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A B C D F G H J L P R S T W Z // // Aladdin Industries makes the Hopalong Cassidy lunchbox in 1950-the first character box ever produced-and a new industry is born. Young WWII veterans now have families, and the baby business is booming. Fueled by the invention of television and the popularity of the Western, children across America toss the brown paper bag in the ...
A B C D F G H J K L M P R S T U V W Y Z // // Television matures as the country is thrust into political conflict. Lunchboxes keep pace, reflecting the rise of Saturday morning TV and contemporary social values. The Westerns die out, making room for high-tech spy shows and science-fiction series in prime time. The Space Age makes the universe more tangible and by the end of ...
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U W Y 1 // // Saturday morning and prime time television are more prolific than ever. For every new show produced, a lunchbox is made, as children become walking advertisements for The Bugaloos, Hong Kong Phooey, Battlestar Galactica and The Brady Bunch. Thermoses make the transition from steel to plastic. A group of concerned mothers in Florida, worried ...
A B C D E F G H I K M P R S T V W // // The ban on metal lunchboxes goes national, and in 1985, Rambo is the last metal lunchbox ever produced. Character licensing is still riding high, and any television show that appeals to children is fair game for fodder - lunch, that is. The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team and Knight Rider all get the ...
B C D F G P S // // single-plungerdly invents the pinball craze, while Bumper and Contact take the game two steps into the future. At the penny arcades, fortune telling machines like Mystic Pen and An Answer from Beyond promise Depression-era patrons a rosier future, and pitch-and-bat baseball games like All-Star Baseball let li'l sluggers live out their big league dreams. ...
B D F G H M P R S // // The Voice-O-Graph lets amateur crooners save their performances on a cardboard record, Drive Mobile puts gamers behind the wheel, and Monkey Climb. well, it has climbing monkeys. Two popular sports get arcade makeovers in Basketball Champ and the puck-bowling pioneer Shuffle Alley, while pinball gets its first set of flippers in Humpty Dumpty. ...
B D F M P R S // // Photo booths become a national craze, letting best friends and puppy lovers take home a four-strip keepsake. Shuffle games move beyond bowling with Deluxe Shuffle Targette , Auto Test lets practicing drivers learn the rules of the road, and Two-Player Basketball puts a new one-on-one spin on the old Basketball Champ ...
B C D F G H M P Q R S // // The future can be yours, as long as Zoltan and Madame Morgana get their due. If action is more your style, Bazaar and Hayburners II give a few new reasons to play pinball. Little Pro and Mini Golf bring the links to the arcade, helicopter games test your piloting skills, while quiz games ...
A B C D F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W // // The era of the video arcade game is ushered in with Computer Space in 1971, but few really notice. Pong rights that wrong the following year, and a phenomenon is born. Games like Tank, Gun Fight, Breakout and Sea Wolf prove that video games are no flash in the pan, but Space Invaders ...
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W X // // The future arrives with a tiger uppercut to the jaw in Street Fighter II, and the era of the one-on-one fighter kicks in. Mortal Kombat amps up the gore to "Fatality" level, while Virtua Fighter and Tekken take the combatants into three dimensions. Virtua Racing and later games like Daytona USA bring new ...
