He was also the man behind MacPublisher, the first word processor for the Macintosh and is responsible for the digital audio content that we know now as “podcasts”.Īt the center of Stop Thief was this piece of technology that was amazing to any child born before 1985. Merlin was ahead of its time and was the beginning of a huge change to the toy and games industry.ĭoyle went on to develop the Mattel Electronic Football, Electronic Battleship, a submarine pursuit game and my beloved Stop Thief. The device played six different games like Blackjack, Tic Tac Toe and allowed players to program a tune for playback. Parker Brothers believed in Robert’s vision and in 1978 they released Merlin, an handheld electronic device that looks like a cell phone.
He had a vision that sound and computer technology would change the toy and game industry forever. After earning his doctorate in astrophysics from Harvard in 1968, Doyle began working with NASA in the early 70’s. Stop Thief was published by Parker Brothers in 1979 and was the creation of Robert Doyle. The game Stop Thief was ahead of its time and holds some of my favorite memories of playing board games as a kid. The family that was pictured on this box was a portrait of family gaming in the late 70’s and early 80’s. The front of the game box lifted up to show off this large handheld mobile device that filled me with amazement. Growing up, our family game collection wasn’t extensive, but one game always stuck out in my mind. We’ll share some of the history behind the game and why we believe it should have a place on your family game shelf. Time Machine posts are a look back at games that are 30+ years old.
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