At minute 40 in the movie Phantasm (1978) there is a strange game similar to a hexagon. Is probably an electronic game, anyone know which game is this?
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5It's reminiscent of the Simon which came out right around then. I wonder if it's some competitor or knockoff.– Nate EldredgeMar 15 at 21:09
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5Does someone actually play the game in the movie, or how do we know it's a game? Could it just be a model spaceship or something like that?– Nate EldredgeMar 15 at 21:10
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Apparently there was even a hexagonal Super Simon, though it came out years later and was a lot more colorful.– Nate EldredgeMar 15 at 21:15
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Yeah is really similar to simon, but can be also another object. The boy in the movie don't play with it.– elbarnaMar 15 at 21:46
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I certainly didn't own something like that, and I don't remember wanting something like that. But I was a bit older than the character in 1978...– Jon CusterMar 16 at 12:35
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It's a vintage desktop organizer like the one in this eBay listing:
The vinyl covering the cardboard structure tended to split leading to retirement.
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3@knol Magic 8 Ball says: "Signs point to yes." But I outgrew being organized. In the 1970's keys were a thing. In the '60s locking the front door on the way out was still optional.– HABOMar 16 at 15:08
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1Locking the front door on the way out is still optional, just be aware of the potential ramifications.– TommyMar 16 at 15:26