Hi group, and hello new member conradargo, whose posts today pinged my inbox and
reminded me I've been meaning to post a few things.

First off, thanks to Jesse for including my link in the links section, and
calling me a propellerhead! Both made my day. Now a brief bit about Mr. T.

Awhile back when I started getting heavily into Flipsiders, as can be attested
to by my said Flickr gallery linked in the links section here, I noticed while
taking photos and scans of Checkered Flag that it said "Patent Pending."
Wondering if it ever received its patent, I went on a hunt at the USPTO. And <a
href=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/ne\
tahtml/search-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ptxt&s1=anjar.ASNM.&OS=AN/anjar&R\
S=AN/anjar>found it!</a> You'll likely need to download their weird tiff viewing
plugin, but it's worth it if you want to see the original Flipsiders patent
image drawings. There are some notable differences between the original sketch,
and the eventual reality, at least for those released here in the US. I could
not find this through traditional means, like searching for "Flipsiders," as the
patents don't include the marketed name, just the invention idea. I had to first
search MB's stuff, and then Anjar's stuff, one-by-one, and finally struck gold.
It was a nerdily exciting moment.

I noticed the patent claims they were invented by a David E. Titchener of
Swindon, GB. I searched him out, and found a David Titchener in a <a
href=http://www.slowtwitch.com/headings/sciencebiz/industryold1.html>news
article</a> on his selling of his UK-based "220" magazine, devoted to
triathlons, and it mentioned Swindon, so it seemed like it might be the same
guy. There was no more info on him online, but that news item mentioned that his
daughter, Gail was staying on as the editor of the magazine. That was 2000,
though. Her 220 magazine email address bounced back as no longer valid, but
searching out her name revealed a freelance writer, which seemed a valid
transition for an editor. In several online sites she (or at least someone with
her name) was asking people for their true-life stories for inclusion in I
believe another magazine, so I figured she wouldn't mind me popping in with some
of my own searchings and questions. She was intrigued by my first vague email
about some "80s toys" to which she might be linked, so I wrote to ask if she was
the daughter of the man who invented Flipsiders. She was!

I sent her a probably frighteninly long email about my love of these old bits of
nostalgia, including how I found her out through my dogged online searching, and
if she and her father wouldn't mind, I included a little email interview
questionnaire. These were the questions I included:

-Tell us Flipsiders fans a bit about Anjar. How many people?
-How did you end with Anjar? Was it exciting, dull, rewarding?
-From where did the idea for Flipsiders come?
-Was it a moment of inspiration, a design-by-committee?
-Was this the first design, or was it previously, say, a Walkman?
-How quickly did the design work finish up? 2 months? a year?
-Were you there for all (I believe) 3 sets? ('87, '88, '93)
-There were 6 originally ('87), but how many in '88, if you know?
-What happened with the '93 set? According to a source online, they
seem to have been sold below cost through a liquidator.
-Did you design other things while at Anjar?
-How did you transition into magazine publishing?

Gail replied that she would forward the info on to her father, and so I waited
for awhile. Perhaps a week. Then one morning I awoke to find a nice note from
Mr. Titchener himself. It was exciting to have tracked down the original man
himself, and though he opted not to really answer any of the questions, he did
generously provide me with a brief bit of backstory. Here's the text of his
email for you, his other fans:

--------------------------------------------
Hi Gary,
   I have received your email via my daughter Gail, I am afraid there is
no Big Story for you re; the Flipsiders.
   Anjar made contact with me back in the 80s at The Toy Fair in London.
I was showing the games at a trade stand when I was approached by Jim
Becker (from Anjar ) who said, they (Anjar)  could be interested in
marketing the game in the USA. They subsequently designed the versions
that were eventually marketed by MB. in the States. I  believe
somewhere, I have one of the original prototypes from that show.  I
think it was designed on the theme of "Spider Man"
Your email brought back many memories to me, and I am pleased that the
Flipsiders gave you so much pleasure in your childhood, and even it
seems now!
I wish you well with your designs. Perhaps you will come up with some
type of game in the future....maybe you already have???
Sorry there's not more,
   Best Regards, David.
--------------------------------------------

I sent a little a thank you note for his time and info, and offered a final
thank you for providing us fans with fun that has lasted through nearly 20
years, and provided such great nostalgia.

