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80s and 90s kids will remember this, and it's making a comeback as a novelty item. No storyline, no visual and auditory stimuli, just a simple challenge to hook all the rings in the posts (extra points for achieving color patterns), so it's up to your imagination to fill in the rest. Real randomness, too, not subject to some random number generator. A real zen gaming experience.

Pros: no batteries needed. Cons: risk of water spillage, occasional refills needed.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The actual one we had in the 80s and 90s

[–] dominiquec@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yah! I had one too. I miss that toy.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Chowtime3688@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago

There must be an offering

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago

Dentist’s office waiting room is tolerable before smartphones thanks to these.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago

The grind was real.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

can it run doom?

[–] vale@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Found a new version like this a year or two ago at a dollar store, still fun.

[–] vonxylofon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

They're in all toy stores around here now.