Entex Space Invader

If i had even minimum wage for every hour i played this in 1981, I'd likely have a paid for home right now.

PS Holy cow this was expensive.

Ward Buyer Meets Spider-Man at Bandai!

I had this issue of Marvel Team Up, it wasn't very good.

1978 Mattel Electronic Games Catalog

Electronic games have come an incredible way since 1978 but it's hard not to fondly remember the simple pleasure of these awesome hand helds by Mattel. Without the sophistication available today, these games were not only fun to play but affordable as well.

1978 was a year of modest but popular offerings including a game I would consider the best hand held game of all time:

Click here to play the 1978 Mattel Electronic Games Catalog

 TOY SHOW REMINDER!
I'll be setting up at this Sunday's Toronto Toy Show (A link to a $2 off admission coupon is here) selling vintage junk, commercial DVDs and more Mantooth than most can handle. Hope to see some of you there, please do stop by and say hi.

If it's too much of a drive for you, be sure to check out my twitter account for live updates from the show floor starting Saturday night.

1978 Milton Bradley Electronics Catalog

In 1978, Milton Bradley who had already been known for board games for well over 100 years,  brought the world some inventive and memorable electronic offerings in the form of Simon and Star Bird.

While primitive by today's standards in the late 70s, these were high tech and hours of fun.

Click Here to visit the 1978 Milton Bradley Electronics Catalog

Neighbourhood spies

Secret agents? Space capsules? These kids live in a far more exciting neighbourhood than me. The highlight of my walkie talkie spying career was catching my buddy's sister in some guys van in '79, it's something I simply cannot unsee, I'm sure he felt 10,000 times worse.

Super small electronic calculator

Eighty Eight bucks is a swell deal but you don't need a calculator when you have some mad crazy "Chisenbop" skills like me.

Plus this thing is prone to catching on fire.

1978 is the year of the Home Computer!

Yeah, like this'll catch on......

I'm pretty sure this is the computer my girlfriend in college had in her dorm room.