Airfix’s decline – Palitoy’s gain. Children’s pain.

[Simply Sci-fi]

I think that any kind of computer game seemed very exotic and expensive back in the 70's and 80's and probably out of the price range of my parents. There is a Youtube link of the thing in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e00HpMjOyg

I did get hold of a Battlestar Galactica hand-held game second-hand, maybe at a charity shop or a car boot sale. The game play is very limited but it’s far from easy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5cF8OH_74

These things seemed really high tech at the time!

Craig.

 

[rob71]

This brings back great memories. I haven't seen those Micronauts in years. I got the Super Gyro for Christmas one year as a kid, could never get it to work properly though! Maybe I was too young. I never owned an Astro Wars but spent a lot of time playing on the one my friend owned. That and Munchman which as I recall was a version of Pacman.