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Hand-Held Electronic Games Play Ball With Whole Family
Until a couple of years ago, if
dad wanted to play with a toy he
waited for his child to leave the
room. But since 1977, he’s been
playing with toys out in the open,
and of ten competing with mom and ■
the whole family.
They’re playing with hand-held
electronic games, the toy sensation
of the Eighties. More than 15
WBTV To Air
Hollywood Ongfmas
Parade
Gene Autry, celebrating his 50th
anniversary in entertainment this
year, has been named Grand
Marshal of the 49th annual Holly
wood Christmas Parade airing
as a two-hour holiday special
Wednesday, December 3 at 10 a.m.
on WBTV, Channel 3.
Bob Eubanks and Lee Meri
wether co-host the glittering holi
day parade, featuring more than
100 motion picture television and
recording stars in Hollywood’s
biggest annual yulelide salute.
Among the stars set to partici
pate are: Cindy Williams, “La
veme A Shirley”; Cathy Lee Cros
by, "That’s Incredible”; John
Schneider, “Dukes of Hazzard”;
Charlene Tilton, “Dallas”; Susan
Richardson and Adam Rich,
"Eight Is Enough”; Danny
Thomas, “I’m A Big Girl Now”;
Buddy EbGen, "Baraaby Jones”;
Rhonda Fleming, Lawrence Welk,
Ed McMahon, Carmen Zapata,
Kellee Patterson, Melissa Gilbert
and Michael Young.
In addition, nearly two-dozen
floats, many of them representing
motion picture companies, will
take part in the festivities. Some 22
marching bands and 15 equestrian
units will also travel the parade
route, winding through famed Sun
set and Hollywood Blvds.
million were sold in 1979, and
thev’U be a conspicuous bulge in
Santa’s sack this Christmas.
Hand-held electronics combine
the playability - action, complex
ity and sound - of TV video games
with the grains and portability of
pocket calculators.
Making it all possible is the
microprocessor - a tiny sliver of
silicon that can receive, store and
retrieve information for later use.
It can pack thousands of circuits
into a chip smaller than a dime.
Among their functions they control
a game’s numbers and “blips,”
LED (light-emitting diode) dis
plays like those of a pocket cal
culator.
In 1977 toymakers offered less
than a dozen hand-held electronic
games. This Christmas there’ll be
more than 400.
One of them, Sears Team Play
Football, has controls for two
players. The offense is shown as a
blip of light that runs, passes, kicks
or goes for a field goal. The defense
can intercept, blitz the quarter
back, score safeties and tackle. Or
a single player can compete
against the built-in computer.
There are sound effects, too; ref
eree whistles and a cheer after a
score.
For summer-sporta fan. IhW.
r/
Sears low-cost (about 111) Hip
Pocket Baseball with electronic
sounds and flashing lights The
pitcher throws a LEX) “ball"; the
batter pushes a button to “swing "
Lights also mimic the hit ball and
players rounding the bases.
With this much electronic action
under the Christmas tree, don’t be
surprised to find Santa still there
on Christmas morning, pushing
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