I wish I still had mine. Scramble is a moderately complicated game, and the fact they were able to replicate it as well as they did, with the opening music and all the different stages, on this hardware is really quite impressive.
We had a helicopter one similar. An Invader 1000 shaped like a space ship n a Pacman LCD, incredibly noisy (which is where Back in black on th walkman came in) but awesome fun!:👍😄
There are fun. I love my old Defender handheld toy. Fun little game and was also seen in the Avengers and Guardians 2 films played by Groot. Still runs great! This is awesome too!
I played this game in the 80's! Totally forgot about it. Probably at a friend's house or one of my many cousins houses, but that game was awesome at the time
I don't know why TH-cam recommended this video, but I'm glad it did. Even though I'm a 50 year old GenXer, my mind is still in the 80s and 90s. It was such a great time to be alive, to see the beginnings of tech that is taken for granted today. Though I never had this particular game, I did have something similar. Such memories.
I'm glad it recommended me, too. I'm also a 50-something GenX'er and still revel in the simplicity of the games & gadgets we had back then. I hope you'll stick around.
I loved Scramble so much, it was the very first one I played in Mame. This handheld is so cool, I can imagine how glad you were. Too bad there was no screen peeling in this era
Great video, thanks! I LOVE these old VFD games, I just bought myself a Puck Monster in reasonable condition, but your brand new sealed in box is pretty impressive stuff!
To think that toy waited nearly half a century to finally be enjoyed! It is redeeming to see it finally see daylight and I enjoyed your enthusiasm throughout!!
I was a kid in the 80s who played the heck out of Tomy Scramble. I didn’t have a computer or console at the time and when my friend accidentally left this at my house after bringing it over it was like all my Christmases came at once. I was obsessed. But I never got one of my own until 2000 when I was temporarily working in another city and saw a retro toy shop next door (these were the days when that was barely even a concept). I spoke to the guy behind the counter and told him how much I loved Tomy Scramble back in the day and he said he had one out the back with a pretty beat up box and since I was obviously buying it for fun rather than as an investment, he sold it to me for a song. Fast forward to now and my kids have it in their toy cupboard and occasionally play it themselves. It still goes strong probably due to it having been made in Japan.
Tomy was great at making these tabletop units - I also had Scramble, loved it. No idea where it is now, so this video was such a lovely nostalgia trip! What a find, glad you enjoyed it too 👍
I'm an original owner (and still have all these years later!) a Tomy Scramble and Tron. Bought them on clearance in the summer of 1983, at KB Toys. FYI, the original retail sticker price was US$55.95, marked down 75% off to US$13.99. Scramble originally belonged to my younger brother, and while works, is a bit UV-yellowed and worn. My Tomy Tron, however, is in near-mint condition, with original box, packing and instructions! Loved these back in the day!
i loved the early 80s late 70s with 1982 being my favorite year of all time!!! that new scramble makes me very happy....you got to be estatic!!!!!very nice!!
This game brings back happy childhood memories. I still have mine, which still looks in excellent condition, except for the orange screen decals that wore out.
Played Scramble at the this one particular fast food joint in Santa Barbara when I was a kid. Bought the game on Nintendo Switch, like, 40 years later. I play Scramble to this day. Gotta love a good port! Great review as always! 🎉
Thank you so much for sharing this. Great memories. I also chuckled when you talked about scheduling openings for the channel. Literally just didn't that a few days ago... Awesome.
Had them both, but I never had a power supply. My dad had stacks of batteries, for all the different handhelds he used to get me. I used to take Scramble with me everywhere, way more then the Tron one. Good times. Makes me want a new one. lol
Nice find. They have a playable one of these at the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX. Tomy did a great job on all of them. My favorite is Caveman.
Love the sticker on the box!! I had one of these as a kid and played it to death. I acquired another about 5 years ago at the start of a long mission to acquire all my childhood toys. Almost done with that mission. Great vid man!
Oh yes this looks fun. I had no idea Tomy made so many of these cool little games. I only got one as a kid. My dad got me the Radio Shack version of Caveman for Christmas one year and I loved it. I still have it and play it from time to time. Watching your videos on these makes me want to hunt down some more myself. Thanks and keep it up.
I am so glad I subscribed to your channel!!! Once again you are describing my childhood, I too LOVED Scramble (played it in the convenience store and bowling alley every chance I could) and I too had NO IDEA that a handheld version of it existed. Thank you so much for sharing, was great to relive part of my youth like I always do when I watch your stuff!
