Are you... OLD? You are if you recognize these... (add your own).

[TrekMD]

My great-grandmother had one and she used it!  She also had one of these...

Edited January 17, 2024 by TrekMD

[RobertLM78]

7 hours ago, - Ω - said:

I had these intercoms and really enjoyed them, until new neighbors moved in next door with a pair on the same frequency.  I ended up having to buy a new set with multiple channels.  Radio Shack.

My little brother and I would use them to chat after bedtime.  Also used them for pranks and hijinx, like suddenly buzzing a roomfull of people XD

[TrekMD]

Did anyone play with these?

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The consumer protection people would freak out today if these were sold, but who can forget...

[TrekMD]

Did anyone have these?  I still have the calculator, though it doesn't look as nice as the one on this picture!

[RickR]

Who had a sweet bike like this?  I had a knockoff from Montgomery Wards.  No shifter on mine though.

 

[Cryptocoffee13]

On 1/9/2024 at 10:38 PM, TrekMD said:

A.R.T.I. is definitely great!  A very well made homebrew that expands on the original concept. 

 

On 1/8/2024 at 8:07 AM, sramirez2008 said:

• Alien Brigade
• Asteroids
• Food Fight
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Robotron (Twin-Stick goodness)

*Note: My wife and I love to play Centipede Trak-Ball edition. You can play co-op or dual player competition, which allows you to shoot your opponent. That's nasty!

I won't list a top-five for homebrews, because its become impossible to do so. Our talented developers have made soo many good games, its hard to chose five and the five continue to change, year over year. I do feel that I have to mention Baby Pac-Man as this homebrew title is a home console exclusive. Maybe Atari can work something out with PacManPlus and get this cart re-issued for the 2600+ (which plays, via emulation 7800 games). This would make it available again to the masses. 

 

On 1/16/2024 at 9:17 PM, TrekMD said:

That's awesome!  Congrats @Cryptocoffee13!

 

On 1/15/2024 at 5:53 AM, sramirez2008 said:

I had this! I absolutely loved it! I would take this outside all the time. I would have it jump over a huge remote control truck that I also used to have. 

[Cryptocoffee13]

Jaws was a fun game to play with people. 

[sramirez2008]

32 minutes ago, RickR said:

Who had a sweet bike like this?  I had a knockoff from Montgomery Wards.  No shifter on mine though.

 

My friend had a similar bike with the shifter. We were all jealous of the shifter.

[RickR]

Just now, sramirez2008 said:

My friend had a similar bike with the shifter. We were all jealous of the shifter.

my brother had one too.  3 speed, the shifter was a thumb knob though.  It got stolen, and I don't think he's ever gotten over it 🙂 

[TrekMD]

6 hours ago, RickR said:

Who had a sweet bike like this?  I had a knockoff from Montgomery Wards.  No shifter on mine though.

 

I did not have a bike like that!  Heck, I'm not sure I've seen one like that before!

 

6 hours ago, Cryptocoffee13 said:

Jaws was a fun game to play with people. 

It was! 

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My Dad had one exactly like this.  I was the last one to use it when I converted everything from 8mm to VHS, which I later transferred to DVD's and now those old home movies only reside on hard drive.  Back in 1992 the bulb was $30.00!

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If you're old enough, you don't need to be told who these figures are or what show they were from...

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... and if you don't know this one, you've been in a coma for a long time or where born yesterday.

 

[TrekMD]

1 hour ago, - Ω - said:

If you're old enough, you don't need to be told who these figures are or what show they were from...

I had Steve Austin! 

[sramirez2008]

4 hours ago, TrekMD said:

I had Steve Austin! 

I had Steve Austin and his Bionic Transport. 

[sramirez2008]

Also had Action Jackson.

Edited January 21, 2024 by sramirez2008
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[TrekMD]

I didn't have Action Jackson.  I had GI Joe!  The original!

[TrekMD]

I remember spinning on one of these many, many times...

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I was too old when these came out, but I thought they were real cool.  If I remember right it was one of the first microprocessor controlled toys for kids.

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... I did however did get this exact toy when I was 5 years old.  I loved it!

  

[TrekMD]

6 hours ago, - Ω - said:

I was too old when these came out, but I thought they were real cool.  If I remember right it was one of the first microprocessor controlled toys for kids.

Oh, I remember bigtrak!  Never had it but I also thought it was one cool toy!

6 hours ago, - Ω - said:

... I did however did get this exact toy when I was 5 years old.  I loved it!

  

I had this one too!  It was fun!

[RickR]

I still have a BigTrak, and that water-pressure-rocket always ended up on the garage roof next to the frisbee. 

 

[RickR]

MaximumRD's status made me think about these.  These were very common back in the 70/80's, but now pretty rare to see.  Seems like every basement/rumpus room back then had one of these and a ping-pong table!

[Justin]

4 hours ago, RickR said:

MaximumRD's status made me think about these.  These were very common back in the 70/80's, but now pretty rare to see.  Seems like every basement/rumpus room back then had one of these and a ping-pong table!

I’m still unsure how to play this or how score is kept. I imagine it’s a lot like Dom Jot.