Published by Mattel in 1978, the Godzilla Game infused playtime with chance and suspense as players anxiously awaited Godzilla’s attack.

In 1970, Mattel released ZZZoom-IT, a glorified slingshot designed to resemble an oversized hand-held gun.

Introduced by Lakeside in 1973, Perfection was a family-friendly tabletop action game that mixed manual dexterity, visual perception, and the thrill of a timed race. 

In 1978, Hasbro began marketing TENTE, a line of plastic building blocks manufactured by EXIN, a toy company based in Barcelona, Spain.

Published by Milton Bradley in 1966, Milton the Monster board game was based on the Hal Seeger-produced animated television series of the same name that ran for 26 episodes between 1965 and 1968.

Released in 1971, the Power Mite Table Saw was part of Ideal’s line of miniature power tools.

Released in 1966, Whiplash was a double-action Skee-Ball game for two players from Lakeside.

Released by Transogram in 1936, the Popeye Bubble Set capitalized on the popularity of the Popeye character while offering children the thrill of blowing soap bubbles through a sailor’s pipe.

Released in 1966, Skill-It – The Frying Pan Maze was both a play on words and a skill-testing game from Milton Bradley.

Released in 1959 by Remco, the Coney Island Penny Machine was a desktop version of the claw machines routinely found in arcades, traveling carnivals, and state fairs.

Nicolas Ricketts of The Strong spotlights the Rubik’s Cube and three brain-teasing predecessors.

In 1963, Transogram released Pretzel, a mechanical pet capable of playing a rudimentary form of fetch.