The feeling is mutual - I am so glad you subscribed, too. Sharing this stuff from our youth brings me at least as much joy as you get watching it. Thank you! P.S. Playing Scramble at the corner store and the bowling alley - are you mining my memories? 😉
Amazing! I loved Scramble in the arcade, and was so disappointed when it didn't stick around long :(. Maybe I'm creating a memory, but I vaguely recall seeing this handheld in a catalog and wanting it!
born in the late 80s I missed the boat getting this new. I got this used in a salvation army thrift store in the mid to late 90s. I was pleasantly surprised at this and played this thing a lot. I believe we paid $1.65 for it as the price was written on it in marker. It was wayyyy better than the tiger electronic games I had at the time. I actually still own it and it is currently on a shelf at my moms house lol.
Wow! Great video, I had this in either 1982 or 1983. Wish i still had it. I remember the batteries were left in and leaked. Great channel, only just discovered it.
That was great! I would've wanted this version of Scramble back then, too. It would have gone along well with two others in particular that I had - Galaxy ll and Super Galaxy Invader. When I had the Vectrex system, I played their great version of Scramble quite often. For the reasons of either nostalgia or just being older, I really appreciated seeing the ingenuity of the usage of the cells having various character formations through coloring and movement. Thanks for the video as always!
In the shi**y 2020, I've found a new old stock NES Advantage on a small flea market. This video reminds me of that moment...thanks for opening and using this stuff, instead of punishing its existence into an eternally sealed limbo! You said it: these things were meant to be played.
Maaaaan that is a beautiful unit and also looks like a ton of fun, congrats. I think I need to put this on my to-buy list. As you said the VFD graphics do a great job of approximating the arcade game. It’s been awhile since I played my Dig Dug VFD tabletop unit but that also has interesting workarounds (if I remember correctly rocks double as part of the Pooka’s bodies). Fun fact: Scramble was Konami’s horizontal shoot ‘em up precursor to Gradius which has a somewhat similar “gauge” item bar system and in the final level instead of a base unit, you have to carefully weave through a barrier in order to shoot a giant brain.
Crazy to see a White one with it's correct name! This game was also released by Tomy as Astro Blaster and is Ferrari Red with a Purple base. It was also released by Tomy again but branded Konami and was oddly called Alien Attack which was Silver with a Purple base. BTW, there is an LCD Scramble by Grandstand which is almost a copy of this game, however it's not worth getting if you have the Tomy one as your more than likely complete it on your first go, most of the Grandstand LCD games lack any sort of long term challenge...
Very awesome video first time I've seen this channel but it seems very cool. And i like the stance you have on collecting but also using/playing things. I like scramble and how they did the graphics on this.
That looks like quite a find. I have a soft spot for VFD style games. There is a certain style and panache to them, in spite of the limitations of the medium. When Basic Fun came out with VFD adaptations of arcade classics a few years ago, I just had to buy some of them. I was really impressed with their version of Defender!
Hi Jon, see if you can find Cave Man from Tomy in the same tabletop design as this game and Tron. This was one of my favorites back when I was a kid. I had the gold colour version but I believe there was a red one too. See if you can source one as I'd love to see that game again.
You're an enabler! Several viewers have suggested Cave Man. I just gave it a play on MAME, and once again, Tomy found a way to pack a surprising amount of variety into a VFD game. It's on my watch list now. 😉
I hear ya brother! I don't have shrinkwrap on any of my collector-status game cartridges. First the boxes are usually 75% empty, and the shrinkwrap continues shrinking, warping the box. Second, every circuit board was born to have electricity run through it at least once. Even if I have a digital copy of a vintage game, I will still pop in the cartridge/disc/cassette at least once. When did collectors become so anal ? (That being said, all my 70's/80's manuals and magazines are in sealed plastic sleeves. I learned my lesson with my mother's 1940's Hit-Parader magazines. So yellow and dry that the pages literally deteriorate as you turn them. Not letting the same happen to Compute and Home Computer or my game manuals). I tore the flysheet manual for Miner2049er when I was scanning all my manuals for upload to AtariAge. Before that, the box and manual were mint. Nearly threw the scanner across the room (except I still had another couple dozaen manuals to copy. But games are meant to be played! Tomytronic Scramble looks GREAT!
