Merlin Electronic Game

[Gig540]

When did they release again? I would buy in heart beat. Had one in early 80's

[XdoctorbutcherX]

totally just used other kids Merlin as a walkie-talkie while playing guns. it looks likes some crappy phone Lando would use on Bespin to call sexy women.

[redhood162]

I loved this !!!



[doubledragonuk]

1 of my favorite toys as a child, bought 2 since i started collecting retro electronic stuff in 1997

[John28rocks]

I have one here on my lap :) 70's rule

[markyyyy7]

It the shitz!

[RomanticLinguaphilia]

This is probably the best electronic toy ever made... She's beautiful and acts like a little friend. I don't still have the one I had as a kid (not my fault as I'd never have parted with her willingly), but now I own three original era ones, including a Canadian one labeled in both French and English... manual for that one is cool too... Anyone have a Dr. Smith (Japanese? version)... I don't yet...

[ferfoxakeladdy]

looks like a giant cell phone

[wsbtam]

I LOVED this when I was a kid; one of the all-time great early electronic games!

[dolphinbuc]

merlin is tha joint!

[spleenandpie]

oh dam i saw this at a thrift store like a week ago and now its gone:(

[calamtykel]

lol! I'm so jealous of everyone who still has theirs! This was a great game - my cousin and I used to program it to play Row Row Row your Boat and then we'd each start ours at a different time so it played in a "round". What kids will think to do! This game ROCKED!

[jethropu]

6 batteries?? WOw....

[unclaimedtreas]

I will be 45 next month and I still have my Merlin game. It still works!

[level242]

Everytime I see this commercial I expect Casper the Friendly Ghost to come on after it.

[cav6110]

Best Christmas gift I ever got!! Still got it, box and all.

[MERLIN528]

w00t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rorokrorok]

You would comment on this hahaha. zina is still better.

[SpaceWars2025]

Kids should still play these games... good for cognition.

[Annahojan]

I don't get it, what the f* do you do with it?!

[HadesOnEarth]

Anna, It was a memory game. We need to bring back this type of game to sharpen up the minds of our youth once again.

[JPGR66]

i want one so i can bash it on that kids head.

[happycat2010]

This brings back memories of past Christmases and the excitement I would feel as a kid about Christmas coming

[Elz67]

I LOVE my Merlin! I am 41 now and have played it all these years! The kids look at it as a dinosaur but I don't care cos we have had fun over the years and I doubt his XBOX360 will be around much longer...

[ScrewAttackChina]

Have you seen the 2008 re-release?

[CadillacL]

I got the re-release. Its just as fun as the original, wich I also had :)

[MsMercury]

I had one of those!

[Thricearoundthecircl]

I never had one of those...I nevere wanted one actually...it looks like a giant red cellphone

[xXlee1994]

i love my merlin, its soooo much fun to play!

[angryshoebox]

I had a Merlin. I remember the "Music Machine" function didn't store that many notes :-). You could make a song that would maybe last a minute,lol.

[canefro]

what was the game like that that said "kiss my toilet"?

[riceboy1701e]

AAH! Flashback! OMG...what memories! I had a Merlin...LOVED IT! Thanks for this post!

[kebler823]

I still have My Merlin game since 1979

[SunDevilDave]

I had a Merlin. My little sister decided it was "dirty". So she washed off in the sink. It never worked again.

Then i got a master merlin. It was blue. Thanks for post.

[Seventiesfan]

I've always loved this commercial, especially the delightfully catchy tune. I've never owned a Merlin, but I'll try to get one on Ebay. I already have the commercial on a classic TV commercials DVD. Thanks for the old memories, mdduckman.

[jdawz1995]

I got one from Cash King a few months back for like $5.

[Seventiesfan]

Thanks for the information.

[JamiJR]

Oh Merlin. I've still got mine around here somewhere. I just have to find it. Also I think I have an original 2XL in the attic. (Granted, these were handed down to me from my older brothers.)

[jermainemack]

The List of Parker Brothers Electronic Games

Merlin

Stop Thief

Wildfire

Split Second

Bank Shot

Reflex

Master Merlin

[marctronixx]

awesome! forgot all about this toy until i saw it just now on VH1 classic 70's vol 2 show or whichever one it was.. i used to have one but i tore it open to see how it worked... i was like that back then... i think imma find another one... kudos on keeping this commercial going....

[electronichandhelds]

Awesome Commercial! I actually loved these games, and I found this cool website that has almost every electronic handheld game for sale. It's great if you want the original classics.

ElectronicHandHelds . com

[slyfox74]

I had one of those. I think it got sold in a garage sale sometime in the late 80's.

[Mystifier122]

I just searched through some boxes in the garage and actually found the damn thing, and it still works. It's been boxed up for many years and many moves. I did an online search for the directions because I don't remember how to play it. Thanks for inspiring me, cool commercial.

[Mystifier122]

Had one too, think it's in a box somewhere.

[kll510]

I loved Merlin. I played it all the time. My other favorite was Simon.

[PerfectMandible34]

cool

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

My brother had one of thems. Looked like a telephone from the future. (Design wasn't that far off, either.)

[razortalons]

mine still works too

[VivaLaMidget]

Wow, screw X-box 360 and PS3, this is where it's at!

[cgoldsmith]

my friend Deana Settle had one and I begged and begged for it...Finally I got it from a store called Korvette. Does anyone remember that store

[satrlanl]

I still have this and it works. Although the battery compartment is corroded, an AC adapter works with it.

[chipuc]

swab off the area with vinegar... it will clean up any corrosion...

[RomanticLinguaphilia]

@chipuc My three have this problem. thanks for the tip...

[clovengod]

i had one of those 5.5 million units.anyone remember fabulous fred?

[love2register]

*raises hand* F.Fred (aka disco dancefloor) rules , I have the one from childhood and another I found at a thrift store :-)

[straylor]

I received my Merlin in 1978, the year that it lunched by Parker Brothers. Shortly thereafter it sold over 5.5 million units.

[See918]

Is that Randy Travis singing?

[Love4SK]

wow, 6 whole games in 1, actually it was pretty cool

[dougedart]

I loved this game but I didn't remember what it was called. Merlin huh? Pretty dumb.

[o22266]

What the heck is a pen light battery?

[80sBrat]

It's what we modern people call AA batteries.

[spacemod]

I think you can find them next to the 110 cartridge film.