Anyone remember Merlin? I got one for the Christmas of 1978. I played with this thing for hours. I used to love hand-held electronic games. Back then they were very "cutting edge", but now I can't help but think how primitive they all really were. Well, I'd still play it.. but maybe not for hours anymore...Sunday, January 09, 2011
Merlin:
Anyone remember Merlin? I got one for the Christmas of 1978. I played with this thing for hours. I used to love hand-held electronic games. Back then they were very "cutting edge", but now I can't help but think how primitive they all really were. Well, I'd still play it.. but maybe not for hours anymore...
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Funny how things change. You can see the process of development, but in many ways it's a different world.
I had Merlin when I was a kid. Loved it! They rereleased a smaller version a couple of years ago. My wife bought me one for Christmas.
i remember this! my aunt or uncle had it!
I almost forgot about Merlin. It was addicting.
Everyone: I've mentioned Merlin to a few people, and I never knew how many people actually remember this one.
I bought one of these as a Christmas present for my nephew. I'm pretty sure I kept it for myself.
Can't blame you for that one
I totally remember these, but I never have touched one nor I even know exactly how they work.
It was really fun. you missed out.
I remember it, as well. Those were the first electronics, so the stuff they have now, is just a better version of the stuff we had when we were kids.
In most cases not better, though. Even when they make replicas of the stuff we had, it's still not as good.
i remember Merlin. my favorite was the box game. if memory serves me right, it was game #5
You've got a better memory than I. It's funny how I played it so often I could do those games in my sleep, now I don't remember anything about them.
My parents had merlin. I remember playing with it....I wonder what happened to it. They also had an LED electronic baseball game that beeped.
I did a post on that game (baseball). Alot of people had it.
I got WICKIT good at Merlin.
By the end of the first month I had this game wired.
i have one! i'm a sucker for all those old games i had as a kid. thrift store if you can believe it..
I couldn't get enough of electronic hand-held games when I was a kid.
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