“Imagine, the destiny of the Universe is in your hands.”

“Very nice!”

In 1983, Tomy released Turnin’ Turbo Dashboard, a child-sized replica of a sports car dashboard with working parts and a viewing screen.

Watch as Dave of the Toy Polloi YouTube channel repairs a Transformers G1 Metroplex figure.

Released in 1979 from TOMY, Run Yourself Ragged challenged players to be the fastest through a miniature obstacle course.

Released in 1978 from TOMY, Digital Derby was an electro-mechanical game that challenged players to successfully navigate their race car through a non-stop flow of oncoming traffic.

The Omnibot 2000 was the “state-of-the-fun” toy robot produced by TOMY in the 1980s.

In 1982, TOMY released Dingbot, a small toy robot whose design was heavily influenced by the fictional film character E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Nintendo’s beloved Super Mario is making its way into family fun, courtesy of TOMY’s new Pop Up Super Mario game.

In 1981, TOMY released Flip and Fold Fashions, a toy that let children play fashion designer by mixing and matching fabrics and accessories to coordinate a custom outfit for their model.

“In the not-too-distant future, they’ll be everywhere.”

Before battery-powered, hand-held games became de rigueur, TOMY released a line of non-electronic Pocket Games in the US for ages five and up.