Were any of these toys and gadgets on your Christmas list in 1986?
Were any of these toys and gadgets on your Christmas list in 1986?
Were any of these toys and gadgets on your Christmas list in 1986?
When Nintendo’s NES became available to U.S. buyers in late 1985, kids couldn’t get enough. From that moment on, it was all about new tech.
Toys with microchips moved to the top of Christmas lists in 1986. Talking stuffed animal Teddy Ruxpin was quite popular, and so was Laser Tag.
Popular electronic gadgets included VCRs, camcorders and CD players. One salesman said CDs were selling “hot as a pistol.”
Were any of these tech items on your Christmas list in the ’80s and ’90s? Watch the video above to see what other gifts people wanted in 1986.
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