Vintage Toys & Games

Mattel’s 1983 product catalogue, Mattel Delivers, captures the company at a crossroads, riding high on blockbuster brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Masters of the Universe while wrestling with steep losses from its Electronics division.

The Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider shown in this vintage advertisement were two of the four model kits released by Monogram following the 1978 premiere of Battlestar Galactica.

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

“She loves her kitchen.”

In Wendy the Good Little Witch, players take on the roles of Wendy and friends as they make their way home from Wendy’s birthday party.

Released in 1974 by Mego, the Dinah-Mite Ski Chalet playset allowed fashion doll Dinah-Mite to escape the hustle and bustle of life and enjoy some downtime with her friends in the serenity of her own woodland retreat.

Pressman Toy Corporation of Texas evolved from modest beginnings to become the third-largest manufacturer of games and toys in the United States.

Mattel brought ballet to the playroom with Dancerina, a 24-inch battery-operated doll that could pirouette, toe-dance, and gracefully turn her head, all at the push or twist of a control knob hidden in her plastic tiara.

Published by Milton Bradley in 1988, Shark Attack! was a swim-for-your-life game that raced fish around a track in hopes of outswimming a menacing mechanical shark.