They Came from Inner Space!
From glorious 1976 to 1980, kids played with Micronauts and deeply wondered about the backstory of all the bizarre characters. Space centaurs? Bug creatures? Time travel? Ancient Egypt? Without any clues from movies or books, kids were free to make up their own strange adventures -- and even their own characters, as lots of the body parts were interchangeable due to their magnetic joints.
This lack of any corporate storyline would serve kids well as they got older and transitioned to indie music, having to fill in all their own details about bands with only abstract album covers and no photos of any band members. Maybe the Micronauts paved the way for Power, Corruption, and Lies and other classics of the era. Shankar Vedantam, are you there?
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Badge Series
Toying With You 2022
Game
SummerGame2022
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️ Tricky
2 of out 4 difficulty
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Comments
What list?
What list?
Is there a list I'm not…
Is there a list I'm not seeing?
I'm also stumped by Clue 3…
I'm also stumped by Clue 3 and the "list" hint.
Oh, I get it - use the clue…
Oh, I get it - use the clue to figure out what to search in the catalog. The catalog results are the "list" that you are looking through.
Thank you! This was really…
Thank you! This was really helpful.
I'm getting stuck on the…
I'm getting stuck on the second clue... I'm not sure if I even understand what the question is asking? I've done some researching and tried searching quite a few things. All of them have ended in dead ends, so any tips about what to search or what to look for would be great. Thanks!!
When you click on the hint,…
When you click on the hint, it tells you to search for the baron who likes to fly--I was able to find it with a one-word shortening instead of the two words given.
Thank you! Nothing more…
Thank you! Nothing more satisfying then finally finding the code you've been searching for :)
There is only one catalog…
There is only one catalog result for the 3Rd clue.
The third clue isn't the big…
The third clue isn't the big word this time, it's in the quotation marks of the clue. Search it in the catalog without the quotes!
Thank you!
Thank you!
I'm stuck on the last clue. …
I'm stuck on the last clue. I found the collection of very short stories but no code was attached to it.
Same for me. I'm so confused.
Same for me. I'm so confused.
Ditto here.
Ditto here.
Oh, wait! There's another…
Oh, wait! There's another collection of tiny stories, but they're not "stories" in the title---they're stories of people's lives, remembered.
Wow, I'm stumped by the 4th…
Wow, I'm stumped by the 4th clue! I've tried the word in all-caps (no results), the year Micronauts were made, "King Tut" & "King Tutankhamun," and the words "sarcophagus," "pharaoh," and "hieroglyphics." I've gotta be missing something. Any help?
nevermind! I needed to be…
nevermind! I needed to be less specific in one of my searches ;)
If you are having trouble…
If you are having trouble with any of the codes, the exact term for the catalog search is given in the clue. It is the word or words in quotes. Good luck!
I’m stumped on the forth…
I’m stumped on the forth clue I’v searched so many books about Tut. I need help.
Don't forget the hint: "Look…
Don't forget the hint: "Look for a non-King Tut result in your search results!" In this case, you are looking for a CD.
I'm stumped on the last clue
I'm stumped on the last clue
Did you try typing "micro"…
Did you try typing "micro" for a general catalog search? Although search results will vary from time to time, and may change throughout the summer, when I type "micro", the third search result carries the code.
This works! Thanks for the…
This works! Thanks for the hint. I think it's confusing for people because there's another book have explicit 'short stories' in its title so this correct book is ignored.
Thanks I was about to give up
Thanks I was about to give up
Me too. I have searched for…
Me too. I have searched for short stories but didn’t find any clues.
Thanks! That worked!
Thanks! That worked!
I still can't figure out the…
I still can't figure out the fourth clue. I've tried the work in quotes but come up with nothing. I've gone through 4 pages of results looking for a CD but nothing works.
Hi there! To help you get…
Hi there! To help you get your code, try searching "Tut Taylor"! That may help! Also, we have general rule that that your code should be within the first 10 search results. We try to avoid anyone having to search through 4 pages!! :)
I hope that helps and THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!!!
I was stuck on the 3rd code…
I was stuck on the 3rd code for DAYS! I just needed that quotation mark hind and then it was very easy! Don't look at the hint for the quotation mark, it's in the paragraph!
hint
hint
This was fascinating. I had…
This was fascinating. I had never heard of these toys. I love that they had no movie or other tie-ins.
Glad you enjoyed this one…
Glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks for playing!
I don't understand the last…
I don't understand the last clue. I feel like it's there, but I'm just not getting it. I searched up Marvel, microheroes, almost everything they mention, but I haven't found the answer. Can you help out?
For all of the codes, search…
For all of the codes, search the catalog for the word in quotation marks. In this case, you need to search the catalog for "micro". When I search for that word, the third search result has the code. (However, as the catalog gradually changes, it may not always be the third search result.) Good luck and thanks for playing!
Alright, thank you! 🙃🙃🙃
Alright, thank you! 🙃🙃🙃
I never find the listing…
I never find the listing with the code. I find micro with very short stories - but no code. I find a book actually titled Micro - no code. I have been though many, many items - no code.
For all of the codes, search…
For all of the codes, search the catalog for the word in quotation marks. In this case, you need to search the catalog for "micro". When I search for that word, the third search result has the code. (However, as the catalog gradually changes, it may not always be the third search result.) Good luck and thanks for playing!
I'm confused on the last…
I'm confused on the last clue what micronauts?
For all of the codes, search…
For all of the codes, search the catalog for the word in quotation marks. In this case, you need to search the catalog for "micro". When I search for that word, the third search result has the code. (However, as the catalog gradually changes, it may not always be the third search result.) Good luck and thanks for playing!
the last clue still has me. …
the last clue still has me. i find an entry of short stories that does not have the code - it seems it should.
I double-checked this code…
I double-checked this code in the catalog. Search for "micro" using a general catalog search. The third entry is a book of short stories called "Heating and Cooling" and has a code attached to the catalog entry. Good luck and thanks for playing the Summer Game!