Wow. It’s like a time capsule … opening up a 40 year old game for the first time! Amazing. I had Epoch Dracula that I bought off eBay that was also brand new. :)
I am legit jealous on this one! Did you find that one here locally‽ Also I’m so pleased you actually opened it and played with it! I’m 100% on board with the idea that these things should actually be played and enjoyed!
do you remember the tomy turnin' turbo driving game / toy ? i had those, i actually sold mine in 2014 it was nearly pristine condition as i was always very gentle with my stuff.
i do not miss those devices that took those hefty, not energy efficient D cell batteries, C's today are great, so are AAs but back then, the devices that took D size were the toy / tech equivalent of a 454 v8 lol. or more like a poorly maintained diesel.
I’m curious how you came across a pristine game and what it cost you in 2023 dollars? Really great find. So nostalgic for me since I had many of those VFD games like frogger, Pac-Man, donkey Kong etc. use my allowance at 12 years old to buy batteries until someone told me about the battery eliminator which was a power supply that could plug in like C size batteries. Anyhoo really great content here on this channel.
I scored this on eBay after a few days of searching and dismissing units in various state of damage & incompleteness. It was under $100, if you can believe it!
@GenXGrownUp I figured that is what you did. You now going to scramble to find more. 🥷 Myself, I have no space for this due to my boardgame collection.
I commented in your Tron handheld video that I had Tron and this. Where are you finding these?! I would LOVE to get my hands on these games again because back in the day I sold mine not realizing what I had. Back in the day, everyone had Pac-Man and Donkey Kong handhelds, but nobody had Tron and Scramble except for Andy. So every time I had a friend sleeping over they couldn't wait to play my Tron and Scramble. Seriously, where can I get these?
As you saw in the Tron video, I found that one at a local vintage toy store, and the Scramble came from eBay. I also have a Coleco Alien Attack in box that I'll be looking at eventually.
Totally agree with you on both points. I open my toys as well, and the Ward’s label absolutely has to stay - having that still stuck to the box is just a little bit of extra 80s goodness 😊
I had the tabletop Grandstand one, think I still have it somewhere. Pretty sure was different from this tho. Had a small joystick on it and the display was different, as was the gameplay.
@@GenXGrownUp When you pulled out that one, I was surprised that it was different and didn't have a joystick. I think you could go any direction with mine, hence the joystick. Maybe it's a UK version.
I will never understand seeking out a sealed version just to open it. I understand wanting to open it but, if that’s the intent, I’d buy one that wasn’t new for that purpose. A forty year old product and now there’s one less brand new one in existence. For what?
@@GenXGrownUp Clearly that’s a false statement. I’m not an investor and sealed products have value to me. I collect and enjoy, as well. I collect new to collect new. I collect to enjoy to collect to enjoy. If I want to play a thing, I buy one that isn’t sealed to play and try to leave the sealed products for someone who would apprentice it as just that.
@@SumDumGy OK, fair enough. You find value in collecting sealed items. I don't. I like to play with the toys I buy, and I don't have the luxury of buying two and keeping one sealed. Of course condition matters, and a great way to ensure good condition is to purchase sealed.
@@GenXGrownUp I find value in keeping sealed items sealed. I find value in collecting sealed items when I want to own a sealed item. If I want an item to play with, I collect an open one. If my priority is playing (like yours), I wouldn’t seek out a sealed game for that. Condition does matter. So does patience in a search.
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I wish I still had mine. Scramble is a moderately complicated game, and the fact they were able to replicate it as well as they did, with the opening music and all the different stages, on this hardware is really quite impressive.
We had a helicopter one similar. An Invader 1000 shaped like a space ship n a Pacman LCD, incredibly noisy (which is where Back in black on th walkman came in) but awesome fun!:👍😄
There are fun. I love my old Defender handheld toy. Fun little game and was also seen in the Avengers and Guardians 2 films played by Groot. Still runs great! This is awesome too!
this reminds me of a sweet Defender handheld i had back in the day. It wasn't Tomy, but i remember it being really well done and fun
There aren’t enough words to describe just how awesome this video is.
That's nice of you. Appreciate you watching! 😀
One of my favorite games! I had a near perfect arcade port on my Tandy 8-bit computer! I still have a playable version on my Xbox!