I would love to see that original Spider Man prototype :) And I'm interested in
this so-called "Chequered Flag" variant that conradargo mentioned. Got any pics
of that one? Seems that even if we ever do find a full list, it won't be the
fully full list, what with other country versions to account for...

As far as what other Flipsiders there were out there, I made another of my
dogged researchings into the interwebs to find the answer to this, but it
remains somewhat of a mystery. I will post of my findings next under another
heading, such that it may be more easily findable in the post list.

-gary

Ahoy Jesse!

Thank you for greeting me, I assumed you would seeing that you're the
founder of this group ^^ And that blog you speak of is actually what
led me here! Quite an interesting read, like you say.

I _do_ consider myself lucky, seeing how hard it is to come over these
rarities. What a shame I didn't force my mom to buy more of these when
I was little - had I only knew how rare they'd become in the future I
would've made sure she got them all :P

A shame there aren't any news on the "New Flipsiders to be
released"-front. But at least I can now play _all_ of my old
FlipSiders, Dragon Master included! :)

By the by, how come "Chequered Flag" seems to be known as "Checkered
Flag" when the label clearly says "Chequered"? Something to do with
what country you purchase them in? Microsoft Word even corrects me
when I write spell it "ck" instead of "qu"...

Cheers,
Tomas



--- In mbflipsiders@yahoogroups.com, "Jesse Thompson" <jesset@...> wrote:
>
> No Problem :)   Unless memory fails, those were actually provided by Jon
> Becker and then cleaned up by C Barker.. I think I just moved it
from one
> part of the group to another. ;)
>
> Also, you get to count yourself lucky: Checkered Flag, Chopper
Chase, and
> Scavenger's Gold are considered pretty difficult to come by nowadays
(Dragon
> Master and Rock Tour are a bit easier.. I have those for example. :)
>
> And it's good to have you on board comrade Conrad! Keep your eyes
peeled and
> share any flipsiders info you come across to broadcast here, as we do as
> well, and we'll see how things develop. Also check out Gary Fixler's
page we
> added to the Link's recently. He has a photo blog up about
dissecting and 3d
> modeling a couple of flipsider's games that he has. Very interesting
read,
> that!
>
> - - Jesse
>
> On 25/02/06, conradargo <conrad16@...> wrote:
> >
> >  Well what do you know - I found the rules for Dragon Master right
here
> > under "Files"! Thanks a lot for uploading them, ibutton77 :D
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  SPONSORED LINKS
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   Chess
> > board
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ker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6=\
Board+games&c=6&s=126&.sig=AKuR43mK4xlYO-rHi3SdNg>
  Monopoly
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=Poker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&\
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games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6=Boar\
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> >  ------------------------------
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> >
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"mbflipsiders<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbflipsiders>"
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m?subject=Unsubscribe>
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> >    Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>.
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
>

So... any news? :/


--- In mbflipsiders@yahoogroups.com, "Jonathan Becker" <jsb@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> I note that recent emails have questioned whether the 'new' Flipsiders
> are moving forward and will be actually be released in the new form
> factor. Well....they will!!!
>
> Product development typically takes a full year and we anticipate the
> release of the games (first in Europe) this Spring.  The formal
> introduction should be announced within a few months, at which time I'll
> announce the winner(s) of the 'form factor' contest.
>
> Regards,
> Jonathan Becker
> Anjar Co.

Well what do you know - I found the rules for Dragon Master right here
under "Files"! Thanks a lot for uploading them, ibutton77 :D

Howdy folks!

I stumbled upon this group/community a few minutes ago and couldn't
resist signing up :) Haven't used my account at Yahoo for years, but
I'm glad it was still here!

Anyway, I own the following FlipSiders and have had them for as long
as I can remember:

Dragon Master
Chopper Chase
Chequered Flag
Rock Tour
Scavenger's Gold

Sadly I've lost the rules; at least they're no longer together with
the cassettes. But I'm positive they're still around somewhere either
at my parents house or their barn (which doesn't have any animals in
it but are used as a storage space instead) and until I find them all
- at least I've got _four_ of them scanned in (Dragon Master is the
one missing).

