> They typically use naked dies bonded straight out to the PCB and covered by epoxy > blobs. These are quite fragile, and need to be decapped and dumped visually for the > most part. Sean Riddle, Kevtris, etc. have been working their way through other > handheld and tabletop LED/VFD/LCD games for a while. They'll probably get around to > the Tiger handhelds eventually. It's just that all this takes time, effort and skill. > So you'll just have to wait, really.
Thank you for the explanation. I wasn't asking necessarily because I had a great desire to play them. They just seemed like an apparent gap in the preservation of video game history and I was curious to the reason. Now I know
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