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Scrabble: Squaring-off Family Game Night

BY Todd Coopee April 13, 2018 Vintage Toys & Games

Vintage Toys & Games

Maniac from Ideal (1979)

Combining lights, sound, and music, Maniac by Ideal is a classic example of the microprocessor-controlled electronic games popular in the late 1970s.

Close ‘n Play Phonograph from Kenner (1975)

The popular Close ‘n Play Phonograph from Kenner simplified one of the most challenging aspects of operating a turntable: setting the needle on the record.

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