I played this game in the 80's! Totally forgot about it. Probably at a friend's house or one of my many cousins houses, but that game was awesome at the time
I don't know why TH-cam recommended this video, but I'm glad it did. Even though I'm a 50 year old GenXer, my mind is still in the 80s and 90s. It was such a great time to be alive, to see the beginnings of tech that is taken for granted today. Though I never had this particular game, I did have something similar. Such memories.
I'm glad it recommended me, too. I'm also a 50-something GenX'er and still revel in the simplicity of the games & gadgets we had back then. I hope you'll stick around.
I loved Scramble so much, it was the very first one I played in Mame. This handheld is so cool, I can imagine how glad you were. Too bad there was no screen peeling in this era
Oooooh, the satisfaction of peeling that plastic!
Great video, thanks! I LOVE these old VFD games, I just bought myself a Puck Monster in reasonable condition, but your brand new sealed in box is pretty impressive stuff!
I love it!
I got my Tomy Rambler for Christmas present in 1982. I played with it a lot and it still works.
Oh, cool. I thought that might be a typo, but went searching and saw this same guy was released as "Rambler." Cool!
To think that toy waited nearly half a century to finally be enjoyed! It is redeeming to see it finally see daylight and I enjoyed your enthusiasm throughout!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was a kid in the 80s who played the heck out of Tomy Scramble. I didn’t have a computer or console at the time and when my friend accidentally left this at my house after bringing it over it was like all my Christmases came at once. I was obsessed. But I never got one of my own until 2000 when I was temporarily working in another city and saw a retro toy shop next door (these were the days when that was barely even a concept). I spoke to the guy behind the counter and told him how much I loved Tomy Scramble back in the day and he said he had one out the back with a pretty beat up box and since I was obviously buying it for fun rather than as an investment, he sold it to me for a song. Fast forward to now and my kids have it in their toy cupboard and occasionally play it themselves. It still goes strong probably due to it having been made in Japan.
I loved Scramble and also later on, loved Vanguard even more cause you could shoot lasers etc. four ways in all directions. Of course Zaxxon too.
That is awesome! Now I think I have to break out the Vectrex tonight.
The Vectrex deserves to be broken out every night!
Tomy was great at making these tabletop units - I also had Scramble, loved it. No idea where it is now, so this video was such a lovely nostalgia trip! What a find, glad you enjoyed it too 👍
god when i was young i used to think the tomy-tronics , the robots etc. were just so high tech and futuristic.
I'm an original owner (and still have all these years later!) a Tomy Scramble and Tron. Bought them on clearance in the summer of 1983, at KB Toys. FYI, the original retail sticker price was US$55.95, marked down 75% off to US$13.99. Scramble originally belonged to my younger brother, and while works, is a bit UV-yellowed and worn. My Tomy Tron, however, is in near-mint condition, with original box, packing and instructions! Loved these back in the day!
i loved the early 80s late 70s with 1982 being my favorite year of all time!!! that new scramble makes me very happy....you got to be estatic!!!!!very nice!!
You got that right!
I have the original my late Grandma gave me for Christmas back in the 80's. It's yellowed, but still works perfectly!
That's awesome!
I LOVE that you OPEN the toys. I do too.
This game brings back happy childhood memories. I still have mine, which still looks in excellent condition, except for the orange screen decals that wore out.
I had this game back in the early 80's. I was in my 20's when this hand held came out.
These Tomytronic games were so cool. I have the Pac Man one, and yes, it eats batteries, but it does still work perfectly even after 42 years of play.
Had that Scramble, played it sooo much. Crazy that was never opened. Congrats!
Played Scramble at the this one particular fast food joint in Santa Barbara when I was a kid. Bought the game on Nintendo Switch, like, 40 years later. I play Scramble to this day. Gotta love a good port! Great review as always! 🎉
Thank you so much for sharing this. Great memories. I also chuckled when you talked about scheduling openings for the channel. Literally just didn't that a few days ago...
Awesome.
You know the deal. 😁
Had them both, but I never had a power supply. My dad had stacks of batteries, for all the different handhelds he used to get me. I used to take Scramble with me everywhere, way more then the Tron one. Good times. Makes me want a new one. lol
Nice find. They have a playable one of these at the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX. Tomy did a great job on all of them. My favorite is Caveman.
Fantastic! I remember these handhelds well and what they were able to do with the limited tech. Nice video!
