It's this one: an LCD handheld game called "Trojans".
So what's the situation? There's what looks like a castle under siege. Going by the title though, I assume it's actually the ancient city of Troy. The game goes like this. You're under siege, and the invading forces are trying to get in. To this end, 4 siege ladders have been put up, and the bastards are climbing up!
But there you are: the lonely defender of Troy, it is your job to stand there on the wall and stop them. To stop them, you have to move between the 4 ladders and be there by the time the baddie gets to the top. The invaders are girly-men, so they die instantly, but they have numbers on their side. More are on the way all the time, and as the game progresses, the speed with which they are storming the city increases. Every time one does get past you, you lose a life. If this happens X times (X being 3, presumably, though after all these years I honestly don't remember)... When X=0, it's game over, man!
So that's the game. Simple, but fun!
A while ago, I was very happy to find information about it at the Handheld Games Museum. Namely, here and here. From what I gather, a Japanese company called Matsudaya brought out a series of LCD handheld games under the Play & Time label. Apparently, another company called Commodoor (not related to Commodore) licensed the title from them and sold Trojans themselves. I don't remember which one I had, but I'm guessing I had the Matsudaya version.
I'm just not sure, because it seems I misplaced my old LCD handhelds...
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