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Janice · 11-12-2005, 11:12 AM

My family played board games....Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, Life, etc.

I used to like the game Operation, where you had to remove an object from the patient without setting off the light on his nose, lol.

My sisters and I like the Ouija board too.

James"Thunder"Early · 11-12-2005, 11:18 AM

I used to have a mini replica of a Greyhound bus that I loved to play with. I also had one of those V-Tech computers for kids that talked and had games.

Janice · 11-12-2005, 11:21 AM

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I also had one of those V-Tech computers for kids that talked and had games.

I bought my nephew that a few years back. I would buy different games for it for the longest time after.

Kay Scarpetta · 11-12-2005, 12:09 PM

If you want me to be honest, the mud. I LOVED the mud. I'd roll around in it, make mud-pies out of it, and yes, try to eat it too.

MissZero · 11-12-2005, 12:13 PM

I loved Barbies and dolls. I also loved legos! I was forver building houses and then using the little people to create my own stories lol

Southern Hellraiser · 11-12-2005, 12:20 PM

Buzz Lightyear
Dizzy Dryer
V-Tech Computer

PZelda · 11-12-2005, 12:21 PM

There are a lot that come to mind. But nothing can ever compare to the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game console. I was born the year they finally released a console you could purchase for your home. Before that, they had a bunch of video games that were solely arcade games. So my parents brought a NES when it came out in 1985 and my first memories of playing with the NES go back to 1987. This was back when Nintendo still made educational games for young children -- there were a bunch of Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse games young children could play. This wasn't until later (1990ish) but the NES controller was definitely FAR easier for a very young child to hold than it is for a young child to hold a GameCube controller today.

Oh, and I remember this toy...It had "Speak" in the title and it was this big rectangle thing with a keypad and a digital display on the top. They released a few different versions of this toy...I believe one was for math, one for reading and one for spelling. They were both for fun but also educational. It's been about 13 years since I last saw our toys but we still have them...they're packed away somewhere though. They were the primitive, 1980s version of today's LeapFrog.

Oh, and four words... Fisher Price Movie Viewer! I still have six cartridges for mine, and the sticker that was on the crank fell off forever ago, back in the 1980s. Haha, good times.

EDIT: the "Speak" toys were made by Texas Instruments and they had a Speak & Math (grey), Speak & Spell (red), Speak & Read (yellow). I had Speak & Math and Speak & Read.

MissZero · 11-12-2005, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

There are a lot that come to mind. But nothing can ever compare to the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game console. I was born the year they finally released a console you could purchase for your home. Before that, they had a bunch of video games that were solely arcade games. So my parents brought a NES when it came out in 1985 and my first memories of playing with the NES go back to 1987. This was back when Nintendo still made educational games for young children -- there were a bunch of Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse games young children could play. This wasn't until later (1990ish) but the NES controller was definitely FAR easier for a very young child to hold than it is for a young child to hold a GameCube controller today.

heck yes!! we had the original ninetendo but i was little around the super NES time..which i am still guilty of playing from time to time

The Chauffeur · 11-12-2005, 12:38 PM

My Pet Monster....which I stil have

Janice · 11-12-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chauffeur

My Pet Monster....which I stil have

You and your hubby have a similiar sense of humor.

The Chauffeur · 11-12-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

You and your hubby have a similiar sense of humor.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Janice · 11-12-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chauffeur

I'll take that as a compliment.

As you should.

The Chauffeur · 11-12-2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

As you should.

Number 9 Dream · 11-12-2005, 01:13 PM

Oh yes, I definately played with the original NES...and Atari, Genesis, Super Nintendo, and a little known system called Turbo Graphics. I grew up with three brothers so I was forced to play these things

I do remember speak and spell too

Anyway, I played with everything and anything, really...Cabbage Patch Dolls, Barbies, some Kermit the Frog keyboard, Polly Pockets, Lite Brite, board games...anything that was a toy in the 80's and early 90's was fair game

Janice · 11-12-2005, 01:36 PM

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11-12-2005, 11:12 AM	#1
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11-12-2005, 11:18 AM	#2
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PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,237	There are a lot that come to mind. But nothing can ever compare to the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) video game console. I was born the year they finally released a console you could purchase for your home. Before that, they had a bunch of video games that were solely arcade games. So my parents brought a NES when it came out in 1985 and my first memories of playing with the NES go back to 1987. This was back when Nintendo still made educational games for young children -- there were a bunch of Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse games young children could play. This wasn't until later (1990ish) but the NES controller was definitely FAR easier for a very young child to hold than it is for a young child to hold a GameCube controller today. Oh, and I remember this toy...It had "Speak" in the title and it was this big rectangle thing with a keypad and a digital display on the top. They released a few different versions of this toy...I believe one was for math, one for reading and one for spelling. They were both for fun but also educational. It's been about 13 years since I last saw our toys but we still have them...they're packed away somewhere though. They were the primitive, 1980s version of today's LeapFrog. Oh, and four words... Fisher Price Movie Viewer! I still have six cartridges for mine, and the sticker that was on the crank fell off forever ago, back in the 1980s. Haha, good times. EDIT: the "Speak" toys were made by Texas Instruments and they had a Speak & Math (grey), Speak & Spell (red), Speak & Read (yellow). I had Speak & Math and Speak & Read. Attached Images
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