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Title: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: Sasquatch! on April 06, 2002, 07:10:55 pm
I had this watch like in the early- to mid-80s or so.  It had an LCD screen and two buttons underneath the screen, and it had four different games on it.  Does ANYBODY remember this thing?
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: JLR2000 on April 07, 2002, 12:17:37 am
Not that one, but I had (still have somewhere) a casio? that played a game where UFOs would pass over a base and you would shoot at them.  It also played a song that had the theme from twilight zone in it.....
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: 1UP on April 07, 2002, 04:16:18 am
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Not that one, but I had (still have somewhere) a casio? that played a game where UFOs would pass over a base and you would shoot at them.
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: tellarite on April 07, 2002, 04:44:15 am
What about these crazy cool antiques? 8)

(http://www.cyberroach.com/cyromag/ten/pic087.jpg)
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: JLR2000 on April 07, 2002, 04:42:25 pm
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I think I had the same one!
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: 1UP on April 07, 2002, 11:45:51 pm
Search Ebay for "game watch" and you get 300 results, most of which are handheld games with a built-in clock, not a watch with a built-in game.  Those Ebay sellers are crafty mofos...  :P
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: tellarite on April 09, 2002, 05:28:32 pm
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I think I had the same one!
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: Jason on April 09, 2002, 06:39:00 pm
Ha, I had that Qbert watch from that photo.  I wasn't allowed to take it to school though, what fun is that?
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: JLR2000 on April 09, 2002, 06:41:42 pm
That's the one I had alright, what memories!!  Now, where the hell did I put it??
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: Sasquatch! on April 09, 2002, 11:39:13 pm
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Search Ebay for "game watch" and you get 300 results, most of which are handheld games with a built-in clock, not a watch with a built-in game.
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: Dan on April 10, 2002, 04:53:35 pm
I think my friend had that Elek-Tek watch.  I remember going over to his house after school and playing games on it.  It was all black with an LCD screen.  Those were the days...

Dan
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: GadgetMan on April 12, 2002, 11:26:23 am
Not sure about Elek-tek, but I do know that CGE, the makers of the Vectrex had a Game time watch, and a sports-time watch too.  It played 4 or 5 games, and had a large rectangular screen.

Currently they're selling for upwards of $200 or more when they're available on eBay and such.

I saw one go for almost $400 last year.
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: ELdls35 on May 13, 2002, 04:57:25 pm
I still have the GCE Game Time watch that I had as a kid.  
(And my mother did let me take it to school.  :))


I haven't had batteries in it for a long time, but I assume that it still works.  I may have to give it a try.




Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch
Post by: Billabong on May 19, 2002, 08:15:03 pm
Tellarite: I still have my Pac-Man watch, and a Super Mario watch (no boxes though). They sit in a shoebox next to my hand-held Burgertime, hand-held Super Off-Road, and another racing game.

(Yes, mom let me take them to school)

Too many trips down memory lane, and I may never come back. :)

Later,
Billabong
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: Le Chuck on May 14, 2012, 04:09:52 pm
I used to have one of these game watches.  It was a donkey kong I think.  Would love to sport one now, just as a geeky segue into talking about the hobby.  Lotsa fun. 





To all you math majors out there this is a 10 year necro. >:D
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: Nephasth on May 14, 2012, 04:52:45 pm
To all you math majors out there this is a 10 year necro. >:D

Close Bob, no Seger. 5 days premature buddy...
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: Le Chuck on May 14, 2012, 05:19:22 pm
To all you math majors out there this is a 10 year necro. >:D

Close Bob, no Seger. 5 days premature buddy...

I did the other one based on first post date, making this one a week and a month past maturation.  Can I have a cookie?
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: Gray_Area on May 16, 2012, 07:10:37 pm
Man, I somehow never catch these seriously decrepit threads......anyways......

I had a Game Time watch (and the Arcade Time), in sixth grade ('82-3). My parents had no restictions on me, so of course I took it to school. It had a silent function, so we didn't get caught playing it in class or the bathroom. I don't think.

One of the designers' pages. (http://www.sloperama.com/advice/lesson18.htm)

(http://www.sloperama.com/advice/images/1805.jpg)

I also had the Q-bert watch in seventh grade. No silencio on that one, alas.
Title: Re: Anyone remember the Elek-Tek "Game Time" watch?
Post by: yotsuya on May 16, 2012, 10:58:59 pm
I had a Frogger watch. That thing kicked much ass.