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Philip Reed February 24, 2016

That 1984 newspaper ad we saw a few days ago included more than just Kenner's Star Wars toys. Check out...

Philip Reed February 22, 2016

Over the years I've reviewed two Robo Force toys here at battlegrip.com (Hun-Dred review here, Maxx Steele review here) and...

Philip Reed January 22, 2016

The Zeroids toys from Ideal (see Wikipedia) are one of those obscure lines that we never hear much about. Despite...

Philip Reed August 8, 2015

The absolute coolest part of this 1984 toy ad from the Southeast Missourian newspaper is that each toy includes an...

Philip Reed July 8, 2015

Why can't we buy this game today? Bang Box (BoardGameGeek page) was published in 1969 and looks to me like...

Philip Reed April 14, 2015

Naushua, New Hampshire's The Telegraph comes at us from December 28, 1977 with this short snippet of news showing that...

Philip Reed December 23, 2012

Straight out of the eighties come these Robo Force patent drawings that give us a look at the inner workings...

Philip Reed December 22, 2012

I still enjoy the design of the 1984 Robo Force toys and often search eBay for good deals on the...

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