Merlin (console)

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Merlin

Merlin playing Magic Square
Also known as	Merlin The Electronic Wizard
Developer	Parker Brothers
Manufacturer	Parker Brothers
Type	Handheld electronic game
Generation	First generation
Release date	1978
Units sold	>5 million
CPU	Texas Instruments TMS1100[1][2]
Memory	48 bytes of RAM[3]
Display	Matrix with 11 LED buttons
Sound	Played through internal speaker
Input	11 LED buttons + 4 buttons + on/off switch
Power	Batteries: 6 AA batteries Power supply: AC adaptor (nominal: 9 Volt DC at 75 milliamps / maximum: 10.5 Volt DC at 5 milliamps / minimum: 7.5 Volt DC at 150 milliamps)
Mass	250 gram (no batteries)/391 gram (with batteries)
Website	theelectronicwizard.com

Merlin (also known as Merlin The Electronic Wizard, stylized as MERLIN) is a handheld electronic game first made by Parker Brothers in 1978.

The game was invented by former NASA employee Bob Doyle, his wife Holly, and brother-in-law Wendl Thomis.^[4] Merlin is notable as one of the earliest and most popular handheld games, selling over 5 million units during its initial run, as well as one of the most long-lived, remaining popular throughout the 1980s. A version of the game was re-released in 2004 by the Milton Bradley Company.