I loved this game when I was a kid but I never ever ever understood Magic Square. It seems that nobody knew how to play it ☺️. This was my favourite childhood toy!! Thanks for the reminder.
@ACoustaDC2 жыл бұрын
I am a master of magic square. In your example 1,6,7 would have solved the square. My problem with merlin was no volume control and as I would play in bed my mom would scream at me to go to sleep because it is loud. I still remember muffling the speaker with my palm!
@lazarous1233 жыл бұрын
Guys I had a Merlin! What a blast from the past! Certainly brought a tear to my eye... Edit. I remember cards that you could place over the lights? Maybe a later version or a Merlin v2?
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! About the overlay, the Wikipedia mentions a 2004 re-release by Milton Bradley Company. Perhaps that one used it?
@karstenmeyer17292 жыл бұрын
"Magic Square" is my favorite Game of the Merlin. It is absolutely not complicated. "Magic Square" belongs to a family of Games, which goes from 3x3 Playfield to nxn Playfield. A good way to learn "Magic Square" is to built the pattern from the Goal reverse, so you can learn the pattern.
@KG-Love Жыл бұрын
I was born in 1976 and would see these randomly in people's houses and never knew what they were...thanks!
@MarrockV8 ай бұрын
I got one of these for christmas the year they came out... it quickly became a constant companion and was sometimes used any anything but a handheld game... Over time it eventually stopped working and got put in a box never to be seen again. Just a couple days ago I finally gave in to nostalgia and got another one off ebay, and when it finally arrived... Well, it was like being reunited with an old friend I hadn't seen for a very long time. I got myself a huge pack of AA batteries and have been grinning like a damn fool for days now.
@geekwithsocialskills Жыл бұрын
Very cool! I still have my Merlin from childhood. We had some pretty cool toys and electronics in the 1970s. Your video has inspired me to break mine out and make a video about it.
@RetroGameCouch Жыл бұрын
Glad my video inspired you in some form! 👍
@lactobacillusprime3 жыл бұрын
I remember someone taking this to school back in the day and playing this.
@adews72043 жыл бұрын
This is really a neat toy and yours looks amazing for its age! I have a Microvision with 4 games all in the original boxes, I'm still learning how to figure some of them out but it's still really cool.
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
It really is in mint condition.
@chazkdarwin38752 жыл бұрын
I just put batteries in my 1978 Merlin today for the first time in probably 30 plus years, it all works perfectly except the number one button LED.
@Duranggobr2 жыл бұрын
Thx for teaching the games, i lost the manual and learned through your video. Cheers from Brazil !
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@commodorecave55813 жыл бұрын
What an amazing bit of kit for 1978! Thanks for showing this.
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@JZCRAZY Жыл бұрын
I used to have this. It was a lot of fun!
@shamelessrepair597510 ай бұрын
The handheld game : 😁😁😎😎😎 Battery capacity : 💀💀💀💀💀
@ClemensWennersMusic3 жыл бұрын
What a cool little device. I had really never heard of this before!
@ClemensWennersMusic3 жыл бұрын
Commented *just* before your outro. Hahaha! Let's do a versus challenge soon!!
@thekatt...2 жыл бұрын
Wish I still had mine 😭😭😭 Loved that toy.
@ralphkramden20892 жыл бұрын
If you got the dough I’ll sell ya mine for $1200.
@KiiKiiCR Жыл бұрын
I had one. It was nagical. This invokes so many happy childhood memories for me
@stressedbyamountainofbooks13 жыл бұрын
Happy New year ! And cool handheld both cool looking and some nice ideas. And finaly a new versus challenge 🎉 2021 start strong x)!
@flourfree2K Жыл бұрын
"Magic Square" (aka "Lights out") is my favourite one.
@WickedGamerCollector3 жыл бұрын
Yeah also showed it on the channel some time ago. Good old times when it comes to these machines 😄
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
I'm going to check your video!
@Alaska-Jack3 жыл бұрын
I had that love that I think I still have it somewhere. Merlin!
@danaeckel3 жыл бұрын
I had one of these growing up. Got it from a garage sale and no instructions. I think around three of the games I figured out how to play and the others had no clue.
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
Kinda amazing you found out how to start one of the games to begin with.
@mingotha3 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh, Great! Let’s go for another VS-Challenge! 😃
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
Ideas are welcome, although a lot of my stuff is already in moving boxes.
@graziag3498 Жыл бұрын
1 move must be always the centre one
@TheJunky2283 жыл бұрын
that is awesome! thanks for sharing
@boris23422 жыл бұрын
got one for xmas in grade 6
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@sander4243 жыл бұрын
Super cool! Mijn vriendin wil er nu ook een, ze is helemaal hyped!
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
Leuk toch? Er is een latere versie met meer games.
@josepha3805 Жыл бұрын
Slaget i skogen bortenfor
@cestusfr3 жыл бұрын
Happy new year mate!
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! A happy new year to you too. 🥳
@MeMyselfAndKgore3 жыл бұрын
That was really cool and I'm surprised
@RetroGameCouch3 жыл бұрын
Thanks.
@TheJohnny9283 жыл бұрын
Still works 😃🖒
@bitoxic3 жыл бұрын
Interesting device!
@TheJohnny9283 жыл бұрын
I still got mine😃no manual🙁dated 1979 I WON from Lucky Charms giveaway 😃
@MO-fr1wx3 жыл бұрын
I still have my Merlin! No manual though.
@TheJohnny9283 жыл бұрын
@@MO-fr1wx same here🖒
@brianmiller5074 Жыл бұрын
How much was Merlin back in 1978? Does anyone know?
@MarrockV8 ай бұрын
About $20-$25 depending on where you got it.
@forkboy33092 жыл бұрын
i have one of the 2004 models by hasbro
@RetroGameCouch2 жыл бұрын
Same principle gameplay wise?
@danielc1773 жыл бұрын
Hasbro still hosts the instruction manual for this : www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Merlin.PDF