Curated category
1980s toys
- Game BoyOn the 10th of June 1987, division director Gunpei Yokoi informed R&D1 that Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi wanted a successor to the Game & Watch series…
- Master SystemSega released its first video game console, the SG-1000, in Japan on the 15th of July 1983. This launch occurred on the same day that Nintendo introduced the…
- TurboGrafx-16In July 1985, Hudson Soft approached Nintendo with a proposal for a new add-on to the Famicom. This device would use patented Bee Cards to store full games…
- Nintendo Entertainment SystemOn the 15th of July 1983, the Famicom console arrived in Japanese stores with a price tag of ¥68,000. Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi had demanded a…
- Atari 2600In late 1975, MOS Technology debuted the 6502 microprocessor for $25 at the Wescon trade show in San Francisco. Engineers Steve Mayer and Ron Milner of Cyan…
- G.I. Joe: A Real American HeroThe 1982 relaunch of G.I. Joe began with a chance encounter in a men's room between the presidents of Hasbro and Marvel Comics.
- Dragon BallAkira Toriyama sat in his studio in 1983, surrounded by reference books on Hong Kong martial arts films. He had just finished a one-shot manga called Dragon…
- Kenner Star Wars action figuresIn 1976, the toy company Mego Corporation turned down a chance to make Star Wars toys. This decision left the door open for Kenner, a division of General…