Simon Game: 9 Wild Facts About the 80s Toy
From Stranger Things to synthwave, the 80s refuse to fade. Here’s why the decade of neon, MTV, and arcade kings still owns our imagination.
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Cap Guns: The 80s Toy Every Kid Fired in the Backyard
Remember the smell of cap gun smoke? Every 80s kid had a cap gun, a roll of caps, and a backyard full of imaginary battles. From roll caps to ring caps, neighborhood wars to the orange tip era.
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The Most Dangerous Toys Ever Made: Banned Playthings That Terrorized Childhoods
These dangerous toys from the 70s, 80s, and 90s were recalled after causing serious injuries. From exploding Clackers to radioactive chemistry sets.
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Speak & Spell: The 1978 Toy That Started the Digital Age
In June of 1978, on a folding table at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, a small yellow slab of plastic with a red faceplate said the word “cylinder” out loud, and a generation of toy buyers leaned in. It was the first Speak & Spell, the first consumer product anywhere to talk without a…
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Iconic 80s Toys Worth a Fortune Today
In November 2024, somebody handed over $1.34 million for a 3.75-inch action figure that came free in the mail to Star Wars kids in 1979. It was a Boba Fett prototype — one of about 100 ever made before Kenner pulled the spring-loaded rocket for safety reasons. The buyer is anonymous, the seller had owned…
