MEGO 2XL Robot (1980) Models on Display:Mego 2-XL The first Blockbuster store opened

The first Blockbuster store opened in Dallas

ensuring the expensive machine wouldn't become obsolete as newer technology hit the market

Designed by Jay Smith

and a secondary slot that let users play older Game Boy Advance cartridges

MEGO 2XL Robot (1980) Models on Display:Mego 2-XL The first Blockbuster store openedMego 2XL Robot First Mass Produced Smart Toy The Mego 2 XL Robot, launched in 1978, was the worlds first "smart toy," using a brilliant mechanical illusion to simulate interactive artificial intelligence. Invented by Dr. Michael J. Freeman, the robot was essentially a modified 8 track tape player housed in a futuristic plastic chassis with flashing red light bulb eyes. The "intelligence" came from how it utilized the 8 track's four parallel audio