Toys of the Eighties, Speak `N Spell
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A computerized voice says words aloud and you try to spell them on the alphabetically arranged keyboard.
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I had one that was called Speak'n' Math. It was like the Speak 'n' Spell, it was just a gray one. It got lost over the years.
This game had me spelling words like "scissors" when I was only 3 years old.. Once I got to school, I always won all my classroom spelling bees and I beat the whole school twice.
I never had one, but after watching E.T. I always wanted one!
This thing taught me the difference between aisle & isle. I'll never go down the "isle" in a store again.
all i remember is spell a n g e l
I had both the Speak-n-Spell and Speak-n-Math and I loved them!! The computerized voice was so advanced at the time. Oh how I wish I could find these for my nieces and nephews.
I had this and the Speak-n-Math too! They were the best! I think they had a lot of special cartridges? That's what I didn't have..
I had a Speak-n-Spell too! I had won the classroom spelling bee, and was the only 4th grader left in the school-wide competition. I went against two 5th graders and ended up in 3rd place (by getting nervous and misspelling the easy word "rely"). But I was the best speller in the 4th grade!
I remembered spelling my first word on it and was hooked instantly!
I had the spelling and math ones. Since I can't add to save my life, I think the math one failed me. I'm a good speller, though. LOL
OMIGOD!!! That computerized voice: "Press the letters I say in reverse order" WOW! This just took me back there! I guess I never realized it but I've always been a great speller...I guess it was because of the speak and spell..mines wasn't like the one in the picture though, it was smaller and didn't have the huge black screen...
Laurie, that is too funny about aisle and isle. Do you remember how it would say "isle meaning island"???
And my favorite game on there was the "say it" one. It would a word on the screen and say "say it", then whatever that word was. It would do this ten times and then after the last word it would say "spell" one of the words it picked from the 10 at random and then keep doing that until you spelled all 10.
Who didnt have one of these????
I am 28 year old from uk and I want Speak'n'Spell :D
LOVED MINE--I was reading at like 3....I liked when the little robot voice said "very good" or "try again"...we used to try and type in bad words and have it repeat it - and then laugh...naughty kids ;}
I didn't have one, akila! But I lived with out it. :)
I want one.
This is why I won a lot of spelling bees. Thank you speak n spell!!
OMG!! I completely FORGOT about this one!! TOOOO FUNNY!
Man, I remember this. My cousin had it. I would play with it everytime I when over her house. I will have to show her this website. She would not believe I found this.
We used to always type in swear words. hahahaha
I remember in like the 2nd or 3rd grade some kids would take them to school with them. I would get so jealous cause i never had one. I still remember that voice that came out of it, like it was yesterday.
glad to see i wasn't the only one trying to spell the bad words lol loved this toy
Every time I listen to Benny Benassi's Hypnotica CD I am reminded of this toy. I had the math one, but when I played friend's spelling one I also typed in the naughty words. Too funny!
Why did they stop making this?? I played with mine on all of our road trips and became a remarkable speller-won regional. I would love to have one for my son.
My sisters and I had bright red ones, I agree with "R.A." I wish they still made these just the way they did 20+ years ago kidz would so benefit from this simple electronic device. Hooray for Texas Instruments...they made a lot of good electronics in the 80's!!!!
I always wanted 1 of these but my Mum and Dad couldn't afford it,the only time i played on 1 was when i went roun a fiends house for tea.
Oh, I loved my Speak N Spell, what a fantastic thing. It was right up there with my Casio piano. And that computerized voice. After reading these comments, I remember the swear words, though I only knew one, and the repeat button so it would repeat your bad word over and over.
i HAVE a speak and spell right here... mine from back inthe day... highest bid wins...
kcouch32 at comcast dot net
I vividly remember when it said "That is incorrect the correct spelling is..."
I thought there was a way to put in letters and it would say the word. Does anyone know how to do that.
I would play this for hours!! When people ask how I'm such a good speller, I say two things: Reading a lot and SPEAK N' SPELL!!! I still have mine!
I loved my Speak N Spell and I loved the computer voice. Sometime my cousin and I would put in bad words, it was so funny! Can you find one of these today!
i loved this machine, and i loved playing the mystery word game, but i also remember getting really anxious if i was taking too many wrong guesses because the robot voice would go "I WIN!" very menacingly!!
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