tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post5259543802382068127..comments2024-03-27T03:26:36.247-07:00Comments on the sphinx: Strolling Bowling (c. 1980, Tomy)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-75852790131443369062015-05-29T14:41:41.344-07:002015-05-29T14:41:41.344-07:00Glad to remember that film then.
And yes, we can&...Glad to remember that film then.<br /><br />And yes, we can't forget Zoids!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DjBzNiIFtEChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-34873015007184984182015-05-29T06:24:24.433-07:002015-05-29T06:24:24.433-07:00Incidentally, if you like to see a bit of one of T...Incidentally, if you like to see a bit of one of Tomy's manufacturing plants making those wind-ups, there was a little film made by Disney animator Frank Thomas' son where two talking wind-ups find out how they came to be. This use to show up on The Disney Channel a few times in the 80's.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqB4kfyqio<br />>>><br /><br />Oh my gosh! As soon as I read those words, it popped into my mind. I remember this film! Thank you for the blast from the past! <br />And how could I forget that ZOIDS were in it...I shouldn't mention Tomy without mentioning ZOIDS!Sampoerna Quatrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506560297078377249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-20981893292612160982015-05-26T17:04:14.928-07:002015-05-26T17:04:14.928-07:00I remember when wind-up toys from the great Japane...<i>I remember when wind-up toys from the great Japanese toy company Tomy were pretty common. Of course, Tomy is still out there today, but from my young viewpoint, they seemed to come out of nowhere in the late 70's or early 80's.</i><br /><br />They certainly came out of nowhere in the atmosphere of the time, plunged head-first into the realm of goofy wind-ups and electric gizmos I'm sure plenty of kids my age clamoured for. While I don't recall having a Strolling Bowling set, I do remember having one of their electronic game sets like this...<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aCeg-EbOAI<br /><br />Recall my brother having the Onmibot as well, though I don't think we ever got much use out of it.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLC3FFiqE0<br /><br />It looks like lately their presence in the US only amounts to a line of pre-school sets, Pokemom, Battleborg and a few other licensed entities. Here or there they might do a limited edition thing like their Tomy Atomic Pinball machine some years back, but certainly those days are over.<br /><br />Incidentally, if you like to see a bit of one of Tomy's manufacturing plants making those wind-ups, there was a little film made by Disney animator Frank Thomas' son where two talking wind-ups find out how they came to be. This use to show up on The Disney Channel a few times in the 80's.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqB4kfyqio<br /><br />One of Tomy's Japanese toys that made it's way over here eventually was a game I first saw referenced/spoofed in some anime/manga called "Kurohige Kiki Ippatsu" or what eventually got called "Pop-Up Pirate" in the west. It sorta reminds me of "Tip-It" or "Don't Break The Ice".<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up_Pirate<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er6qj6D7C6g<br /><br /><i>Speaking of Tomy, I should really do a feature one of these days on their often-copied masterpiece, RUN YOURSELF RAGGED!</i><br /><br />They certainly had a knack for unusually-titled games like "Turn The Terrible Tank".Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com