Forgotten Electronic Games

[Tall Girl]

In the '80's, there were machines you could put money in at the GFF grocery store and play PacMan. And my girls got so good at playing Frogger the right way that they would play it backwards too. That seemed like the beginning of kids not being as physically active.

[dances with cameras]

This was sweet! A pong game, race car game and a quick-draw all in one...also, I have Mattel football game in my desk as we speak!

[MsDarkstar]

From the Wired list, I had a Merlin but I had no idea what it did. It was a hand me down from my older sister. I just remember liking it cause it made noise lol. My 6yr old nephew recently found my old Simon and has been playing with that...when he first tried it though he was like Ummmmm that's all it does? I also loved my Lite Brite.

[Prunepicker]

From the Wired list, I had a Merlin but I had no idea what it did.

I saw those in the Spiegle Christmas catalog. I don't remember what it did,
either.

[Generals64]

The closest I ever had of an electric game was an Electric Football set. And an Erector set with a small motor.......Hmmmmm...had a pop bottle that made a good rocket......but, I got my first .22 when I was Three years old....Still have it and it still works......No Prunepicker it isn't Black Powder....

[Prunepicker]

The closest I ever had of an electric game was an Electric Football set.
And an Erector set with a small motor... Hmmmmm... had a pop bottle that
made a good rocket... but, I got my first .22 when I was Three years old...
Still have it and it still works... No Prunepicker it isn't Black Powder...

Awright! Electric football games! They were ridiculous, and lots of fun. Did
anyone ever complete a pass? Successfully run the play they intended?
Finish a game?

Was the pop bottle a rocket or a space station for launching rockets?

If you were 3 when you got your first .22 I'll wage that it's black powder
and that there ain't no rifling in that barrel whatsoever! You probably used
it for pop bottle rockets, too. Mine was a Johnson that was made during
WWII. The factory price was around $4. It's still around!

I have a Parker black powder double barrel shotgun. It was my great, great
uncle's. I've thought about selling it and buying North Carolina and New =
Mexico.

[Generals64]

The Pop Bottle was everything from a race car to a rocket ship....Then I found a small Grapette bottle ...it became my racing sports car until I found out they would bring 2 cents each....The rifle is a Stevens "Crack Shot" with a Rolling block mechanism.
You probably never had a Stick Horse did you????how about a Rubber band Gun? A wooden sword and shield to fight off the dragons? or a real fort that no Indians (except the kids across the street) could penetrate....We had fun playing Cowboys and Indians....Funny though, I always wanted to be the Indian and they of course would be the Cowboys.....Did you ever use a 78 record for a frisbee????What kind of bag did you carry your marbles in???Did you ever play marbles or spin a wooden top? How about a Pea Shooter????5 cents at TG&Y of course......and then there was the paddle ball...I wonder how many hours kids played with that paddle and then the rubber band would break and your mother then used the Paddle over and over and over....

[Prunepicker]

You probably never had a Stick Horse did you? how about a Rubber band
Gun? A wooden sword and shield to fight off the dragons? or a real fort
that no Indians (except the kids across the street) could penetrate... We
had fun playing Cowboys and Indians... Funny though, I always wanted to
be the Indian and they of course would be the Cowboys... Did you ever use
a 78 record for a frisbee? What kind of bag did you carry your marbles in?
Did you ever play marbles or spin a wooden top? How about a Pea Shooter?
5 cents at TG&Y of course... and then there was the paddle ball... I
wonder how many hours kids played with that paddle and then the rubber
band would break and your mother then used the Paddle over and over and
over...

Of course I had a stick horse. It was magical and sometimes turned into a
broom or a rake. When it turned into a rake you had to be extra careful or
it'd throw you! We'd use anything flat and round for a frisbee! Did you
remember when you discovered the incredible shield that someone left on
top of the trash cans? They'd deflect anything.

[Generals64]

Of course I had a stick horse. It was magical and sometimes turned into a
broom or a rake. When it turned into a rake you had to be extra careful or
it'd throw you! We'd use anything flat and round for a frisbee! Did you
remember when you discovered the incredible shield that someone left on
top of the trash cans? They'd deflect anything.

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You lived in the high rent district of the south side....our trash cans were 55 gallon drums and we burned the trash until it was full and wouldn't burn any more and then we would haul it off and get a "New" used 55 gallon drum.....
I remember trying to catch one of those 78 lp's...... hurt real bad.....did you guys ever try and pick Sand plums????(I know, off topic) and then use the Sand plums in your Electronic Home made sling shot???? boy would they raise a whelp.....

[Prunepicker]

... did you guys ever try and pick Sand plums?(I know, off topic) and then
use the Sand plums in your Electronic Home made sling shot? boy would they
raise a whelp...

I remember Dad driving us on a highway. We passed some Sand plum bushes
and we went from 70 to 0 in .001 seconds. Got a bunch of them! They
make great jam.

[dances with cameras]

Also, had one of these...cool game where you had to figure out the 3,4, or 5 digit number. Some took FOREVER...but it also made cool sounds...

[soonergeezer]

I didn't have many on the lists you linked, but immediately thought of this very rudimentary football game that captivated me for hours on end in the early 80's:

Believe it or not, I still have this game and the basketball version and they both work.

[Martin]

[Urbanized]

Believe it or not, I still have this game and the basketball version and they both work.

I had the same experience. I still have the soccer version, and it also works.