Holiday Hotel slot
The Holiday Hotel in Reno started as a non-casino hunting resort in 1956. “Despite its many attractions, the Holiday’s non-gaming “experiment” didn’t last long. According… Read More »Holiday Hotel slot
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Time Machine Pinball
Silver car, check. Time machine, check. Back to the 1950s, check. DataEast’s pinball machine from 1988 would seem to be capitalizing on the success of… Read More »Time Machine Pinball
Lucky Seven Dice Throwing Monkey
Liven up your Yahtzee parties with the Lucky Seven Dice Throwing Monkey. You can see a quick short video of him in action. The monkey… Read More »Lucky Seven Dice Throwing Monkey
Uncharted Insomniac
I know a few people in the videogame industry, so it was an odd feeling seeing some promotional stuff relating to two of them at… Read More »Uncharted Insomniac
One-armed pirate
OK, he’s got two arms, but you know what I mean. Photo by McRory.
Elvira II
Halloween may be over, but let’s ease back into normalcy by way of Elvira II: the Jaws of Cerberus. I missed out on gaming with… Read More »Elvira II
Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not
We’ll stick with the chess theme. This great poster touts the semifinal match in the World Chess Championship between Soviet Gary Kasparov and Swiss (since… Read More »Korchnoi-Kasparov 1983 in Pasadena… not
Aluminum Chess Set
Austin Cox made this sleek ultra-modern chess set for Alcoa, which used it to promote… aluminum products circa 1962. Here’s a nice set of photos… Read More »Aluminum Chess Set
The plural of Vectrex is Vectrices
My friend Pat has one of these, but here’s a pair of Vectrex game consoles. It was really a groundbreaking, albeit ultimately not that successful,… Read More »The plural of Vectrex is Vectrices
Mantic Message Mat Mystery
It’s a nautical themed Ouija board. What a crazy thing. Crazier still, it may be connected to Jeraldine Saunders, creator of Love Boat (and other… Read More »Mantic Message Mat Mystery