Mad Marbles from Lakeside (1970)
Released in 1970 by Lakeside, Mad Marbles is an action game that requires “fast reflexes, good judgment, and a keen sense of humor.”
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Released in 1970 by Lakeside, Mad Marbles is an action game that requires “fast reflexes, good judgment, and a keen sense of humor.”
The Feeley Meeley party game was published in 1967 by Milton Bradley and claimed to be “the game that gives you a FUNNY FEELING!”
Remco’s Movieland Drive-In Theater playset replicates a realistic drive-in movie experience from the late 1950s.
Released in 1965 by Lakeside Toys, Barrel of Monkeys is a dexterity game for children ages three and up.
Released in the early 1950s by Marx, The Busy Bee Game draws inspiration from the now iconic Game of Cootie, which was produced by Schaper.
Released in 1983 by Milton Bradley, Arcade Mania unites two popular forms of gameplay — board games and arcade games — into one fast-paced, colourful, and boisterous experience.
Released in 1968 from the Fred Bronner Corporation, the Matchbox Traffic Game challenged 2 to 4 players, ages 8 to 14, to a series of driving missions with points scored for each mile travelled. Lawfully racking up mileage is the goal.
Released in 1969 by Schaper, Don’t Break the Ice is a tabletop game set on a perilously thin sheet of “ice.”
Released in 1969 by New Jersey-based Remco, the Tin Man Robot was based on the character of the same name from the Wizard of Oz.
Released in 1974 by the Ideal Toy Company, The Hollywood Squares TV Game is modeled after the game show of the same name, which originally aired on NBC from 1966-1981.
When Tyco’s Dino-Riders toy line launched in December 1987, a miniature comic was included with each of the dinosaur toys.
Released in 1971 by Mattel, The Rock Flowers were Barbie-like fashion dolls that appealed to a generation of children fascinated by flower power, rock music, and the lively fashion styles of the times.
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In 1978, amidst the hoopla surrounding Kenner’s burgeoning Star Wars toy universe, Milton Bradley released Star Bird, a hand-held “space transport with electronic circuitry”.
In the 1960s, Hasbro released a line of Take-Along sets that allowed children to craft on the go.
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