Cool, thanks!
This is so cool. Thank you for finding this and opening it on camera!
Any time!
Wow, I had one of these. Hadn't thought about it for 40 years. Thanks Jon
You bet!
Love the sticker on the box!! I had one of these as a kid and played it to death. I acquired another about 5 years ago at the start of a long mission to acquire all my childhood toys. Almost done with that mission. Great vid man!
Love the mission - good luck! Thanks for watching. 😁
Just fantastic, not a bit of yellowing in sight. I had a tomytronic 3d Skyfighter, what a Christmas that was!
Loved the vid, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Oh yes this looks fun. I had no idea Tomy made so many of these cool little games. I only got one as a kid. My dad got me the Radio Shack version of Caveman for Christmas one year and I loved it. I still have it and play it from time to time. Watching your videos on these makes me want to hunt down some more myself. Thanks and keep it up.
Thanks for watching!
I am so glad I subscribed to your channel!!! Once again you are describing my childhood, I too LOVED Scramble (played it in the convenience store and bowling alley every chance I could) and I too had NO IDEA that a handheld version of it existed. Thank you so much for sharing, was great to relive part of my youth like I always do when I watch your stuff!
The feeling is mutual - I am so glad you subscribed, too. Sharing this stuff from our youth brings me at least as much joy as you get watching it. Thank you!
P.S. Playing Scramble at the corner store and the bowling alley - are you mining my memories? 😉
@@GenXGrownUp Funny, that is exactly what I think about you when I watch your stuff :) Maybe we are twins separated at birth?
@@GYGOtv I'll check with my Mom and get back to you. 😉
Holy crap, that things looks so good!
Very cool, I had this and a VFD Pacman that I played relentlessly, wish I still had them obviously.
Amazing! I loved Scramble in the arcade, and was so disappointed when it didn't stick around long :(. Maybe I'm creating a memory, but I vaguely recall seeing this handheld in a catalog and wanting it!
Super awesome! Thanks for sharing Jon :-)
My pleasure!
Both Scramble and Tron are amazing handhelds for the era. Cool video!
Yes they are!
born in the late 80s I missed the boat getting this new. I got this used in a salvation army thrift store in the mid to late 90s. I was pleasantly surprised at this and played this thing a lot. I believe we paid $1.65 for it as the price was written on it in marker. It was wayyyy better than the tiger electronic games I had at the time. I actually still own it and it is currently on a shelf at my moms house lol.
Wow! Great video, I had this in either 1982 or 1983. Wish i still had it. I remember the batteries were left in and leaked. Great channel, only just discovered it.
Thanks for watching. Glad you found us and hope you'll stick around! 😁
I love that color scheme!
That is a gorgeous find! I always liked the VFD games, even the really dumb Pac-Man. 👍
Some games were LED with plastic overlays to mimic VFD elements.
Which PacMan did you have?
@@spaztekwarrior I think it was the one from Coleco
Awesome find.
That was great!
I would've wanted this version of Scramble back then, too. It would have gone along well with two others in particular that I had - Galaxy ll and Super Galaxy Invader.
When I had the Vectrex system, I played their great version of Scramble quite often.
For the reasons of either nostalgia or just being older, I really appreciated seeing the ingenuity of the usage of the cells having various character formations through coloring and movement.
Thanks for the video as always!
Heck yeah! Thanks for watching.
Scramble!! I had that one. Great gameplay
In the shi**y 2020, I've found a new old stock NES Advantage on a small flea market.
This video reminds me of that moment...thanks for opening and using this stuff, instead of punishing its existence into an eternally sealed limbo!
You said it: these things were meant to be played.
Classic
Montgomery Ward. That brings back fun memories in of itself.
That’s my kind of game! I like the lighting on the screen. It’s easy to see where you are.
In my family we always called it, "Monkey Wards." No reason - just because. 😁
Maaaaan that is a beautiful unit and also looks like a ton of fun, congrats. I think I need to put this on my to-buy list. As you said the VFD graphics do a great job of approximating the arcade game. It’s been awhile since I played my Dig Dug VFD tabletop unit but that also has interesting workarounds (if I remember correctly rocks double as part of the Pooka’s bodies). Fun fact: Scramble was Konami’s horizontal shoot ‘em up precursor to Gradius which has a somewhat similar “gauge” item bar system and in the final level instead of a base unit, you have to carefully weave through a barrier in order to shoot a giant brain.
