Chubby Checker Limbo Game Set & music
Wham-O produced this complete game set with music and limbo bar in 1961. Photo by Ken & Lynn.
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PIT
Pit is a classic game of commodities trading. And still available today more than a century after its invention by Edgar Cayce. Cayce is a… Read More »PIT
Feeley Meeley – The Milton Bradley Gom Jabbar
“The game that gives you a funny feeling.” The box cover gives you a better idea of how the game is played. You stick your… Read More »Feeley Meeley – The Milton Bradley Gom Jabbar
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
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