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The Tandy-12 is a computerized arcade game produced by the
Tandy Corporation Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned Retail, retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack chain, and later built personal computers. Tandy Leather was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store ...
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Radio Shack RadioShack (formerly written as Radio Shack) is an American electronics retailer that was established in 1921 as an amateur radio mail-order business. Its parent company was purchased by Tandy Corporation in 1962, which shifted its focus from ma ...
chain of stores. The Tandy Corporation acquired Radioshack in 1970. The arcade game featured "12 challenging games of skill" as listed below. The game had its packaging updated several times since its original release. It was packaged with the game unit itself, a manual, a cardboard playing board, and a set of plastic tokens. Introduced in November 1981,it officially appeared in a 1982 catalog as the Tandy-12.


Games

Games included in the Tandy-12 were: *''Organ'' – Electronic Organ with 12 Notes. *''Song Writer'' – Record a song of up to 44 notes. *''Repeat'' – Follow a random sequence like in '' Simon''. *''Torpedo'' – Fire torpedoes to sink enemy submarines. *''Tag-It'' – Try to catch 110 moles. *''Roulette'' – Electronic Roulette (Uses playing board). *''Baseball'' – Electronic Baseball (Uses playing board). *''Repeat Plus'' – Repeat variant for 2 or more players. *''Treasure Hunt'' – Variant of the board game '' Master Mind''. *''Complete'' – Battle of reaction time. *''Fire Away'' – Destroy enemy invaders. *''Hide 'N Seek'' – Guess the computers 3 numbers in order.


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Computer History Museum
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