Mechadon Handheld Game

Mechadon Handheld Game
Produced by	Tiger Electronics
Released	2001
Price	$20.00

"Like a stainless steel spider, this BattleBot stalks his prey. The BattleBots Handheld LCD game is shaped like the bot Mechadon from the BattleBots television show, one of the coolest competitors ever to creep into the BattleBox..."

— The game's official description

The Mechadon Handheld Game was a BattleBots video game created by Tiger Electronics, the parent company to Hasbro also responsible for the Furby robotic toys.

An alternative design, note the lack of a speaker.

Likely inspired by the popularity of portable video game consoles at the time, such as the Game Boy Advance, the toy was based around the design of Mark Setrakian's superheavyweight robot, Mechadon. It is clearly identifiable as Mechadon, though features jaws which were not present on the real robot. Four red button on top allow for the game to be turned on and off, toggles the sound and and other options. Mechadon's six legs can also move in place to mimic the real robot.

"... Move him back and forth to make his legs move and to control his movement on the screen. Open and close his pinchers and the on-screen bot will attack. Can you defeat the enemy bots and claim the dominance of the BattleBox?"

— The game's official description, continued

It was priced at $20 on the BattleBots website and requires three AAA batteries, which were not included.

Gameplay

• The handheld game in its packaging.
• The back of the packaging.
• El Diablo.
• Killerhurtz.
• Vlad the Impaler.
• Minion.
• Mechadon in-game.

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As Mechadon, the player fights in a black and white rendition of the BattleBox against opponents in the form of KillerHurtz, Vlad the Impaler, Minion and El Diablo. The game is divided into five stages, where you fight each of the robots one-by-one in three minute battles, followed by a rumble against all four opponents at once.

Mechadon is controlled using the wheels underneath the console which when spun, also move the console's legs. Its jaws allow for Mechadon to grab hold of opponents and carry them to the Pulverizers and Killsaws, resembling real BattleBox hazards.

• Stage 1: El Diablo
• Stage 2: KillerHurtz
• Stage 3: Vlad the Impaler
• Stage 4: Minion
• Stage 5: Royal Rumble