Ever wonder what was in those "toys" before they "stopped working". Check out info about our old friend, the Mexican Jumping Bean.
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All I remember from it is there was a spool of puzzles on a paper roll that you would turn to move to the next puzzles.
There were only one per team, making them relatively uncommon but the quality of the photo was obviously bad. A team has a lot of players, and each face was less than 1/4 inch.
You can pick up a replacement today. From: Getting Older Stinks Tags: fun
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Pick up a set today and re-live your younger days. From: Getting Older Stinks
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From: Getting Older Stinks Classic commercial for the greatest game console on the planet. Have you played ATARI today?
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Finding one of these games with working controllers can be difficult. In their years of service they took some pounding while avoiding the AT-ATs. From: Coin-op.org Tags: toys, video games
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It’s the wind up novelty you wear like a ring… The joy buzzer. You can also read the great article from the 
Concentration was one of those funky games based on a TV Show. 
Baseball team cards were the most amazing of things.
Remember the mood ring? Conventional wisdom says that violet blue means happy, romantic, blue is calm or relaxed, yellow/amber means you are tense or excited, and brown/gray means you are nervous or anxious. 
Up, down, up, down… It all seems so pointless, but fun. Order your own 
Remember picking up wax lips from the corner store. They were fun and a tasty chew until you end up with a mouth full of chewed up wax. 
The Super Powers toys were a staple back in the day. Check out this site with the definitive guide to all the toys produced.
The sit and spin was the best way to get sick on a Sunday afternoon. You sit and then you spin, and spin, and spin and then fall over.
You can still pick up these baby’s for your kids (and you). Check out 
One of the best stand up video game units ever made. The Star Wars game was a vector (line) drawn game. The unit came in 2 flavors. The traditional stand up and the more emersive version where you sit in an enclosure with speakers around you.
Gross and offensive trading cards for kids that became a big hit in the mid 80′s. I personally preferred the Wacky Pack stickers, but these were generally grosser.