Copter Envy

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Although I never had Vertibird or any of the licensed Remco CSF Copters, I lived vicariously through the kids who did. Does anybody remember a version of this you could play in an arcade? It was in a big dome and you had to hunt a UFO, this was pre Space Invaders obviously. I sometimes worry that I imagined it...

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[Marvelmania]

My cousin had one of these as a kid and I thought there was nothing else like it. I remember trying to trade him some colorform sets for his. He never did bite. A few years ago I finally picked up a Batman Remco version.

[Seeker]

I had the one you could rescue the astronaut from the life raft and pick up the space capsule.

I remember playing with a display one in Grants dept store. It was a snoopys flying doghouse one.

[ramsey37]

I remember playing with a display one in Grants dept store. It was a snoopys flying doghouse one.

I got that one for Christmas in 1974 I think. It was pretty cool as I recall.
George

[Wee67]

Never got one, but there was a working one on display in our local department stores (I can't remember witch one). I remember going in a couple times to play with it, but it was ultimately broken, left sitting on display just to tease me. I could go for one of these today. That's one cool toy!

[ThatBatmanGuy]

I had 2 different ones. The first was a Fire Rescue like the one pictured above, but just alittle different. I played with it untill it wore out. My second was a Battlestar Galatica. That was pretty cool. I sold it for some good $$$ at the time. Boy, that was the time when they made some good toys.

Bob

[pooper_prez]

Loved my Vertibird. Truly one of the greatest toys. I don't remember the rooftop rescue playset, but it looks cool. I also had the space capsule.

[david_b]

Never had one when they all first came out, 'course you had to track down the ones that did get one. I do remember finally buying a Star Trek one, later on after the big push was over, but it seem pretty disappointing.

The box art was actually better than the toy itself...

[Surfsup]

I never had one as a kid but I picked up the Star Trek and Space 1999 versions a while back.

[Hotfoot]

I always wanted the Trek one. Thanks for reminding me. Now I have to start looking again!

remember 1969 Midway Whirly Bird coin operated helicopter game


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[toys2cool]

those are pretty cool,nothing compared to the ones they have now though

[Captain]

I had a yellow verti-bird with the cardboard burning building, victim, stretcher, and road blocks. A great toy...spent many hours with zippin' around in circles, until the two wires that spun the blades snapped clean off. I used to like taking it outside and doing liftoffs in the garden....the blowing sand made things seem somewhat more real.

Jasman toys came out with a copy of the verti-bird a few years back. I picked one up for old times sake, but it never seemed to have the same abilities (wouldnt fly as high, nor go as fast) as the classic one.