Wish I could get my hands on a couple more of these fun games, but I
haven't seen a single one on eBay or any other place, for that matter
=/ Not that I've been putting _that_ much effort into it, because of
my short memory :P

Anyhow, just thought I'd say hi and add a photo or two to the album :)

Tomas
Sweden

Hi, I signed up awhile back after remembering Flipsiders and finding this group
through Google. Glad to find you folks! I'm very interested in purchasing these
4 hard-to-find Flipsiders:

Danger Dive
Prom Date
Slumber Party
Tank Battle

I'd also be interested in the seemingly more common:

Checkered Flag
Rock Tour
Chopper Chase
Mall Madness
Dragon Master
Scavenger's Gold
Ghostly Estates
Rocket Race

Any *not* on the list I'd be VERY interested in, as I haven't even heard of
those. There are supposedly about 10 more out there, though. Anyone know what
they are? Wanna sell 'em? :) Thanks!

OK, I just received Chopper Chase in the mail today, thanks to eBay
and the U.K.  The game is listed on Board Game Geek, complete with
instructions.  Here's the link.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13649

I'm happy I have a Flipsider again.  Still looking to get ahold of my
old (or perhaps a new) Scavengers Gold, though.

Travis

I'll know when it gets here

--- Jesse Thompson <jesset@...> wrote:

> Schweet!
>
> I don't think I've seen that one though; what's it
> like? :)
>
> On 31/10/05, Travis Schario <travxavier@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >  Hey gang.
> >
> > I just bought a Chopper Chase Flipsider on eBay
> from a woman in the
> > UK. It should be here within the month.
> >
> > Just thought I'd let everyone know.
> >
> > Travis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  SPONSORED LINKS
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>
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oker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6\
=Board+games&c=6&s=126&.sig=4N9GFwU2mfau3Lizwqtv0w>
>  Poker
> >
>
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games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6=Boar\
d+games&c=6&s=126&.sig=tFc-wtAfK00a6mEbxNGJEw>
>  Board
> > game for
>
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w2=Poker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+gam\
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>   Chess
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>
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ker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6=\
Board+games&c=6&s=126&.sig=AKuR43mK4xlYO-rHi3SdNg>
>  Monopoly
> > board
>
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=Poker+games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&\
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games&w3=Board+game+for+adult&w4=Chess+board+game&w5=Monopoly+board+game&w6=Boar\
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> >  ------------------------------
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--Travis Schario
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Hey gang.

I just bought a Chopper Chase Flipsider on eBay from a woman in the
UK.  It should be here within the month.

Just thought I'd let everyone know.

Travis

Welcome to the group Travis! :)

We don't get a lot of traffic on here but we're here and that's what
counts. Any info you can discover about flipsiders, just remember to
pass our way and we'll keep this body of information growing.

On 10/09/05, Travis Schario <travxavier@...> wrote:
>  Hello to the Flipsiders gang.
>
>  I just happened to stumble across this group when I was wrenching my
>  mind trying to figure out, "What's the name of those board games that
>  were cassette cases?"
>
>  Now I know, and I'm happy to be here.
>
>  I used to have "Scavengers Gold" and would play it all the time.  I
>  wish I could find it again.  Or, perhaps, they will use "SG" as one of
>  the new ones, soon to be released.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Travis Schario
>  Child of the 80s
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
>
>
>  Visit your group "mbflipsiders" on the web.
>
>  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>  ________________________________
>

Hello to the Flipsiders gang.

I just happened to stumble across this group when I was wrenching my
mind trying to figure out, "What's the name of those board games that
were cassette cases?"

Now I know, and I'm happy to be here.

I used to have "Scavengers Gold" and would play it all the time.  I
wish I could find it again.  Or, perhaps, they will use "SG" as one of
the new ones, soon to be released.

Thanks,
Travis Schario
Child of the 80s

I have found a really good web site for selling and trading. I want to
share it with everyone. The site is http://www.MYDREW.com ; They have a
really good social network feature where you can trade with friends and
friends of friends. Check it out, it's pretty cool.

