Nostalgia Treasure: Battleship Combat Game

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Many thanks to our friend jc.norton for sharing with us this cool photo of a Battleship Combat Game.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Atari 2600 Video Game System

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Nostalgia Treasure: Atari 2600 Video Game System

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Many thanks to our friend Dino who sent in this very cool photo of his Atari 2600 Video Game System.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Mekanda Robot Die-Cast Toy

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Commercial Break: Super Robots Board Game!

This is a rare video clip of the original Super Robots Board Game advert that was aired in Japan, and most of Asia during the '70s and early '80s.

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For more Commercial Nostalgia, check out: Sharon Cuneta Lux 1988

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Nostalgia Treasure: Die-Cast Mekanda Robot

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Many thanks to our friend Alex who sent in this very cool photo of his original die-cast Mekanda Robot.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Bandai Pink 5 Bioman Figure

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The Little Professor!

"Ikaw hanggang 1+1 ka lang, mas marami akong alam sa iyo!" Family home entertainment was sure a lot of fun in the late '70s for families that could afford home arcade game systems such as Atari and ColecoVision. Instead of having to go to video game arcades, it was now possible to enjoy playing arcade classics in the comfort of your own living room. But this sudden market boom and big spending on video games had a lot of parents worried as their children were instantly addicted to these new technologies. They wished that manufacturers designed electronic games that offered a bit more educational value than the usual shoot-em-up. In 1976 parents rejoiced when Texas Instruments introduced the Little Professor. Texas Instruments at the time was best known for producing top of the line calculators. It wasn't much of a surprise that their first venture into making electronic games for children was in the fashion of a friendly looking educator.

the Little Professor was pretty small for its size during those days. It had a very lightweight casing in a favorable yellow color. The design was something all children loved: The keypad had the face of a friendly professor with a white mustache reading a thick brown book. The top portion (which formed the Professor's head) was appropriately shaped like a graduate's mortarboard. This housed a simple LED display, which was positioned right above his eyes. Numbers would flash on the screen which looked as if you could see what the Professor was thinking in his brain.

It should be made clear that the Little professor was not a calculator for children. It was a little nifty device that offered fun math based problem solving games to the user, that dealt in arithmetic basics such as: addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction. The package came with four colorful game cards, and each game card would correspond to a specific problem. The user would solve the problem on paper and enter the answer into the Little Professor's keypad. The Little Professor awards you with points for every correct answer. There were five difficulty levels for users to choose from, which was also specifically made to challenge children and further their math skills.

The success of the Little Professor led Texas Instruments to produce more electronic educational wonders such as Speak & Spell, Speak & Read, and Speak & Math. The Little Professor was definitely a big success for its time, and quite influential in inspiring other electronic companies to manufacture more educational games for children.



For more nostalgic toys & games: Robo Watch!
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Nostalgia Treasure: Bandai Pink 5 Bioman Figure

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Many thanks to our friend Alex who sent in a cool photo of this Original Bandai Pink 5 Bioman Figure.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Nintendo Family Computer Game System

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Robo Watch!

"Akin blue, pero sa iyo black!" Ang Robo Watch ay ang isa sa mga pinakamabiling pang regalo sa Pasko na nabibili sa kahit saang tiangge noong mid to late '80s. Ang pinakamahal na version ay ang original na gawa sa Japan by Takara (ang mismong toy manufacturing company na gumawa ng Generation 1 Transformers toys). Maganda ang packaging ng Takara na naka-box, mas mabigat ang plastic, at mas maraming features ang kanyang digital clock.

Pero ang pinakamabiling version ay ang mas murang bootlegs na kung saan-saan ginawa. Merong made in: China, Taiwan, Macao, Mexico, meron pang rare na model na gawa sa El Salvador. Pero kahit saan pa man ito ginawa, pare-pareho ang itsura dahil standard ang mga plastic parts, at halatang mas mababa ang quality dahil mas magaan, at mas madaling masira kung ikukumpira sa version na gawa sa Japan. Madaling lumuwag ang joints, at habang tumatagal mas mahirap i-snap-back sa kanyang strap dock. Sari-saring mga kulay ang mapapagpilian, pero sikat at mabili ang kulay itim, at medyo mahirap hanapin ang kulay navy o silver.

Ang mga letrato ng mga robo watch na nandidito, ay ang pinakamurang bootleg versions. Walang packaging, at hindi totoo ang kanyang digital watch, dahil sticker lang ang kanyang display screen. Ikaw? Anong kulay ng Robo Watch mo?



For more nostalgia read: Movie Viewer! Your first movie viewing toy.
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Nostalgia Treasure: Nintendo Family Computer Game System

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Many thanks to our friend Alex who sent in a cool photo of this Nintendo Family Computer Game System.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Snoopy Folding Game & Watch

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Nostalgia Treasure: Snoopy Folding Game & Watch

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Many thanks to our friend Maxie who sent in these photos of her really cool Snoopy Folding Game & Watch.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Mazinger Z Tatching Pamato

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Commercial Break: Great Mazinger!

This is a rare video clip of the original Great Mazinger toy advert that was aired in Japan, and most of Asia during the '70s and early '80s.

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For more Commercial Nostalgia, check out: Daimos DX!



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Nostalgia Treasure: Mazinger Z Tatching Pamato

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Many thanks to our friend Adrian who sent in this photo of his favorite Mazinger Z Tatching Pamato.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Nintendo Family Computer Robot

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Nostalgia Treasure: Nintendo Family Computer Robot.

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Many thanks to our friend Menchu who sent in photos of this very cool Nintendo Family Computer Robot.

For more Nostalgia Treasure check out: Jollibee Characters Song Collection Cassette Tapes

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Commercial Break: Daimos DX!

This is a rare video clip of the original Daimos DX toy advert that was aired in Japan, and most of Asia during the '70s and early '80s.

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For more Commercial Nostalgia, check out: Voltes V: Volt In Box!

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Movie Viewer! Your first movie viewing toy.

"Wow! Parang totoong cartoons!" Ang movie viewer ay unang nilabas ng Fisher-Price noong 1973 bilang #460 Movie Viewer & Cartridge. Ito ang isa sa mga unang popular na movie viewing toys dahil hindi kailangan nito ng batterya o bumbilia. Maraming mga available na movie cartridges ng mga popular children's shows and movies, tulad ng: Sesame Street, Star Wars, Snoopy, Walt Disney classics, Looney Tunes, at mga popular superhero titles tulad ng Superman, Spiderman, at Batman & Robin.









For more nostalgia read: Speak & Spell! Your first talking educational toy.
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