“Charming,” “whimsical,” “masterpiece,” “pretty funny” are just a few of the words used to describe…
Category: History
By 1980, Jerry Lawson was ready for a change. The 40-year-old electrical engineer had spent…
Is our destiny in our hands, in God’s hands, or are we merely tossed on…
Born in 1895, Bertha (Beatrice) Alexander Behrman grew up living above her stepfather’s doll hospital…
Ride-on toys, or kiddie cars, first appeared on the paved sidewalks and driveways of America…
Have you ever played hockey with miniature stick-wielding players and a thumbnail-sized puck on a…
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931, Charles Harrison spent his childhood playing with model airplanes…
Despite growing up in Rochester and routinely passing The Strong museum en route to the…
Parker Brothers, founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1883, published more than 1,800 games during its…
One of the most frequently asked questions about video game history is perhaps the simplest:…
In this age of prolific digital marketing campaigns, it’s hard to imagine a time when…
Wednesday, November 4th is National Easy-Bake Oven Day (NEBOD), an event that pays homage to…
For more than a century, the newspaper trade has had to determine creative ways to…
Last week, the LEGO Group officially unveiled 123 Sesame Street, the latest set in its…
Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ralph Baer, Jordan Mechner, Will Wright, Hideo Kojima, John Romero. These…