Handheld electronic game by less bright dots). In 1978 the Milton Bradley Company entered the handheld market with Simon, a simple color-and-sound-matching game. Simon had no dedicated display, but featured four colored, lighted buttons; the original version was large enough to be used as a tabletop game or a handheld; later versions became increasingly smaller. The same year, Parker Brothers also released Merlin, a more sophisticated handheld which could play six different games using an array of 11 buttons with integrated LEDs. Despite their relative simplicity, each of these early games was highly successful. The initial success of Mattel and Parker Brothers' entries
The Who, What, or Where Game of "Jackpot" that aired between 1985 and 1988 on the USA Network. After unsuccessfully attempting to revive the series in 1988 with a failed pilot called "The New Who, What or Where Game", Ron Greenberg later reformatted the show as "The Challengers", hosted by Dick Clark. "The Challengers" incorporated elements from "The Who, What, or Where Game" alongside a mix of topical questions in categories dealing with current events. Jonathan Lethem's 2013 novel "Dissident Gardens" has as part of its plot a character who appears on this show, which is mentioned by name, as is host Art James. The music