. an they love it^^

This thing was the god damn bomb. I use to play it riding on the school bus every morning. I became one bad ass at breakout. I also had a cart called Minefield I think. It was way ahead of it's time when it came out back in the olden days for sure.

I HAD ONE OF THOSE!!! i got it for christmas, i only ever found one other game to play on it, goodness that brings back memories

to be honest this was amazing for 1979 in the 90s tiger were still making their horrible lcd games

I love how Stewart lost by giving the CPU 7 in a row, or 2 lines, lol.

I had one as a kid. Loved it!

I remember seeing this thing in the Christmas catalogs here in the US back in the early 1980s, and I wanted one because it looked cool. I never did get one, but I'm not sure I ever asked, either.

Sir! I take offence with your claim that Croatia could run on 2x 9V batteries. For your information, Croatia runs EXCLUSIVELY on 2x D-cell batteries. THOSE MODERN ALKALINE ONES, even. GOOD. DAY. SIR. 😡 😁

Wow this came with a game AND carrying case? That's more then you can say most consoles these days come with.

It’s true. The Consumer Electronics (Portability) Act 1973 explicitly requires that “each item of portable consumer electronics be supplied with a horrible fake leather case constructed of polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane or similar material”. In case anyone’s curious, it was implicitly repealed by the Human Rights Act 1998.

For the people coming here after Ashens' 15-year celebration video, the connect 4 game would've been the equivalent of 67.54 Pounds, 78.50 Euros or 95.54 US Dollars in Febuary 2021.

It's a Popstation!

Kodak is now into batteries? LOL

I had that in 1980 + the bowling one, aahhh what a time, gold.

My dad still has his Microvision from when he was a child and every game in the console's life span (at least in the US). I played it a lot as a child and really enjoyed the Bowling game. For a little bit of trivia, the US cartridges are all the beige color like the Pinball cart and have full word descriptions on membrane-like buttons while the UK carts are all those bright colors with letters and symbols on plastic buttons. At least the carts aren't region locked.

HBloody hell, connect 4 would have been £65 in todays money...

so, how can I emulate this?

My friend had one of these. It was probably the best hand held game up until the first game boy. It was quite impressive for the time. The games were snappy and responsive. It did the job well.

Ashens noises are amazing.

Why did you open the "Connect 4" game, you've could've been rich.

I cringed when you opened up that game that has been sealed for the last 35 years. Luckily they're not worth that much.

That feeling when you see a new Ashens electronic tat review in your subscription feed.

Yep, I'm impressed for the year. I remember being absolutely bowled over with the old LCD Nintendo Game and Watch games. I played with my game for hours, which consisted of controlling a small rowing boat left or right in order to catch falling parachutists. This is earlier, yet I think probably technically better. I suggest that possibly Nintendo's marketing team were more switched on than the old crusties at MB.

Shows you how pathetic the POP station games are. Well, even more so.

Fantastic video! Back to the old days reviewing old stuff eventually! ^^

Great to see one of these reviewed.

It's amazing how visible the screen is compared to things like the Game.com, Supervision, and Gamate.

Ashens is the master of forgotten game console reviews.

I had one of those. My aunt gave it to me on a trip to New Orleans in 1989. It was my gameboy until the screen rot set in.

This video was for me immediately followed by an Xbox One ad. Surreal. :)

I was actually very enthused during your connect 4 game!

This thing is a lot better than i expected for 1979.

i remember theses always wanted one for Christmas but times were hard in the east end in the 70's and mum and couldn't afford it.

I'm genuinely considering buying one of these. It has such a simple play-as-you-go feel. It also appears to have a Star Trek licensed game called Phaser Strike which was released presumably to market The Motion Picture. Quite an interesting unit.

brings me back memores

OMG! i actually had this console in the day,totally forgot about it!

Should definitely add this video to "The POP Station Saga" playlist.

How cool is that, that game was sealed for 34 year and works the first time it was turned on.

This system was made in the same year I was, it was actually a bit ahead of its time, I was bought a similar interchangeable LCD screen games for my 10th Birthday.