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Browse 32 restored Toys & Games articles from the original Totally 90s archive.
The Electronic Dream Phone was a tween board game geared mostly towards girls that involved players taking turns picking cards that had pictures of “cute” boys on them along with a 555 number to call. Clues on the cards...
February 5, 2014
The company, Philips, first developed the Boombox in the 1970’s. A boombox is a portable cassette or CD player with two speakers on either side. Not only can you listen to CD’s and tapes, you could also listen to the...
February 5, 2014
Gak was a popular kid's toy developed by Nickelodeon and Mattel. Originally released in 1992, Gak proved to be Nickelodeon/Mattel's most popular toy compound. This popularity was only increased when Gak was re issued in...
February 5, 2014
Mighty Max began as a toy line created by Bluebird Toys in 1992. In the United States, Mattel, Inc distributed Mighty Max’s. The toys resembled the popular Polly Pocket toys but were marketed for young boys. The toys...
February 5, 2014
Crocodile Dentist was a popular board game for kids made by Milton Bradley. It was originally introduced in 1990 and was one of the best selling games of the early 90s. Crocodile Dentist was created by Bob Fuhrer, a...
February 5, 2014
Pokemon Cards were collectable trading cards for the Pokemon Trading Card Game that were immensely popular in the 1990's. The cards featured images and rules based on the Pokemon video game series developed by Nintendo....
February 5, 2014
Yak Bak was a series of handheld voice recorder toys in the mid 1990's that were developed by Yes! Entertainment. Targeted at young children around the ages of five and six, the Yak Bak series consisted of 12 different...
February 5, 2014
Roller blades are a type of roller skates that are used for inline skating. These skates are unique because they have four or five wheels in one a line instead of a four wheel skate with two pairs of wheels next to each...
February 5, 2014
Crossfire was a board game introduced in the early 70s by the Milton Bradley Company. It became especially during the 90s, helped by its commercial featuring kids playing the game as an intense competition in the...
February 5, 2014
Where's Waldo? is a series of children books illustrated by Martin Hanford. The first book was published on September 21st, 1987 and to date there are seven books published to date. Waldo is known for his red and white...
February 5, 2014
Lisa Frank is known for her artwork that appears on many different products, targeting young girls. Lisa Frank Incorporated was formed in 1979 in Tucson, Arizona and is still doing business today. Her artwork is...
February 5, 2014
Tamagotchi is a line of electronic toys made by Bandai. It originated in Japan, where it was created by designers from Bandai and WiZ, and was first sold there in 1996. The name "tamagotchi" is a combination of the...
February 5, 2014
Super Soaker is a line of recreational water pistols that shoot water from a reservoir with greater force and over a longer distance than traditional water pistols. It was first developed by an American inventor named...
February 5, 2014
A Furby is an electronic interactive robotic creature for children. It first appeared in stores during the holiday season in 1998 selling over 40 million units during its first 3 years of production. It was an...
February 5, 2014
The Easy Bake Oven is a fully functional toy oven for children created by Kenner Products and invented by Ronald Howes in 1963. The oven works by using an incandescent light bulb to heat the food being baked. Along with...
February 5, 2014
A Koosh Ball is a toy ball that is made up of rubber strings and a soft and squishy rubber core. The Koosh Ball was invented in 1986 by Scott Stillinger. He created it because he thought it would be an easier toy for...
February 5, 2014
Talkboy was a line of audio recorders for children created by Tiger Electronics. It was originally designed as a non functional prop to be used in the 1992 comedy film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , starring Macaulay...
February 5, 2014
Snardvark was an electronic board game for ages 5 and up made by the gaming company Parker Brothers. It was released in 1992 and was designed for 2 4 players. The commercial for Snardvark below explains the scenario...
February 5, 2014
Nerf Gun is part of a line of shooter product toys created by Parker Brothers and owned by Hasbro. Most of the toys are made from a foam based material; they are used to make footballs, basketballs, baseball, and most...
February 5, 2014
Floam is a 1994 Nickelodeon manufactured “bubblegak” made from a foam like substance that comes in different colors. Is was sold by RoseArt in 2002 and 2004 2010 without the Nickelodeon name. As of 2012 Floam was resold...
February 5, 2014
HitClips is a small, palm sized digital audio player created by Tiger Electronics in 1999. It wasn't known for its advanced quality. HitClips played low fi, one minute clips of popular 90s songs. It was promoted by...
February 5, 2014
Bop It is a toy and game where players must follow a series of audio instructions and commands. The original Bop It was developed by Hasbro and released in 1996. The shape of the toy was similar to a baton where it...
February 5, 2014
Micro Machines became very popular beginning in the late 1980’s throughout the 1990’s. The machines were created by Galoob, which was later purchased by Hasbro in 1999. Micro machines were miniature collections of...
February 5, 2014
Dragon Flyz was a European and American television series created by Savin Yeatman Effiel. The show took place in a 41st century post apocalyptic world where dragon riders human or reptilian and gargoyles are at war for...
February 5, 2014
Creepy Crawlers are a molding toy created by Mattel. It is also known as the "Thingmaker" Creepy Crawlers were first invented and sold in 1964. The set consists of die cast metal molds resembling various bug like...
February 5, 2014
Power Wheels were first created in 1984, but not until1988 did the cars really start to get attention. By 1990, they were selling over a million Power Wheels a year. The company that first developed Power Wheels was...
February 5, 2014
Knex are construction toys invented by Joel Glickman. The are direct rivals with fellow building toy, Legos. Glickman originally created Knex while he was attending a wedding. While there he began to connect straws to...
February 5, 2014
Tickle Me Elmo is a line of children's toys produced by Tyco Toys, based on the popular character Elmo from the PBS educational TV show Sesame Street . It was a runaway success upon its first release in 1996, and has...
February 5, 2014
Monster in My Pocket was a media board game and franchise created by Morrison Entertainment Group led by Joe Morrison and John Weems. The focus of the line centered around monsters and creatures from religion,...
February 5, 2014
Laser Tag is a game that was first developed in 1979 after the release of the Star Trek Electronic Phasers. Since then, the game has become extremely popular for all ages. The concept of the game is to score points by...
February 5, 2014
Giga Pet is a digital or "virtual" pet released by Tiger Electronics in 1997. This was right in the middle of the virtual pet fad that was occurring at this time. Brands like Tamagotchi Giga Pets came in a variety of...
February 5, 2014
The Ouija Board also known as a spirit board or talking board is a flat spiritual board with marking of the alphabet, the numbers 0 9, and the words “hello” and “goodbye” printed in various positions on it. The first...
February 5, 2014