It's great. I didn't know the connection to Gradius, though. Thanks!
Crazy to see a White one with it's correct name! This game was also released by Tomy as Astro Blaster and is Ferrari Red with a Purple base. It was also released by Tomy again but branded Konami and was oddly called Alien Attack which was Silver with a Purple base. BTW, there is an LCD Scramble by Grandstand which is almost a copy of this game, however it's not worth getting if you have the Tomy one as your more than likely complete it on your first go, most of the Grandstand LCD games lack any sort of long term challenge...
Very awesome video first time I've seen this channel but it seems very cool. And i like the stance you have on collecting but also using/playing things. I like scramble and how they did the graphics on this.
Glad you found me, Matthew. I truly appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. Best! 😀
That's a really interesting take on the end level they did on this version. Looks challenging.
I have Scramble for the Xbox 360. It gives you a re-skin option. Same for Time Pilot. They are really cool to play re-skinned.
Noooooo don't open that Pandora's Box! I'm kidding but seriously I can't believe ya did opened it 🤣 awesome video btw 😁
Thank you 😁
That looks like quite a find. I have a soft spot for VFD style games. There is a certain style and panache to them, in spite of the limitations of the medium.
When Basic Fun came out with VFD adaptations of arcade classics a few years ago, I just had to buy some of them. I was really impressed with their version of Defender!
When I see something like this, I imagine little kiddo wasn't a good boy that year and Mom decided not to give him that gift after all...
Jon, you earned my subscription with this video. I'll buy this from you for $100 plus shipping.
Haha! Thank you for the sub, but I'm going to have to decline your kind offer. 😉
Great work!
I have a Caveman VFD.
I keep hearing good things about Caveman. It's now on my hunt list!
Hi Jon, see if you can find Cave Man from Tomy in the same tabletop design as this game and Tron. This was one of my favorites back when I was a kid. I had the gold colour version but I believe there was a red one too. See if you can source one as I'd love to see that game again.
You're an enabler! Several viewers have suggested Cave Man. I just gave it a play on MAME, and once again, Tomy found a way to pack a surprising amount of variety into a VFD game. It's on my watch list now. 😉
These games were durable enough to keep. Mattel handhelds etc.
Grandstands Firefox was my game my mum & dad bought it me. Love those under the bed quilt or sheets in my time lol
I hear ya brother! I don't have shrinkwrap on any of my collector-status game cartridges. First the boxes are usually 75% empty, and the shrinkwrap continues shrinking, warping the box. Second, every circuit board was born to have electricity run through it at least once. Even if I have a digital copy of a vintage game, I will still pop in the cartridge/disc/cassette at least once.
When did collectors become so anal ? (That being said, all my 70's/80's manuals and magazines are in sealed plastic sleeves. I learned my lesson with my mother's 1940's Hit-Parader magazines. So yellow and dry that the pages literally deteriorate as you turn them. Not letting the same happen to Compute and Home Computer or my game manuals).
I tore the flysheet manual for Miner2049er when I was scanning all my manuals for upload to AtariAge. Before that, the box and manual were mint. Nearly threw the scanner across the room (except I still had another couple dozaen manuals to copy.
But games are meant to be played!
Tomytronic Scramble looks GREAT!
I'm with ya. Caring for and maintaining a piece like this is a far cry from leaving it boxed up. Let the love out!
Wow. It’s like a time capsule … opening up a 40 year old game for the first time!
Amazing. I had Epoch Dracula that I bought off eBay that was also brand new. :)
That's awesome!
I had this when I was a kid. That game was awesome. Edit: I've watched your stuff before and thought I was subbed. Apparently not. I just fixed that.
Ha! Thanks, Buckeye. 😀
I am legit jealous on this one!
Did you find that one here locally‽
Also
I’m so pleased you actually opened it and played with it! I’m 100% on board with the idea that these things should actually be played and enjoyed!
No, this one came through eBay. I was stunned to find one sealed for under $100!
So why not just buy one that already has been rather than ruin a rare new one?
@@SumDumGy How do you figure this one is ruined?
@@GenXGrownUp It’s no longer new and unused. It’s status as such is ruined and can never be replaced.
Its status may be "ruined," but the toy isn't, and now one more person is able to play with it that couldn't before.
