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This brings to mind a vague memory of a physical game in the 70s where you had a bomber above a rotating plate with landscape drawn on it. With target holes may

This brings to mind a vague memory of a physical game in the 70s where you had a bomber above a rotating plate with landscape drawn on it. With target holes maybe? I'm not sure. You had to drop little heavy bombs, probably with lead in them, and had to try to hit the targets. The bombs may have been magnetic? Weird game, but in the same vein of mechanical simulation. EDIT: It was called "Chutes Away". Work blocks access to any board game site so I can't verify whether there's a good article on it...

gnatman 2y ago
Cool! >>Released in 1977 from Gabriel, Chutes Away challenged players ages six and up to save the day as the pilot of a Coast Guard land and sea rescue plane. The mission was to drop a set of eight plastic parachutists into various scoring cups on a revolving terrain, accumulating points and rescuing survivors along the way. To successfully drop the parachutes on target, players used the game’s built-in reduction-lens viewfinder in concert with an aircraft control lever. The lens-mounted scope provided a quasi-realistic aerial view and players initiated their drops using a Drop switch in the control panel. The toy’s spring-wound motor allowed the terrain to move without the need for batteries, while an on/off switch controlled gameplay. The air-rescue target game took up a decent amount of table space at 21 ½ x 16 ¼ x 16-inches high. Chutes Away’s popularity allowed Gabriel to release a Night Rescue version of the game, which added a small search light to the bottom of the plane, allowing children to attempt their daring rescue missions during the day or night. https://toytales.ca/chutes-away-from-gabriel-1977/ https://toytales.ca/chutes-away-from-gabriel-1977/
- bloopernova 2y ago
  Such a cool idea, the quasi-realistic "bombsight" was so fun :) > allowing children to attempt their daring rescue missions during the day or night. Oh wow I wish I had that version. Maybe in Lego...?
- UncleSlacky 2y ago
  Recommended by Dick Van Dyke himself! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDScZxaZ1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDScZxaZ1k

gnatman 2y ago

Cool! >>Released in 1977 from Gabriel, Chutes Away challenged players ages six and up to save the day as the pilot of a Coast Guard land and sea rescue plane. The mission was to drop a set of eight plastic parachutists into various scoring cups on a revolving terrain, accumulating points and rescuing survivors along the way. To successfully drop the parachutes on target, players used the game’s built-in reduction-lens viewfinder in concert with an aircraft control lever. The lens-mounted scope provided a quasi-realistic aerial view and players initiated their drops using a Drop switch in the control panel. The toy’s spring-wound motor allowed the terrain to move without the need for batteries, while an on/off switch controlled gameplay. The air-rescue target game took up a decent amount of table space at 21 ½ x 16 ¼ x 16-inches high. Chutes Away’s popularity allowed Gabriel to release a Night Rescue version of the game, which added a small search light to the bottom of the plane, allowing children to attempt their daring rescue missions during the day or night. https://toytales.ca/chutes-away-from-gabriel-1977/ https://toytales.ca/chutes-away-from-gabriel-1977/

bloopernova 2y ago
Such a cool idea, the quasi-realistic "bombsight" was so fun :) > allowing children to attempt their daring rescue missions during the day or night. Oh wow I wish I had that version. Maybe in Lego...?
UncleSlacky 2y ago
Recommended by Dick Van Dyke himself! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDScZxaZ1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gDScZxaZ1k