A Handheld game console is a completely autonomous video game console, in that controls, screen and audio outputs are built-into the unit. The Game Boy, released in 1989 by Nintendo, popularized the hand held console. They are usually not considered consoles, instead considered handhelds.
- Atari Lynx (1989)
- Cybiko
- e-Reader
- Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance (1999)
- Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP (2003)
- Nintendo Game Boy Color (1997)
- Nintendo Virtual Boy (semi-portable)
- Game Park GP32 (2001)
- Milton Bradley Microvision
- SNK Neo Geo Pocket (1996)
- SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color(1999)
- Pokémon Mini
- Sega Game Gear (1991)
- Sega Genesis Nomad (1995)
- Supervision
- Swan Crystal
- Tiger Game.com (1997)
- TurboGrafx-16 TurboExpress
- Vectrex
- Wonderswan (1999)
- Wonderswan Color (2000)