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Traditional Games Archive | Posts related to the toys and games of yesteryear. This could be action figures or even board game related topics.

Backpack Buddies (Nintendo) currently in ALDI

Backpack Buddies displayed in ALDI.

I picked up some Nintendo Backpack Buddies from ALDI.

Backpack Buddies were not on the shopping list. The objective was to buy some bread rolls for my Daughter's lunch today, however continuing to look around the store the next aisle offered up some Nintendo imagery. The younger generation might be familiar with Backpack Buddies but, being the wrong side of 40, these things are new to me. When I happen across something new to me like this both my gamer…
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A Klingon Challenge – Star Trek: TNG VCR Board Game

The lid of the Star Trek: A Klingon Challenge box depicting the Enterprise 1701D flying through a star system with the face 'Kavok', the Klingon who takes the Enterprise, on the right hand side.

Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game - A Klingon Challenge...

... or just "A Klingon Challenge" is one of those Atmosfear style video based games from the 1990s. A Klingon Challenge was released in 1993 and is for 3-6 players aged 8 years upwards. With the brilliant Star Trek Picard debuting this week it seemed a fitting time to drag "A Klingon Challenge" out for an airing. For those unfamiliar with Atmosfear then it's basically a board…
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Frogger: The family version of the arcade game

Frogger: The board game lid depicting the board and a game in mid-play.

Frogger the board game

Frogger is a very well-known video game from the Golden Age of arcade. The idea of the game is to get your frog safely past flowing traffic on the highway, across a river by hopping on turtles and logs, eventually making it back to your swamp before repeating the process with more frogs. This is a 1982 Milton Bradley (MB) Games attempt to translate that arcade game into a more traditional style board game. The game…
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Toys of Christmas Past

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Christmas is an exciting time for a child.

Nothing beats a relaxed family Christmas. Those memories really bring on the nostalgia but they're specific to me and will mean little to anyone else; nor are they really tangible things I can reminisce over with others. Something I can share and nostalgically reminisce over with others though is gifts, specifically toys. Looking back at my childhood Christmases there are a number of toys that really struck a chord with me, and…
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Guess Who? The ORIGINAL Mystery Face Guessing Game

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Edit: 16/02/2021 - More Guess Who Extra

Since this post I've added additional Guess Who Extra cards which can be found here.

Guess Who?.. It's me.

No, I mean the "The ORIGINAL Mystery Face Guessing Game" from MB or in this case Guess Who? Extra from Hasbro. The kids have been having a clear out of some of their old crap toys and games. Amongst them was a Guess Who? Extra game bought for my youngest at one Christmas or…
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