Who knew other people actually remembered these things!  My younger
sister and me have been searching for them forever...So cool that they
will be back in the world soon :-)
Now if only I could find my Mall Madness...
Jill

If we had pictures of boards and copies of the rules I would be more
than happy to make web applications that emulated the games my friend.
:)

I have Dragon Master and Rock Tour, but I don't like either of those
two very much. ;)  I miss all of the games I had as a kid, including
Scavenger's Gold, Mall Madness and Ghostly Estates. (GE is rather
interesting, first game I got that used four different colored peices
;)

For sure, aside from innovatively modeled game play in a great form
factor, the thing I miss the most is the board art. I'm all about the
80's and this board art is a great period acheivement in my view.

On 07/07/05, unknownuser1010 <unknownuser1010@...> wrote:
>  wow, I never thought I'd find anybody else who remembered these
>  things.  I was actually looking for the new Doom board game on Ebay,
>  and had the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Tower of Doom" game
>  come up, which some guy was selling for four bucks, so I grabbed that
>  quick.  But then I went looking through his other auctions, and would
>  you believe it but he had two Flipsiders for sale, Dragon Master and
>  Scavenger's Gold.  I was immediately overcome with the familiar Ebay
>  nostalgia wave, and grabbed them both ($10 for Dragon Master and $8
>  for Scavenger's Gold).  That voice in my head told me to get them or
>  else my inner child would never be complete.
>
>  It was a looong time ago, but I remember having Dragon Master,
>  Checkered Flag, Mall Madness, and Chopper Chase.  They must have
>  gotten thrown away/garage saled over a decade ago.  I'm super happy
>  about Dragon Master, since that's far and away the best of them I
>  ever played.  But looking at the Hasbro website, there were way more
>  of these made than I thought.  Ghostly Estates sound pretty good, as
>  does Rock Tour.
>
>  Anyway, I of course jump on Google to find out more about this vague
>  childhood memory and come across this group.  You guys rule.
>
>  p.s. wouldn't it be possible to simulate Flipsiders with a random
>  number generator in Excel or something?  assuming we had a picture of
>  the board and a copy of the rules first...
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
>
>
>  Visit your group "mbflipsiders" on the web.
>
>  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>  ________________________________
>

wow, I never thought I'd find anybody else who remembered these
things.  I was actually looking for the new Doom board game on Ebay,
and had the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "Tower of Doom" game
come up, which some guy was selling for four bucks, so I grabbed that
quick.  But then I went looking through his other auctions, and would
you believe it but he had two Flipsiders for sale, Dragon Master and
Scavenger's Gold.  I was immediately overcome with the familiar Ebay
nostalgia wave, and grabbed them both ($10 for Dragon Master and $8
for Scavenger's Gold).  That voice in my head told me to get them or
else my inner child would never be complete.

It was a looong time ago, but I remember having Dragon Master,
Checkered Flag, Mall Madness, and Chopper Chase.  They must have
gotten thrown away/garage saled over a decade ago.  I'm super happy
about Dragon Master, since that's far and away the best of them I
ever played.  But looking at the Hasbro website, there were way more
of these made than I thought.  Ghostly Estates sound pretty good, as
does Rock Tour.

Anyway, I of course jump on Google to find out more about this vague
childhood memory and come across this group.  You guys rule.

p.s. wouldn't it be possible to simulate Flipsiders with a random
number generator in Excel or something?  assuming we had a picture of
the board and a copy of the rules first...

Greetings Christi, welcome to the neighborhood :)

It is unfortunate, but interest in this product has become narrowly
focused enough that it has become one of the all-time most difficult
to find things on the internet. A collectible antique before it's
time! :)

All of the Flipsiders that I have heard about anyone getting their
hands on were from EBay, so it's a good idea to keep your peepers open
there. Every time an opportunity to purchase a flipsider comes across
my desk, I announce it here on the group, so joining our list and
being patient is another way to be in the know.

