Retsy Series 1 · Card 0008 · 80-CND

Joystick Jawbreaker

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A layered jawbreaker mounted on a red joystick handle and base, with a fake fire button that clicked.

Card no.: 0008 of 1,280
Set: 80s Candy · 80-CND
Year: 1982
Type: Jawbreaker on a joystick base
Found at: Arcade prize counter
Cost back then: Two arcade tokens

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1982

The story of Joystick Jawbreaker

Joystick Jawbreaker let you play the hardest game in the arcade: reaching the center. The candy ball sat on top of a chunky plastic stick and base, so you could park it on your desk between licks like a tiny control panel. Every layer was a new color, and kids compared their levels like high scores.

Fun fact

The fire button did absolutely nothing, but every kid who owned one clicked it roughly a million times.

Six finishes

187 copies of Joystick Jawbreaker exist

Joystick Jawbreaker comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Joystick Jawbreaker, Retsy card 0008 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-CND

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