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little_firestar ([personal profile] little_firestar) wrote2016-01-09 02:29 pm

Crystall Ball

Back in the first half of the 90s, there was this game, called Crystal Ball, where you had to put a small quantity of their paste on a straw, you blew, you got balls to play with...

I just saw a commercial about it- and it's the same as in 1992. Wich is weird, because people is dressed with '80s clothes....

[identity profile] icequeen3101.livejournal.com 2016-01-09 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never seen these before. Interesting :D

[identity profile] little-firestar.livejournal.com 2016-01-09 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think it ever left Italy, as, despite being distribuiterd by one of our biggest toys distributors, it was actually producted by a medium-sized family business; couple of years ago I've heard they were bankrupting, but they were trying crowfunding to get new machines... evidentely it worked, as they are airing the old commericals again .)
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[identity profile] marishna.livejournal.com 2016-01-10 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so baffled by this! What was this mysterious "paste" that made balls? Like, were they plastic or popable? Something equivalent to bubblegum? I've never seen such a thing!

[identity profile] icequeen3101.livejournal.com 2016-01-10 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Aaah, makes sense. I'm glad they were able to get funded again :)

[identity profile] sirenofodysseus.livejournal.com 2016-01-10 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I kinda remember this thing! Wow!

[identity profile] little-firestar.livejournal.com 2016-01-10 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
thyey were made of plastic, from whgat I know, as they weren't so cheap, and mum was such a Communist, she wouldn't get them for me... :)

[identity profile] little-firestar.livejournal.com 2016-01-10 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
yes!!! It was so strange seeing them yet again!