We wish you the best of luck. :)

- - Jesse

On 28/06/05, clemwc1020 <cerwin25@...> wrote:
>  Hey! I know I am a new user and I just wanted to say Hello to everyone
>  and ask some questions.  Does anyone know of anywhere
>  that "Flipsiders" games can be purchased? It took me a long time to
>  finally figure out the name of these.....and I am so glad that I did.
>  It brought back a lot of memories for me from my childhood.  Just let
>  me know what or where I can find them at if I can at all.
>  Thanks,
>  Christi
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
>
>
>  Visit your group "mbflipsiders" on the web.
>
>  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
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>

Hey! I know I am a new user and I just wanted to say Hello to everyone
and ask some questions.  Does anyone know of anywhere
that "Flipsiders" games can be purchased? It took me a long time to
finally figure out the name of these.....and I am so glad that I did.
It brought back a lot of memories for me from my childhood.  Just let
me know what or where I can find them at if I can at all.
Thanks,
Christi

For the longest time I've been trying to figure out the name of this
game that I use to play as a kid.  I typed up "cassette spinner
game" on google and found this yahoogroups.

I'm happy there are others that remember the game and are welcoming
the new versions of the game with open arms.  I read the past posts
and I appreciate the advice on having Ebay Alerts on the games.
Keep in touch!

Sweet beans.

I am anxious to know if the background art and gameplay will be as
good as the origionals were :)

Thanks again Jon!

- - Jesse


On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:59:20 -0500, Jonathan Becker <jsb@...> wrote:
>  Dear All,
>
>  I note that recent emails have questioned whether the 'new' Flipsiders
>  are moving forward and will be actually be released in the new form
>  factor. Well....they will!!!
>
>  Product development typically takes a full year and we anticipate the
>  release of the games (first in Europe) this Spring.  The formal
>  introduction should be announced within a few months, at which time I'll
>  announce the winner(s) of the 'form factor' contest.
>
>  Regards,
>  Jonathan Becker
>  Anjar Co.
>
>
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Jesse Thompson [mailto:jesset@...]
>  Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:04 AM
>  To: mbflipsiders@yahoogroups.com
>  Subject: Re: [mbflipsiders] Hey, lookit me, I'm a new member!
>
>
>  We are glad to have you sir, even if you might look like a left turn
>  sign with a plunger sticking out (yeah I watch Dr. Who ;)
>
>  It is unfortunate that little other information has come forth
>  regarding the games recently. It's been many months since we've had
>  much to talk about here (it's probably time for me to go scour Google
>  again and evangelize :)  but even if the games are not reintroduced,
>  there should still be some actual examples out there in the open. So
>  even if this becomes an antiques-and-collectibles type of item, I
>  shall revel in doing all I can to coordinate information regarding
>  said nik-nak, and making it clear whenever one goes on sale on Ebay or
>  anything. ;)
>
>  Also, I'm glad you found utterlyboring.com.  Jake Ortman is a friend
>  of mine, he lives here in town. :)
>
>
>  On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 08:40:18 -0000, dalek_no3 <dalek_no3@...>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  >  I only happened to stumble across the information for this group via
>  a
>  >  Google cached version of UtterlyBoring.com's frontpage, after
>  >  searching for Flipsiders information myself.
>  >
>  >  I was excited to read that Flipsiders will be re-introduced sometime
>  >  in the near future, and although I suspect the form factor will be
>  >  that of a PDA (That'll be my official guess) rather than my
>  preference
>  >  of the original cassette tapes, I'm looking forward to seeing them
>  >  again.  Of course, since there hasn't been any news from Mr. Becker,
>  >  I'm a bit apprehensive that the project may have dried up, but time
>  >  will tell.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  ________________________________
>  >  Yahoo! Groups Links
>  >
>  > To visit your group on the web, go to:
>  > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbflipsiders/
>  >
>  > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
>  > mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>  >
>  > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>
>
>  Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
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>
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Dear All,

I note that recent emails have questioned whether the 'new' Flipsiders
are moving forward and will be actually be released in the new form
factor. Well....they will!!!

Product development typically takes a full year and we anticipate the
release of the games (first in Europe) this Spring.  The formal
introduction should be announced within a few months, at which time I'll
announce the winner(s) of the 'form factor' contest.

Regards,
Jonathan Becker
Anjar Co.





-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Thompson [mailto:jesset@...]
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:04 AM
To: mbflipsiders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [mbflipsiders] Hey, lookit me, I'm a new member!


