1985 Tripwire: Mine Detector v2 (Listen 'n Fun)
Includes: minesweeper, 3 land mines, mine detector backpack, cassette tape
Listen n' Fun cassette
Listen 'n Fun Tripwire came with a two-sided cassette featuring an 18 minute story called "The Cobra's Revenge."
Merrill Farnsworth wrote some memorable one liners like "I'd rather have Tripwire with one good leg, than two men with four good legs!"
Merrill Farnsworth wrote some memorable one liners like "I'd rather have Tripwire with one good leg, than two men with four good legs!"
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Filecard information:
Tripwire's proficient with all NATO and Warsaw Pact explosives, detonators, and blasting machines.
Since there wasn't a full file card present on the Listen 'n Fun Tripwire package, the 1983 Tripwire v1 file card is included below.
Filecard information:
File Name: Skoog, Tormod S.
SN: RA892399255
Primary Military Specialty: Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Secondary Military Specialty: Demolitions
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota
Grade: E-4 (Specialist)
Tripwire dropped out of high school at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan (Father is career navy). Spent two years in a Zen monastery pondering the meaning of life. Expelled for breaking too many dishes and spilling every conceivable liquid. Joined the army at 19 and received spiritual awakening on the grenade range. Proficient with all NATO and Warsaw Pact explosives, detonators, ignition initiators and blasting machines. Qualified Expert: M-1911A auto pistol.
Tripwire freaks people out. He's always clumsy, jittery and dropping things except when he's working with high explosives. Explosives are the only things that calm him down.
SN: RA892399255
Primary Military Specialty: Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Secondary Military Specialty: Demolitions
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota
Grade: E-4 (Specialist)
Tripwire dropped out of high school at a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan (Father is career navy). Spent two years in a Zen monastery pondering the meaning of life. Expelled for breaking too many dishes and spilling every conceivable liquid. Joined the army at 19 and received spiritual awakening on the grenade range. Proficient with all NATO and Warsaw Pact explosives, detonators, ignition initiators and blasting machines. Qualified Expert: M-1911A auto pistol.
Tripwire freaks people out. He's always clumsy, jittery and dropping things except when he's working with high explosives. Explosives are the only things that calm him down.
