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It Pushes You to Your Limit: Remembering Computer Perfection (1979)

It Pushes You to Your Limit: Remembering Computer Perfection (1979)

Lakeside's Electronic Perfection was billed in 1979 as "the ultimate playmate" and the same advertising ...
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They’re Not What They Appear to Be: Remembering LJN’s Enemy Visitor Action Figure (1984)

They’re Not What They Appear to Be: Remembering LJN’s Enemy Visitor Action Figure (1984)

      https://youtu.be/VObQfWMgmIM   It wasn’t long before LJN had an action V "Enemy Visitor" action ...
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He’s the Bat You’ll Love to Hate: Remembering Mattel’s Gre-gory (1980)

He’s the Bat You’ll Love to Hate: Remembering Mattel’s Gre-gory (1980)

  It was great to be a kid growing in the 1970s and 1980s, in ...
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This Could Be Your Head! The Shrunken Head Apple Sculpture Kit (1975)

This Could Be Your Head! The Shrunken Head Apple Sculpture Kit (1975)

  Here’s another crazy toy from the bygone age of the 1970s to remember just ...
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Take it Anywhere: Remembering Blip, The Digital Game (Tomy, 1977)

Take it Anywhere: Remembering Blip, The Digital Game (Tomy, 1977)

  Here’s another crazy artefact from the 1970s, a handheld game console from Tomy called, ...
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Play-Doh Faces: Mesmerising Portraits In The Meatyard Mold

Play-Doh Faces: Mesmerising Portraits In The Meatyard Mold

In Photographs, Portuguese photographer Tomba Lobos merges Play-Doh and human faces to creates pictures that give ...
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The Classic World Domination Game: Celebrating RISK (Parker Brothers)

The Classic World Domination Game: Celebrating RISK (Parker Brothers)

  In 1959, Parker Brothers licensed from creator Albert Lamorisse (1922-1970) a game called “Conquest ...
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Welcome to Family-Time Hell: Vintage Board Games That Time Forgot

Welcome to Family-Time Hell: Vintage Board Games That Time Forgot

  I happen to really love board games, and have happy memories of playing them ...
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American Heritage: The War Games of The 1960s Generation (from Milton Bradley)

American Heritage: The War Games of The 1960s Generation (from Milton Bradley)

In 1961, American Heritage Magazine and toy-maker Milton Bradley teamed up to release a series of memorable “American Heritage” war games ...
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Captain on the (Plastic) Bridge: Remembering the First Fifty Years of Star Trek Bridge Playsets and Models

Captain on the (Plastic) Bridge: Remembering the First Fifty Years of Star Trek Bridge Playsets and Models

  It’s funny to think about, but almost all the great adventure -- in all ...
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The Electronic Wizard: Remembering MERLIN (Parker Bros; 1978)

The Electronic Wizard: Remembering MERLIN (Parker Bros; 1978)

  In 1978, Parker Bros. introduced the world to a hand-held electronic game that became ...
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Beyond Battleship: Remembering Milton Bradley’s Sub Search

Beyond Battleship: Remembering Milton Bradley’s Sub Search

  Milton Bradley’s Sub Search (1973) is another board game blast from my youth in ...
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