page_title: Merlin (console)
hierarchical_section_title: Merlin (console)
caption_attribution_description: English: Merlin hand-held electronic game produced by Parker Brothers circa 1978.
context_page_description: 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. 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.
context_section_description: 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. 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.
caption: Merlin playing Magic Square
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