Question Can any of you old gits help

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

I received my best ever Christmas pressie when I was 8 and can not remember what it was called and want to pick the brains of the old gits on the Zone.

S**t description coming up.

Basically it has a number of ball bearings that went up a cork screw type lift and then when they got to the top they would fall over the top on to the first of 3 "drum" style things that would have a thin rubber membrane. The drum things were positioned on an oblong sheet of plastic which had the exact markings of where to place the drums so that the ball bearings would bounce from one to another and then in to a raised pot. They would then go down another spiral and along a long plastic slot in to the cork screw at the other end and the process would repeat its self.

In hope..

AS

 

[RobM]

It sounds similar to "mousetrap" - obviously it isn't but that's the idea. I ask.

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

It sounds similar to "mousetrap" - obviously it isn't but that's the idea. I ask.

Not sure.....never had mouse trap. will just go take a peek at it

 

[Irish_Shrimper]

Screwball Scramble?

 

[Nobby Snide]

marble mayhem?

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Screwball Scramble?

No,

There were 3 or 4 small (approx 6") drums that wehn position correctly on the sheet in a line with the right distances would allow the Ball bearing to bounce from one to another.

Don't think i will ever find it, have searched Google with no luck.

Plenty Greens for who ever can find it

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

marble mayhem?

It was a proper 80's floor game

 

[phsend]

Easy, easy easy...it was cascade.

 

[Dave of the Match]

Easy, easy easy...it was cascade.

Curses! Just about to post this! Beaten it by an old folk!

 

[EastStandBlue]

Screwball Scramble?

Wow. This was a memory locked at the very back of my mind... I loved this game to bits.

 

[Smiffy]

Cascade it was indeed

http://www.thechestnut.com/board-3.htm

 

[Dave of the Match]

Wow. This was a memory locked at the very back of my mind... I loved this game to bits.

Still have mine under my bed for safe keeping! >;D

 

[Dave of the Match]

Complete with yourself on the box!

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Easy, easy easy...it was cascade.

You are officially my Hero mate

How good is this??????


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ociT_blMX-E&feature=related

 

[Irish_Shrimper]

What was the point of that game? Was there any skill involved or was it just a matter of watching the balls hopping from one side to the other?

 

[BrettieAngell]

Never seen that one before!

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

What was the point of that game? Was there any skill involved or was it just a matter of watching the balls hopping from one side to the other?

You had a mat to position the drums but if you were feeling clever you could try and position them with out the mat.

Watch the youtube clip mate

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Never seen that one before!

It was great trying to get all of the balls to travel across at the same time with out it all going pete tong

 

[Irish_Shrimper]

Haha yeah that video is good! Shame I was minus 12 years old when that game came out :net:

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Haha yeah that video is good! Shame I was minus 12 years old when that game came out :net:

Hence the title of this thread you cheeky little bugger

:p