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MB Games “Bed Bugs” – the motorised hopping, leaping, jumping game – complete (1985)

Jon Nix — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:43:10 +0000

A bit of a classic this one, if you're of a certain age. This is the 1985 MB Games "Bed Bugs" game, which unsuprisingly consists mostly of a "bed" and a load of "bugs". The aim of the game is to catch the coloured bugs in the bed which match your playing tweezers. The catch? (pun intended) The battery-powered motor underneath the bed sends those bugs leaping, hopping and jumping around, so grabbing them in your tweezers is no mean feat at all. It's a lot of fun. We've tested it to ensure that it meets the required standards of fun-ness (and we actually liked it so much we bought another one just to keep for ourselves!)

This one is in very good condition, complete (all bugs and tweezers), and in full working order. It takes two C-size batteries in the battery compartment, access to which is under the card insert of the bed.

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Vintage 1970s MB Games Computer Battleship MB Electronics – 1977

Jon Nix — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 09:16:48 +0000

With its distinctive (and not at all annoying) soiund effects and electronc target selection, MB Electronics took the traditional "seek and destroy" game of battleships to a new level with the launch of this computerised version in 1977. Certainly, for those of us of a certain age, *this* was most definitely on our wish lists...

The computerisation comes in the form of "recording" the location of each player's ships and then with the co-ordinate firing system, which remembers those locations and reacts accordingly. All of this computerisation is accompanied by beeps, naturally, and appropriate sound effects for missed and hit targets and ultimately for complete destriuction of a player's fleet. It's a lot of fun and extremely nostalgic. We know this because it has been tested as working!

This one comes complete with all vessels and counters and instruction booklet (which you will probably need!). The battery terminals are good and clean (often they aren't). The outer box isn't going to win any prizes for aesthetics, but it functions and all of the inner packaging is present and in good order.

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1980 Boxed MB Electronics Genius Sliding Lights Puzzle Handheld Game

Jon Nix — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:25:47 +0000

A game that might have passed you by back in the day is this MB Electronics "Genius" game. It's an electronic variation on the familiar sliding tile puzzle games of the past, but instead of trying to complete a picture by manipulating the tiles, the twist here is that the tiles are uniform and indicate their correct position by lighting up. It's weirdly addictive, frustrating, and fascinating... a test of memory and strategy as well as patience!

It runs on two AA batteries and is fully working, complete with original box and instructions. It's in good condition with no chips or cracks to the plastics.

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