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General Chat => Electronic HandHeld Games & Vintage Toys, Home Consoles & Computers => Topic started by: DarthNuno on September 18, 2009, 05:11:39 PM

Title: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: DarthNuno on September 18, 2009, 05:11:39 PM

Got a new toy...

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/armatron_1.jpg)

When I was young, I dreamed to have that... but it was too expensive... but today, I can have it  :P  :-*  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/armatron_2.jpg)

Fully working... I've done a short video  8)  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/armatron_3.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EDpsZQ98sI).

Woow, this toy is awesome and very fun to play... I am certain that the kids would still like this toy nowadays  :-*

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: Superully on September 18, 2009, 05:34:51 PM

bob the builder!!! :spaceace:

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: scr33n on September 18, 2009, 10:28:37 PM

A M A Z I N G ! ! !

And great video, thanks Bruno  :-* :spaceace:

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: Muerto on September 19, 2009, 08:30:40 AM

ha ha ha!
a little practice, and you will soon master it!

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 19, 2009, 10:46:01 AM

that looks like a awsome toy !

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: slasherman on September 19, 2009, 03:29:14 PM

Kraftwerk rules...

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: DarthNuno on September 19, 2009, 05:43:10 PM

Yes it's very fun to play... and very challenging! Maybe I should give more interest into mechanicals games, such games like this  ::)  :arrow:

(http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/11/1108350350.jpg)

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: Superully on September 19, 2009, 06:20:49 PM

i L-O-V-E those EM games, but they are pretty hard to come by these days. in my opinion, a good gameroom should at least have a couple of those, after all they were the predecessors to videogames - and they're fun to play!!!

i could get this one: http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/roadrun.htm (http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/roadrun.htm), but the seller wants 500 euros for it  :o i'm still hesitant. i wouldn't be for one single second if it were one of these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNH5AuQyjNg&feature=PlayList&p=808604FD6E110D96&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNH5AuQyjNg&feature=PlayList&p=808604FD6E110D96&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=19)

this looks AMAZING!!!

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on September 19, 2009, 07:50:30 PM

Yeah, or Hill Climber  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73GD5RKWOrc)

or Hounted house (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0OBn-xPIrk&feature=related)

or Sega Moto Champ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhO02gQEu-k)  

these really look vintage  :)

there is one (http://cgi.ebay.nl/ARMATRON-by-RADIO-SHACK-Fully-Working-Tomy-80s-RARE_W0QQitemZ190335851178QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Toys_VintageToys_RL?hash=item2c50e69aaa&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14) armatron on ebay UK at the moment....

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: old school on September 20, 2009, 11:31:44 AM

Thank's bruno for this Time Travel !!!

i forgot this game but a lucky friend of mine own one in the eighty and it was very good !!

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: yuppicide on September 21, 2009, 04:14:55 AM

When I was younger in the 80's I had a friend who had this. I remember he had a larger robot in his basement.. one of those Tomy's perhaps. I remember he also had this space vehicle you could program with numbers and it would drive itself.

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: aganim on September 21, 2009, 07:42:21 PM

Rodolphe of free has the same one  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSG7MZBrJ50&feature=related

Title: Re: [80's toy] ARMATRON... I, robot?
Post by: DarthNuno on September 21, 2009, 08:15:09 PM

Quote from: yuppicide on September 21, 2009, 04:14:55 AM

I remember he also had this space vehicle you could program with numbers and it would drive itself.

BIGTRAK  :-* :-* :-*

I still have the one I used to play ...and still working. Now inside my game room  :-*  :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/bigtrak.jpg)

Quote from: aganim on September 21, 2009, 07:42:21 PM

Rodolphe of free has the same one  ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSG7MZBrJ50&feature=related

Yes, and he has the first cabinet I own, long time ago ... a generic 'APPLE TIME'  :-*

Welcome here Aganim  :-*