Lol, I think the Speak and Spell is such a great tool, I've used it with my kids also. The sounds are so engrained in my brain it's really something else!
I love how these old electronics still work 40 years later. The only thing you really have to worry about is the battery acid leaking from being in there for 40 years!
I feel like we appreciated things more back in the day. There was no instant gratification. Even if we had a movie 9/10 you didn't rewind it last time. So even something as simple as starting a movie required you to wait for it to rewind. I guess that's what buffering is now lol.
We definitely appreciated things more back in the day. I think there was this idea of scarcity we lived with to some degree, and most of us didn't have much to begin with, so we placed heavy emphasis on the experience. We also all shared in similar experiences, so since I knew, for example, my school pals were going to talk about the next episode of Knight Rider, I made sure to watch it. There are several things on this list that I didn't get until years after they came out. Now things are plentiful, people wait in lines and get them on the same day they are released.
An excellent list. It has been far too long since I've blown into an NES cartridge.
Among my favorite games was Nintendo's version of the Ninja Turtles arcade game, but among my least favorites was that first Ninja Turtles Nintendo game. That second level was impossible.
You really nailed it with that list! #3 and #4 got me especially. I remember those dial ups well. I used to go on BBS's every day and made a bunch of friends that way as we would post comments about wrestling to each other. The only problem was they weren't wrestling related BBS's we were on, and the sysop (remember that term) would continually tell us to stop that we were clogging his board. It's nice to see all the He-Man figures being put out again in stores too. I've bought a few myself lately.
Definitely the quarters and the cassette tape...
Remember the rubber coin holder with the slot in the center?! Lol, those were amazing. No need for them now unfortunately.
I still have my speak and spell from what must’ve been the early eighties and the ET cartridge, “Spell Elliot!” And I taught my son to spell with it 😆
Lol, I think the Speak and Spell is such a great tool, I've used it with my kids also. The sounds are so engrained in my brain it's really something else!
I love how these old electronics still work 40 years later. The only thing you really have to worry about is the battery acid leaking from being in there for 40 years!
Great point, Adam. I make sure to leave the battery compartment empty of batteries. Most people miss that for sure!
I... forget. I've ruined a couple of my older pieces this way, close with the S&S...
I feel like we appreciated things more back in the day. There was no instant gratification. Even if we had a movie 9/10 you didn't rewind it last time. So even something as simple as starting a movie required you to wait for it to rewind. I guess that's what buffering is now lol.
We definitely appreciated things more back in the day. I think there was this idea of scarcity we lived with to some degree, and most of us didn't have much to begin with, so we placed heavy emphasis on the experience. We also all shared in similar experiences, so since I knew, for example, my school pals were going to talk about the next episode of Knight Rider, I made sure to watch it. There are several things on this list that I didn't get until years after they came out. Now things are plentiful, people wait in lines and get them on the same day they are released.
VCRs were an exercise in patience for sure LoL!
An excellent list. It has been far too long since I've blown into an NES cartridge.
Among my favorite games was Nintendo's version of the Ninja Turtles arcade game, but among my least favorites was that first Ninja Turtles Nintendo game. That second level was impossible.
I have the Griffey card still.
I'm all about the sounds of cassettes and videocassettes! I still have many! What I don't have is the sound of an ice cream truck! I do miss that.
You really nailed it with that list! #3 and #4 got me especially. I remember those dial ups well. I used to go on BBS's every day and made a bunch of friends that way as we would post comments about wrestling to each other. The only problem was they weren't wrestling related BBS's we were on, and the sysop (remember that term) would continually tell us to stop that we were clogging his board. It's nice to see all the He-Man figures being put out again in stores too. I've bought a few myself lately.
Oh my gosh, NES, the dial up internet. I can still hear it! Great, nostalgia!