Vintage Toys & Games

What do you get when you combine a pair of gussied up cup-and-string telephones with some creative packaging? The Space Commander Walkie Talkie set from Remco!

Before the proliferation of handheld electronics and computer-based video games, there were the Tru-Action sports simulation tabletop games – powered by a rudimentary engineering concept: vibration.

7 not so trivial facts about the game.

Released in 1970, Mister Brain was one of the several “tru-smoke” toys from New Jersey-based Remco that emitted “clean, safe smoke” while it operated.

Released in 1959 by Remco, the Yankee Doodle launch pad propelled a series of toy Atlas and Titan rockets, as well as one of three different satellites, into "outer space".

In the 1930s, Magic Designer was a popular precision drawing toy geared towards kids and adults - and was likely an inspiration for Spirograph 30 years later.

Released by Marx in 1963, the Sooper Snooper 4-Way Scope was a worthy addition to any junior secret agent’s collection of spy gear.

The VertiBird line of toy helicopters combined simple flight simulation with crime fighting, search and rescue, and space exploration operations – an exceptional play experience for children who wanted to create their own adventures.

Released in 1968 from Kenner, Say It! Play It! is a working cartridge tape recorder that allows you to “capture the wonderful world of sound and play it back.”

ROM The Space Knight made its debut in 1979 and was one of Parker Brothers' first forays into a toy product that was not a board game.