Pocketeers

[battyrat]

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I had a couple near the tail end of the 70's.That long ago now, which ones they were I just cannot remember.I have a feeling I was getting into small handheld electronic games about the same time i got them so they never really caught on with me.They were a christmas presant I think from parants.

[sixtyten]

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[Austin Maxi]

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I had (still have) the Rally/Driving School one pictured on page 2 of this thread. I also had a Golf one, and a secondhand blue set of mazes (2 on each side) with small ball bearings which you had to steer round them (lower left of the group photo on this page). They should bring 'em back.

[Heather74]

Re: Does anyone remember pocketeers

I've now merged all three pocketeer threads into one, Its worth reading through for your answers Kevin

[sixtyten]

Re: Does anyone remember pocketeers

Please use the search function. at least two dedicated threads for these, and several others relating to your posts

[Kevin Fletcher]

Does anyone remember pocketeers

These were just brilliant plastic case toys.

Most of them had a wind up timer.

I think there was a maze game, a road race, a basketball game, but i cannot remember some of the others. Any ideas ??

[Richard1978]

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I've had the wheel Of Fortune, it's somewhere at my parents house if it's not been chucked away.

[katekate]

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ooh that was quick! thanks for letting me know about this site x

[steveffisher]

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I had a few of these, none of which I can remember, with the exception of the one that you drove a little car around some streets. There were two wheels that controlled a little magnetic car. That's it! It didn't do anything else! But damn it was fun!

[70sscifiboy]

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I had totally forgotten about Pocketeers! I guess the great Grand-daddies of the Nintendo DS and PSP.

I had the Horse Derby one and the Fruit Machine one, they were great! There was nothing to beat them until Game and Watch came along - then it was Snoopy Tennis all the way!

[Kiop]

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Yeah, they were on flaps that overlapped. You've got it there pantherpink!

[pantherpink]

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it must be the same game I am thinking of that we had. I think i did the same thing with controlling the spin. Were the pictures on overlapping flaps? (sorry I haven't explained that very well!)

At the top left side there was a triangular-type button you pushed to stop it spinning and underneath there was this button thing you pushed back and then released to make it spin. I clearly remember that I used to push the button back at the bottom, and then while still holding it back I would press the button in on the side which would then give you more control over the wheel as the spin would then all be controlled by the side button.

If that makes sense, sorry if I didn't explain it very well. I played for hours with this thing, lol.

[Kiop]

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omg did this have some sort of triangular push button thing at the side of the game that you pushed and the pictures spun round? Or am i confusing it with something else we had?

At the top left side there was a triangular-type button you pushed to stop it spinning and underneath there was this button thing you pushed back and then released to make it spin. I clearly remember that I used to push the button back at the bottom, and then while still holding it back I would press the button in on the side which would then give you more control over the wheel as the spin would then all be controlled by the side button.

If that makes sense, sorry if I didn't explain it very well. I played for hours with this thing, lol.

[Hooper68]

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I had the rally,in fact I still think it's in my Mum and Dad's loft..I'll have to go and have a look

[pantherpink]

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omg did this have some sort of triangular push button thing at the side of the game that you pushed and the pictures spun round? Or am i confusing it with something else we had?

Was trying to remember a fruit machine game that I had, took a while to think what it was but this is definately it.