Ten Forward table devices

[Butters]

Something that has plagued me for as long as I can remember.

What were those black pyramid things on the tables in Ten forward? They looked like a glass ornament with an LCD clock in the base. There were also four pointed 'directional' controls.

They were probably just there to look cool, but was there a purpose?

 

[Amaris]

Something that has plagued me for as long as I can remember.

What were those black pyramid things on the tables in Ten forward? They looked like a glass ornament with an LCD clock in the base. There were also four pointed 'directional' controls.

They were probably just there to look cool, but was there a purpose?

The pyramids were a handheld game called "Pair Match."

https://www.yourprops.com/Ten-Forwa...Trek-The-Next-Generation-TV-1987-YP52335.html

 

[Butters]

Fantastic. Thank you.

The pyramids were a handheld game called "Pair Match."

https://www.yourprops.com/Ten-Forwa...Trek-The-Next-Generation-TV-1987-YP52335.html

 

[Nakita Akita]

Something that has plagued me for as long as I can remember.

What were those black pyramid things on the tables in Ten forward? They looked like a glass ornament with an LCD clock in the base. There were also four pointed 'directional' controls.

They were probably just there to look cool, but was there a purpose?

What puzzles me is that I never noticed them at all.
I had to use the link.

 

[Doug Otte]

I had a Seiko talking clock in the early 80s, and although it was smaller, those tabletop props reminded me of it. I hadn't thought about it for a long time. It actually worked pretty well, and people visiting my apartment were fascinated by it. I just did a search, and found a cool video of it. I wonder if I still have it somewhere? Here it is:

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[gillmanjr]

Did anyone notice the name of the company that produced that game in the 80's? The company was called Bandai...as in Bandai syndrome