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My Little Pony Is Debuting a Trading Card Game

Hasbro and Kayou, a Chinese trading card manufacturer, are teaming up on a new “My Little Pony“-themed trading card game (TCG). The game will be released this month in China, with special promotional events and demo sessions coming

Lincoln Logs: The Frontier Toy That Never Went Out of Style

Mickey Yarber

Kids love building stuff. A casual visit to your local toy store will prove this, revealing shelves of time-tested construction toys like Legos, Erector sets, and Tinker Toys. One of the classic toys in this category is Lincoln

Sit‑N‑Spin: The Classic Toy That Made Us All Dizzy With Joy

Mickey Yarber

Carnival rides were one of the coolest things about being a kid. Getting strapped into a Tilt-A-Whirl or Tea Cups and then being spun around was the next best thing to an out-of-body experience. Of

Six More Original Beanie Babies Are Being Re-Released

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In 2023, a series of highly sought-after Ty Original Beanie Babies were re-released as part of a strictly limited 30th anniversary special edition product drop. This spring, six more characters are joining the collection, including a new

The Six Million Dollar Man Action Figure: How a TV Icon Became a Toy‑Aisle Legend

Mickey Yarber

If there was ever a television series that demanded a toy line for its merchandise, it was The Six Million Dollar Man. This classic series chronicling the adventures of a half-man, half-robot government agent named Steve

Lazer Tag: High‑Tech Hits and Pure 80s Power

Mickey Yarber

If you were a kid in 1986, you probably remember the hype. For months before Worlds of Wonder finally released Lazer Tag, the company built up suspense to unbelievable levels with a series of teasing

Etch A Sketch: The Mechanical Marvel Behind a Generational Favorite

Mickey Yarber

It’s a nice feeling to finish an Etch-A-Sketch picture you’re semi-proud of. “It actually looks like a tree this time!” you tell yourself. But then that brainy cousin of yours shows you the portrait he’s Etch-A-Sketched and

Just Add Water: The Magical Story of Sea Monkeys

Mickey Yarber

There have been plenty of toys that allowed children to put their natural creative energies to work. Legos, Erector sets, and countless other similar items let kids build elaborate kingdoms and complex machines to satisfy the need

A Tale of Two Hordaks (and a Bonus Skeletor)

Brian Cave

Masters of the Universe is doing some great things for me lately and I don’t mean the Masterverse figures. I’ve already mentioned in a previous review how much I love the TMNT/MOTU crossover line and

Don’t Be Late! The Cultural Legacy of Milton Bradley’s Mystery Date

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Oh, the anticipation! Any minute, that door was going to open, and your destiny would take its form. Would it be the hunky bowler, that adorable ski boy, the beachgoing dreamboat, that dapper young dancer

Electric Football: The Buzzing Gridiron of Our Childhoods

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Ever since enterprising toymakers hit on the gimmick of combining electricity and sports, many a fan has whiled his rainy-day hours away over miniaturized electric versions of his favorite outdoor games. Few U.S. sports are

New Star Wars Darth Vader Tamagotchi Lets You Lead Darth Vader To the Dark Side

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With the new Star Wars Darth Vader Tamagotchi, you can raise Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader through fun mini-games. Have your Jedi do lightsaber training, go on the Death Star trench run, and battle Obi-Wan

Time Capsule: 1981 Mattel Electronics Catalog

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Most of us grew up in the glory days of catalogs. While we mainly remember the Sears Wish Books at Christmas, there were numerous other catalogs as well. The thing they all had in common

The LED Revolution: How Mattel Electronics Football Invented Mobile Gaming

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For a lot of people, their first experience with any kind of video game football was the classic Mattel Electronics Football.

LEGO Has Announced a Gameboy Set Coming in October

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LEGO and Nintendo have unexpectedly announced a special new set on social media! Although there is not a lot of information, or any images, they revealed in a short teaser video that a model of the 1989

Super7 is Adding Silverhawks To It’s Reaction Figures Line

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Super7’s ’80s-inspired line of ReAction Figures expands with the SilverHawks team. SilverHawks Wave 1 includes Bluegrass with Hot Licks, Mon*Star (Pre-Transformation), Quicksilver with Tally Hawk, and Steelheart with Rayzor. Standing at 3.75 inches tall, these

Cobra Commander – Super7 vs. Classified

Brian Cave

I love collecting Ultimates-style figures of my favorite cartoon bad guys. I share pictures of them all over my Instagram and I’ve even posted an article here about which figures I want to be released