Bean πΊπΈπ»πͺHungry Hungry Hippoes
Sorry
Battleship
Perfection
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Yes, I am fully aware I misspelled hippos. But I don't want to screw up the poll results so I'm not going to fix it.
Michael βοΈ@TechBean
There's always that split-second of clarity and spelling knowledge that hits right after you hit send.
There's always that split-second of clarity and spelling knowledge that hits right after you hit send.
Jason844 π@TechBean You say Hippoes, She says Hippos, I say Hypos...
CautionWIP (he/him) π³οΈβππ¨π¦π@TechBean The whole Poe family was pretty hip tbh, not just olβ Edgar Allen..
@TechBean Heck, his sister Lenore was so into the electronic music scene and ravinβ that the family had to step in sau βNevermoreβ to her, and make it stick.
I heard they opened an underground nightclub with a giant pendulum hanging above the dance floor.
@TechBean Oh yah, that was a huge financial misstep though.
The wine cellar is inaccessible, and there was some sort of fuck-up with the HVAC/filtering system, so their first big costume-themed event turned into a COVID super-spreader event. Lost a fortune.
Also, not to be a βI was there when it was still coolβ or anything but tbh, the whole βunderground goth barβ thing has been done to death.
Tl;dr : the place was a pit, and it should be avoided like the plague
The Place was a total pit.
Ms. Que Banh@TechBean I'm waiting for my nephew to grow up a bit more. I plan on getting him the Hungry Hippos game. Me & my brothers really loved playing that game together, when we were little kidsπ
Just a Mr Bill@TechBean You forgot Trouble
It was a toss-up between Trouble, Sorry, and Aggravation.
@TechBean I said Trouble, but the game I was _really_ trying to remember was Stay Alive. Those feral kids on the beach dig up a game,β’ and they decide, wtf, letβs play the game and see what happens. https://youtu.be/cNMmAbbO7cc
Stay Alive from Milton Bradley (1971)
Raederle
David Brent π@TechBean We had all of those games. My parents scored lots of free games & toys for us. They never found a free Lite-Bright though. I bought one at age 14 with my babysitting funds.
somcak@TechBean Perfection is the reason I always feel rushed doing anything. Some invisible timer is going to go off, I just know it.
@PhoenixSerenity @TechBean I think there's a whole group of us Gen X kids anxious because of that game!
Mike McCaffrey@PhoenixSerenity @somcak @TechBean Wow, I'd completely forgotten about that contraption and never even knew it was named Perfection, but upon looking up a photo, I can vividly feel what it was like to try to stick those pieces in the holes.
On a related note, remember this thing?
I don't remember this, but it looks equally anxiety inducing!
Lux 
@somcak @mikemccaffrey @PhoenixSerenity @TechBean when you were used to it, that was soooo satisfying.
Also, in France it was named "Tricky Bille" (Tricky marble).
@orange_lux @somcak @mikemccaffrey @PhoenixSerenity
Also reminds me of the tilting marble labyrinth. Very stressful.
@TechBean @orange_lux @somcak @mikemccaffrey I remember that labyrinth game! It was also on my hated list because it induced too much extra anxiety. I was already an anxious little kid & didn't need to increase anxiety while trying to have fun!
@TechBean @somcak @mikemccaffrey @PhoenixSerenity I NEVER was able to finish this one. So much stressful than Perfection/tricky bille !
@orange_lux @TechBean @somcak @mikemccaffrey I finished it once. It took me bloody 6 months. I enjoyed burning it in a fire with my brothers, shortly after finally completing the maze. We all cursed it, while it burned to ashes.
@mikemccaffrey
I have never seen or played that game before! I had to look it up π
Log πͺ΅@mikemccaffrey @PhoenixSerenity @somcak @TechBean Sure do. The almost-parallel bars was the usual point of failure for me.
Karin!@mikemccaffrey I still have this! (Thanks to my partner keeping everything π)
Perrin42
Scott Williams π§
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feritae πΊπ¦πΊπ¦@TechBean I'm the version of Operation where it zaps you years old.
there is beauty in simplicityI loved playing battleship with my dad as a kid. After losing so many pegs, we had to replace them with matches.
Raymond@TechBean Perfection, with a 60 second timer.
Superfection, with a 120 second timer. Added time makes sense because there are 32 pieces that have to be assembled instead of just putting them in place.
Finishing the series with Head to head perfection, with a 180 second timer, despite it being just as easy as the first game, and plenty of leeway based on how fast the opponent could play.
@TechBean
I meant "sorry" in a sarcastic way.
There should be the option "whatever" because that just might win. : )
I meant "sorry" in a sarcastic way.
There should be the option "whatever" because that just might win. : )
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Digital Derby Auto Raceway - 1978 by Tomy
That was one of my most favorite games ever.
it took me about 15 minutes to discover if you put your car in exactly the right spot in the center, the collision alarm would never go off
U Drive It Toy
very vague memories.
Coleco Electronic Quarterback Handheld Game Review - The No Swear Gamer
@coolcalmcollected
Cool story - my parents worked at a Coleco factory when I was young. We ended up with one of these games but were very much not a sportball family. I borrowed a book from the library so I could learn how to play football so I could play this handheld. No one else ever wanted to play it so it became mineπ€ͺ
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Digital Mark Ξ» βοΈ πΉ π½@TechBean Merlin. Waterful Ring Toss. Labyinth (both the big wood one and little plastic one).
Bard Brain π¨π¦π§π§π²π½π¬π±@TechBean
There is no "e" in "Hippos"
There is no "e" in "Hippos"
Bean πΊπΈπ»πͺ (@[email protected])
Yes, I am fully aware I misspelled hippos. But I don't want to screw up the poll results so I'm not going to fix it.
Common Sparrow@Seedymofo @TechBean
Oh, that's a memory! When I was in Girl Scouts, a girl in my troop carried the Mastermind game in her backpack on camping trips, and introduced me to it. We played it obsessively at camp, although I never played it at any other time. It's a clear camp memory for me!
Oh, that's a memory! When I was in Girl Scouts, a girl in my troop carried the Mastermind game in her backpack on camping trips, and introduced me to it. We played it obsessively at camp, although I never played it at any other time. It's a clear camp memory for me!