Tabletop Games, Vintage Toys & Games
Published by Milton Bradley in 1971, Swing Swang was a skill-and-action game that challenged players to guide a wooden ball suspended from a string through a numbered course before time ran out.
Unboxed Origins is a new Toy Tales feature that explores the ideas and inspirations behind memorable toys and games. In our first installment, inventor Bruce Lund recounts how a chance encounter with a technology called Vacuumatics eventually led to the creation of VacMan.
“There are 50 adventures for your G.I. JOE with kung fu grip.”
Otherworldly, Vintage Toys & Games
Released in 1986 by Kenner, The Real Ghostbusters Ghost Trap encouraged would-be parapsychologists in their quest to find and capture mischievous spirits.
Monogram’s Colossal Cars line brought oversized 1/8th scale model kits to store shelves in 1976, including the Big “T” Street Rod, ’65 Corvette Sting Ray, and Jaguar XKE.
Tabletop Games, Vintage Toys & Games
Published by Parker Brothers in 1973, the Robin Hood board game reflected the story as interpreted by the animated film from Walt Disney Productions.
Released in 1979 by Coleco, Quiz Wiz was an electronic question-and-answer game that challenged players to answer trivia questions from a wide range of categories.
Published by Hasbro in 1959, the Leave It to Beaver: Rocket to the Moon Space Game capitalized on a successful sitcom and the growing fascination with space exploration to extend the program’s presence beyond the screen and into play.
Released in 1982 by Lakeside, Tattooz were temporary transfer tattoos designed to give children the appearance of real body art without permanence.
