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Quoted from girloveswaffles:Damn! I have several cartridges (still have the boxes as well), but I don't have a Microvision!
And how does one backlight the screen?
Here is the upgraded screen
ebay.com link: 1979 Milton Bradley Microvision Game IN STOCK New Backlit LCD Display Kit
Search Ebay for Microvision. There is all kinds of stuff there
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:4 channels. All ended at midnight?
Cartoons were only Saturday till 12.
My childhood in the 60s
We had 2 channels in the 70s where I lived. ABC and CBS and we still had the 12 inch B&W going
Action "Traction" park. My parents said it was too dangerous. Guess they were right...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park
7xJz-rKpV9dHmFOU49rxfX8klTv-_01kQJEVJj8vgFY (resized).jpgQuoted from LTG:I got a letter back telling me to never write to HBO again.
Wow. That was lame of them
Quoted from girloveswaffles:Makes me wonder what I could get for this 21 year old jar of Mayonnaise?
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Where would someone find that?
I'll be selling some vintage hand held games soon if anyone is interested. Rather give you guys the opportunity than somewhere else.
Quoted from Ballderdash:Toys were so much better before now. Anyone have examples of badass toys available today? I have a 6 & 4 boy and nothing seems fun or well made.
Bigwheel
Screenshot_20230921_154841_Chrome (resized).jpgQuoted from Ballderdash:Great toy. (Previously) The modern one is so stiff at the handlebars they barely turn. The plastic wheels are so thin they’re already splitting at the seams. I expect the tires to wear out as we all did roaring skid stops and smoky burnouts, but my kid blew them out just slow rolling the ‘hood.
That sucks. I remember having a hole in my front wheel from riding it so much.
Quoted from pinwiztom:I also later learned that when taking a shower and peeing on my feet, that also helped.
Quoted from o-din:Ever see this one before?
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Quoted from rosh:"Fucking snake cans is cruel. You build up a kids dream of a new bicycle only to have them dashed in a shocking explosion of reptile and confetti. I am still traumatized by that experience and I think it explains a lot about my trust issues."
You could win
"A Ross Apollo bicycle and a Lactona toothbrush!"
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