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Spirograph [Details] Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. The well-known toy version was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965. — versus — Nerf Blaster [Details] A Nerf Blaster is a…
Legos [Details] Lego consists of variously colored interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures, and various other parts. Lego pieces can be assembled and connected in many ways to construct objects, including vehicles, buildings, and working robots. Anything constructed can be…
Magic 8 Ball [Details] The Magic 8 Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an oversized eight ball, that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. The user asks a yes–no question to the ball, then turns it over to reveal an answer that floats up into a window. — versus — Nerf Blaster [Details] A Nerf Blaster is a…
Spirograph [Details] Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. The well-known toy version was developed by British engineer Denys Fisher and first sold in 1965. — versus — Sock'em Boppers [Details] Pillow fights…
Etch A Sketch [Details] An Etch A Sketch has a thick, flat gray screen in a red plastic frame. There are two white knobs on the front of the frame in the lower corners. Twisting the knobs moves a stylus that displaces aluminum powder on the back of the screen, leaving a solid line. — versus — Transformers [Details] The…
G.I. Joe [Details] The development of G.I. Joe led to the coining of the term "action figure". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has made it an American icon among toys. — versus — Legos [Details] Lego consists of variously colored interlocking plastic bricks accompanying an array of gears, figurines called minifigures, and…
Lazer Tag [Details] Lazer Tag is a brand name for the pursuit game using infrared toy guns, generically known as "laser tag". It was developed by Worlds of Wonder and launched in 1986. — versus — Nerf Blaster [Details] A Nerf Blaster is a toy gun made by Hasbro that fires foam darts, arrows, discs, or foam balls. The term…
Speak and Spell [Details] The Speak & Spell line is a series of electronic hand-held child computers by Texas Instruments that consisted of a TMC0280 linear predictive coding speech synthesizer, a keyboard, and a receptor slot to receive one of a collection of ROM game library modules. — versus — Magic 8 Ball [Details] The…
Sock'em Boppers [Details] Pillow fights are so 1982. Let's box, but with "safety" in mind. You all know the toy that's "more fun than a pillow fight!" At least until you challenge that older cousin with a significant reach advantage. — versus — Sky Dancers [Details] The bane of anyone with long hair. Launched with its very…
Teddy Ruxpin [Details] Teddy Ruxpin is an animatronic children's toy in the form of a talking 'Illiop', a creature which looks like a bear. The toy's mouth and eyes move while he reenacts stories played on an audio tape cassette deck built into its back. — versus — Sock'em Boppers [Details] Pillow fights are so 1982. Let's…
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