1980s Hornby 3DS Three-Dimensional Space System. Boxed and c...

Hammer

£60

1980s Hornby 3DS Three-Dimensional Space System. Boxed and carded new old shop stock to include Hypercruiser, Hypergates x8, Planetoids x10, A.901 Curves Flat x25, A.905 Drive Input Track x15, A.904 Mini Straights x 16, A.903 Curves Convex x2, a.900 Straights x1, A.902 Curves Concave. In the 1980s, Hornby was faced with serious competition from video games. To fight back, it decided to create a three-dimensional space war game. Thus 3DS (3D Space) was born. 3DS is a monorail capable of operating horizontally, vertically or upside down. Buy enough track pieces (15ft came with the set) and the instruction manual suggests that if "Adult humanoids living in the vicinity permit", the track supports could be screwed to walls and ceilings to produce a complicated circuit. To play, a white 'Hypercruiser' is clipped to the track and powered by a 'Hyperdrive Controller'. The player takes the black 'Photon Gunship' and proceeds to blast away at the moving target. A digital readout tells you how many shots you have taken and if enough hits are registered, the 'Hypercruiser' stops moving. Every shot is accompanied by a suitable noise and, a cassette full of 'Space Sounds' could be dropped into the family hi-fi for atmosphere. Scenery included posters and a bright orange polystyrene planet, slightly smaller than a tennis ball. (2 boxes)