We are glad to have you sir, even if you might look like a left turn
sign with a plunger sticking out (yeah I watch Dr. Who ;)

It is unfortunate that little other information has come forth
regarding the games recently. It's been many months since we've had
much to talk about here (it's probably time for me to go scour Google
again and evangelize :)  but even if the games are not reintroduced,
there should still be some actual examples out there in the open. So
even if this becomes an antiques-and-collectibles type of item, I
shall revel in doing all I can to coordinate information regarding
said nik-nak, and making it clear whenever one goes on sale on Ebay or
anything. ;)

Also, I'm glad you found utterlyboring.com.  Jake Ortman is a friend
of mine, he lives here in town. :)


On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 08:40:18 -0000, dalek_no3 <dalek_no3@...>
wrote:
>
>  I only happened to stumble across the information for this group via
a
>  Google cached version of UtterlyBoring.com's frontpage, after
>  searching for Flipsiders information myself.
>
>  I was excited to read that Flipsiders will be re-introduced sometime
>  in the near future, and although I suspect the form factor will be
>  that of a PDA (That'll be my official guess) rather than my
preference
>  of the original cassette tapes, I'm looking forward to seeing them
>  again.  Of course, since there hasn't been any news from Mr. Becker,
>  I'm a bit apprehensive that the project may have dried up, but time
>  will tell.
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbflipsiders/
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.



Yahoo! Groups Links

We are glad to have you sir, even if you might look like a left turn
sign with a plunger sticking out (yeah I watch Dr. Who ;)

It is unfortunate that little other information has come forth
regarding the games recently. It's been many months since we've had
much to talk about here (it's probably time for me to go scour Google
again and evangelize :)  but even if the games are not reintroduced,
there should still be some actual examples out there in the open. So
even if this becomes an antiques-and-collectibles type of item, I
shall revel in doing all I can to coordinate information regarding
said nik-nak, and making it clear whenever one goes on sale on Ebay or
anything. ;)

Also, I'm glad you found utterlyboring.com.  Jake Ortman is a friend
of mine, he lives here in town. :)


On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 08:40:18 -0000, dalek_no3 <dalek_no3@...> wrote:
>
>  I only happened to stumble across the information for this group via a
>  Google cached version of UtterlyBoring.com's frontpage, after
>  searching for Flipsiders information myself.
>
>  I was excited to read that Flipsiders will be re-introduced sometime
>  in the near future, and although I suspect the form factor will be
>  that of a PDA (That'll be my official guess) rather than my preference
>  of the original cassette tapes, I'm looking forward to seeing them
>  again.  Of course, since there hasn't been any news from Mr. Becker,
>  I'm a bit apprehensive that the project may have dried up, but time
>  will tell.
>
>
>
>
>  ________________________________
>  Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mbflipsiders/
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> mbflipsiders-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

I only happened to stumble across the information for this group via a
Google cached version of UtterlyBoring.com's frontpage, after
searching for Flipsiders information myself.

I was excited to read that Flipsiders will be re-introduced sometime
in the near future, and although I suspect the form factor will be
that of a PDA (That'll be my official guess) rather than my preference
of the original cassette tapes, I'm looking forward to seeing them
again.  Of course, since there hasn't been any news from Mr. Becker,
I'm a bit apprehensive that the project may have dried up, but time
will tell.

I've already got it, so you folks should jump on this opportunity! :)

- - Jesse

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:59:34 -0000, mechrophiliacs
<gcholoha@...> wrote:
>
>  Hey all,
>
>  I just put up a Flipsiders game on eBay if anyone's interested.
>  It's "Rock Tour".
>
>  http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>  viewItem&category=234&item=5944516593&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
>  Cheers,
>
>  Grant
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> To visit your group on the web, go to:
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>
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Hey all,

I just put up a Flipsiders game on eBay if anyone's interested.
It's "Rock Tour".

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
viewItem&category=234&item=5944516593&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Cheers,

Grant

i read somewhere that it was about 20... i currently own 10 but
never see any different ones on ebay so i was wondering if more
than 10 were made. still looking... they're impossible to find!