TrekMD Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 (edited) My great-grandmother had one and she used it! She also had one of these... Edited January 17 by TrekMD - Ω -, Cryptocoffee13 and sramirez2008 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 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 RickR and - Ω - 2 Quote Cheering vestry jolt now! 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Did anyone play with these? RickR, RobertLM78, - Ω - and 3 others 6 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 The consumer protection people would freak out today if these were sold, but who can forget... Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Did anyone have these? I still have the calculator, though it doesn't look as nice as the one on this picture! RobertLM78 and RickR 2 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Who had a sweet bike like this? I had a knockoff from Montgomery Wards. No shifter on mine though. socrates63, - Ω - and sramirez2008 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 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. RickR, TrekMD and sramirez2008 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Jaws was a fun game to play with people. sramirez2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 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. socrates63 and RickR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 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 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 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! Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 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! RobertLM78, RickR and TrekMD 3 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 If you're old enough, you don't need to be told who these figures are or what show they were from... TrekMD, sramirez2008 and socrates63 3 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 20 Author Report Share Posted January 20 ... and if you don't know this one, you've been in a coma for a long time or where born yesterday. Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 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! - Ω - 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 4 hours ago, TrekMD said: I had Steve Austin! I had Steve Austin and his Bionic Transport. - Ω - and TrekMD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sramirez2008 Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 (edited) Also had Action Jackson. Edited January 21 by sramirez2008 Typo - Ω - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 I didn't have Action Jackson. I had GI Joe! The original! sramirez2008 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 I remember spinning on one of these many, many times... RobertLM78, MistaMaddog and Sabertooth 3 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 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. sramirez2008, TrekMD, socrates63 and 1 other 4 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Ω - Posted January 22 Author Report Share Posted January 22 ... I did however did get this exact toy when I was 5 years old. I loved it! Sabertooth, sramirez2008, RickR and 1 other 4 Quote <<< My YouTube Page >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 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! - Ω - 1 Quote 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 I still have a BigTrak, and that water-pressure-rocket always ended up on the garage roof next to the frisbee. - Ω -, Mr SQL, sramirez2008 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 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! MaximumRD, Sabertooth and - Ω - 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 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. MaximumRD and RickR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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