Whoooaah that scramble game handheld didn’t got fredh air for 41 years, wich is a very loooooong time,heck i am 41 years old for yet 2 month’s,phew🤣
Basic Fun should be taking some notes on this thing.
Right?
do you remember the tomy turnin' turbo driving game / toy ? i had those, i actually sold mine in 2014 it was nearly pristine condition as i was always very gentle with my stuff.
Is that the one with the little car that drove on the infinite loop of paper?
i do not miss those devices that took those hefty, not energy efficient D cell batteries, C's today are great, so are AAs but back then, the devices that took D size were the toy / tech equivalent of a 454 v8 lol. or more like a poorly maintained diesel.
I’m curious how you came across a pristine game and what it cost you in 2023 dollars? Really great find. So nostalgic for me since I had many of those VFD games like frogger, Pac-Man, donkey Kong etc. use my allowance at 12 years old to buy batteries until someone told me about the battery eliminator which was a power supply that could plug in like C size batteries.
Anyhoo really great content here on this channel.
I scored this on eBay after a few days of searching and dismissing units in various state of damage & incompleteness. It was under $100, if you can believe it!
@@GenXGrownUp : wow that price is hard to believe! What a score!
Scrambling to find a Scramble unit.
Can relate.
@GenXGrownUp I figured that is what you did. You now going to scramble to find more. 🥷
Myself, I have no space for this due to my boardgame collection.
Well, there might be a reason why that box was fresh LOL
I commented in your Tron handheld video that I had Tron and this. Where are you finding these?! I would LOVE to get my hands on these games again because back in the day I sold mine not realizing what I had. Back in the day, everyone had Pac-Man and Donkey Kong handhelds, but nobody had Tron and Scramble except for Andy. So every time I had a friend sleeping over they couldn't wait to play my Tron and Scramble. Seriously, where can I get these?
As you saw in the Tron video, I found that one at a local vintage toy store, and the Scramble came from eBay. I also have a Coleco Alien Attack in box that I'll be looking at eventually.
Sometime around 1980 to 1982 I played with a Galaxian type handheld that felt great to me. I haven’t been able to figure out which model it was.
@@john2001plus Was it Galaxian 2 by Entex? One of those in good condition is on my toy bucket list.
Didn't even know there was a Scramble handheld game, or a TRON one, even. I had the old Battlestar Galactica Mattel game, it was pretty boring!
I still have a copy of this game. Pretty good for ‘78. :)
I have Caveman and Tron but no Scramble.
Totally agree with you on both points. I open my toys as well, and the Ward’s label absolutely has to stay - having that still stuck to the box is just a little bit of extra 80s goodness 😊
Absolutely!
I still have my Grandstand handheld version which looks way better graphically TBH.
Haven't seen that one.
I had the tabletop Grandstand one, think I still have it somewhere. Pretty sure was different from this tho. Had a small joystick on it and the display was different, as was the gameplay.
@@GenXGrownUp When you pulled out that one, I was surprised that it was different and didn't have a joystick. I think you could go any direction with mine, hence the joystick. Maybe it's a UK version.
I used to have Epoch Astro Command… essentially the same game. It was pretty good!
I will never understand seeking out a sealed version just to open it. I understand wanting to open it but, if that’s the intent, I’d buy one that wasn’t new for that purpose. A forty year old product and now there’s one less brand new one in existence. For what?
Sealed products are only of value to investors. I'm not investing - I'm collecting and enjoying. 😀
@@GenXGrownUp Clearly that’s a false statement. I’m not an investor and sealed products have value to me. I collect and enjoy, as well. I collect new to collect new. I collect to enjoy to collect to enjoy. If I want to play a thing, I buy one that isn’t sealed to play and try to leave the sealed products for someone who would apprentice it as just that.
@@SumDumGy OK, fair enough. You find value in collecting sealed items. I don't. I like to play with the toys I buy, and I don't have the luxury of buying two and keeping one sealed. Of course condition matters, and a great way to ensure good condition is to purchase sealed.
@@GenXGrownUp I find value in keeping sealed items sealed. I find value in collecting sealed items when I want to own a sealed item. If I want an item to play with, I collect an open one. If my priority is playing (like yours), I wouldn’t seek out a sealed game for that.
Condition does matter. So does patience in a search.
Do you actually believe that?
Me? Do I believe what?