BigTrack

Tin Can Alley, Simon Says, The Rubic Cube, Scaletrix all toys and puzzles from an era when toys for the boys really meant something.

Well here`s one of them making a welcome retro return.

This programmable educational toy is a six-wheeled tank with a front mounted blue photon beam headlamp used for firing. The centre wheels are driven by two motors to allow change of direction. Use the 23-button keypad to enter instructions for Bigtrak. Where do I want Bigtrak to go? In what direction? How many units will it take to reach my goal? When do I want Bigtrak to fire? Do I want Bigtrak to return to me along a different course? With a 16 command memory, Bigtrak will execute 16 commands in one sequence, e.g. 'go forward 5 lengths', 'pause', 'turn 30 degrees right', 'fire phaser' and so on. There is a 'repeat' instruction allowing simple loops.

Bigtrak appeared in the movie, ET, alongside Drew Barrymore!

Re-live your childhood with this 21st century Bigtrak!  A real 80's retro boys toy!

Want to hear the noises? Click these links: Fire phaser and end sequence.

Keypad Commands:-

Forward/Backward, Left/Right, P - Pause, Photon Symbol - Fire, CM (Clear Memory), CE (Clear Last Step) x2 (Repeat Steps), Test, Tick (Check Last Instruction), Out, Go.

Commands:-

Sample 1
Go forward 5 lengths, Pause, Turn 30 degrees right, Fire phaser, X2

Sample 2
Turn left 90 degrees
Go backwards 3 lengths
Fire phaser
Go forward 6 lengths
Pause
Fire phaser
Turn right 180 degrees