"whizzers"......they were awesome until you got one stuck in your hair.
Wasn't that featured in Something About Mary, or was that something else???
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Wasn't that featured in Something About Mary, or was that something else???
Lawn Darts, anyone?
Great game when played with a 6 foot picket fence in the middle. Really keeps you guessing.
We called it "Human Battleship"
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Okay guys, I really need your help.
I'm looking for the name (and possibly an image) of an electronic game (possibly more from the 80's) that was made of plastic (white) with 9 colored buttons (back lighted) and sounds. You could play 10 (maybe 12) different games like: baseball, roulette, simmon, etc.
Was it Mr. something...?
Anyway, here's a basic drawing from the game (top and left):
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...Forget about the proportions, I'm working for the Apple patent department...
Okay guys, I really need your help.
I'm looking for the name (and possibly an image) of an electronic game (possibly more from the 80's) that was made of plastic (white) with 9 colored buttons (back lighted) and sounds. You could play 10 (maybe 12) different games like: baseball, roulette, simmon, etc.
Was it Mr. something...?
Anyway, here's a basic drawing from the game (top and left):
...Forget about the proportions, I'm working for the Apple patent department...
can't forget Shogun Warriors
I had these in the late 70's and then they were pulled off the market because a couple of kids shot the spring loaded projectiles down their throat and died.
My mom saw the news report and ,of course, took away my favorite toys
I had these in the late 70's and then they were pulled off the market because a couple of kids shot the spring loaded projectiles down their throat and died.
My mom saw the news report and ,of course, took away my favorite toys
I was a LEGO nut from the time I was about 5 or 6 years old. I don't think I really ever played with anything else
Same here; LEGO was a great toy and I loved it and played with little else (except maybe Matchbox cars, I loved the vintage models).
Wow, that is EXACTLY the toy I was looking for a picture of...thanks for posting.
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I had these in the late 70's and then they were pulled off the market because a couple of kids shot the spring loaded projectiles down their throat and died.
My mom saw the news report and ,of course, took away my favorite toys
Shogun warriors were freaking sweet! I had two of them. This one and the fire one. Loved them. I had the three foot ones, can't tell from the picture how tall this one is. Shot his fists and little red rockets! They were freaking killer!!!!
One of the few toys I have still...
1981 Calico Pac Man, I got it for my 4th birthday.
It still works!
1981 Calico Pac Man, I got it for my 4th birthday.
It still works!
I found a canister of Clink-a-links at a garage sale a couple of years ago. I bought them because I had never seen, nor heard of them, and the container looked older. I brought them home and could not find anything on the web about them.
Today I dug them out of my closet and decided to search the web again. This time I came across this forum. Yay! I'll post a couple of photos of the ones I have.
Today I dug them out of my closet and decided to search the web again. This time I came across this forum. Yay! I'll post a couple of photos of the ones I have.
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I played with playplax, octons, and there was a set with cylinders too. Then capsela, lincoln logs, and legos.
Oh I totally had one of those!! Looooooved it!
I have a partial set my kids tried out. They were not as enthralled with them as I was when I was a kid. Hmmm, I'm thinking the lure of the iPad and Playstations are too great!
Ha! And try to find a ball point pen that will actually fit through those little holes....never!
I have a bit of a 1970s toy collection. My favourite 1970s Matchbox cars...
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Mini Ha-Ha (1975)
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Matchbox Flying Bug (1972)
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Mini Ha-Ha (1975)
Matchbox Flying Bug (1972)
Click a pic if you'd like to see more.
I remember those and loved them as well
I have just ordered a wooden, what is called the 'Nostalgia Edition' of the wonderful detective board game, Cluedo. When I was a child (some few decades ago), and even as a teenager, I loved that game and played it endlessly with siblings and a cousin whom we were very close to.
Now, I have bought it as a gift for the two exceedingly articulate, (from birth their parents addressed them in full sentences, despising baby talk; from early childhood, the children responded with full grammatically correct paragraphs by way of reply), nerdish, well read and utterly delightful children (whom I like a lot) of two very good friends of mine; both children and adults enjoy board games, in which I have been encouraged to participate on recent visits.
Of course, I admit to kidding myself, but only a little. While it is a gift for the charming pair, I guiltily confess that I fully expect to be an active participant in a game of Cluedo sometime fairly soon.
Now, I have bought it as a gift for the two exceedingly articulate, (from birth their parents addressed them in full sentences, despising baby talk; from early childhood, the children responded with full grammatically correct paragraphs by way of reply), nerdish, well read and utterly delightful children (whom I like a lot) of two very good friends of mine; both children and adults enjoy board games, in which I have been encouraged to participate on recent visits.
Of course, I admit to kidding myself, but only a little. While it is a gift for the charming pair, I guiltily confess that I fully expect to be an active participant in a game of Cluedo sometime fairly soon.