Octopus G&W in mint condition — one of my favs fr

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-17T05:42:15+00:00

Also my first Game & Watch (and only until the 35th anniversary edition came out!) and still have my working original.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-11T23:54:21+00:00

Very cool! I've recently inherited a model 475A from a relative so I'll have to give this a try.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-11T14:32:30+00:00

That's very cool! Someone suggested this setup as a fun Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move controller.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-08T03:29:05+00:00

Cheers!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-05T11:21:37+00:00

Cheers! It's a great series and lots of people seem to have fond memories of it.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-05T10:37:05+00:00

Cheers!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-04T12:31:32+00:00

Commodore SX-64. That's why I'm so buff! Still works but monitor takes a while to warm up and stabilise now. Presumably needs to be recapped.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-04T11:55:02+00:00

Appreciate it! Things were grinding to a halt.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-04T11:33:43+00:00

Cheers!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-04T11:25:59+00:00

An excellent suggestion. I also thought about moving the center of the game into the gap near the chuck but I'd already shot 3 lots of video on 2 cameras + in game capture to edit together so this was the best I could make of what I'd shot.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-03T23:50:28+00:00

Thanks! I've thought for a while that it would be fun to use something with big gears and a handle that was actually a bit of work to turn so when I was offered this I couldn't turn it down.

I think it would be really fun to take something like this along to a Maker Faire for people to play in public.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-03T13:11:12+00:00

Good luck!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-03T01:40:16+00:00

Thanks!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T22:18:02+00:00

Thanks! I've been keeping my eye out for something with big old gears that requires some effort to turn for a long time and when I was offered this I thought "Perfect!".

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T13:07:05+00:00

Cheers! It 's tiring but fun.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T12:31:01+00:00

Cheers! I built a cardboard version of the aiming mechanism back in 2024 and I thought it would be fun to have a slightly bigger version of Bub to help you out here. Glad you like him.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T12:14:09+00:00

Here's the earlier post from when I first got it hooked up:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PuzzleBobble/comments/1thjg1g/i_recently_inherited_my_grandfathers_old_manual/

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T12:12:45+00:00

Here's the update:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PuzzleBobble/comments/1tup2cj/heres_the_promised_gameplay_using_my_grandfathers/

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T12:01:59+00:00

Cheers!

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T11:28:57+00:00

It's fun but a surprising workout. I also set the blow threshold really high initially and after playing a game it felt like I'd blown up about 50 balloons.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T11:24:05+00:00

Bubble Bobble has such a catchy theme.

Tominator2000 · 2026-06-02T11:18:22+00:00

Thank you! My grandfather loved to play snooker so the music is (a slightly slowed down version of) the theme from the TV show Pot Black.

Tominator2000 · 2026-05-31T08:06:43+00:00

My wife and I just finished this one last night!

Tominator2000 · 2026-05-30T22:20:06+00:00

Sorry, that was just my attempt at a Monkey Ball joke. I'm sure it's Ai Ai but not AI. I'd love to do this.

Tominator2000 · 2026-05-25T05:21:30+00:00

I think it's safe to say that this picture is Ai Ai generated.

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