Vintage Toys & Games

In 1968, Cragstan released Wild Wheels, a line of friction-powered plastic model cars and trucks.

“Play it fast for fun. Think it out for a challenge.”

Released in 1981 from Milton Bradley, the M*A*S*H board game aimed to capture the spirit of the beloved television series, tasking players with the challenge of ushering the wounded to safety.

In 1992, Remco released Steel Tec, a model construction system that offered junior engineers builds combining metal parts, such as brackets, strips, and plates, and polystyrene components that were inter-connected using metal screws.

Rod Serling’s radio and television productions are steeped in intrigue. As screenwriter, producer, host, and narrator of The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling challenged television audiences to open their minds to new realities and break free of social conventions.

Released in 1979, the Electronic Detective game from Ideal required one to four players to match wits against a “fiendish computer brain” to solve an imaginary crime.

Nicolas Ricketts traces the development of the Simon electronic game and its variations through the years.

Released by Remco in 1961, Frogman let kids to stage their own underwater adventures.

“Why just zing ’em with water when you can zap ’em with colour?”