Milton Bradley’s “Dark Tower” in Video Games Magazine
The Video Games magazine holiday guide from January, 1983, completely confused me for a few moments when I encountered a...
Month: November 2015
Mighty Men & Monster Maker in 1982
Here's one for the kids who wanted to be artists back in the eighties! Tomy's Mighty Men & Monster Maker...
1983 Ad for Parker Brothers’ Spider-Man Video Game
There's no shortage of great advertisements hiding in various online archives, and today I'd like to direct your attention to...
Mattel’s Electronic Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth Game
After yesterday's D&D game, and in the interest of deep-diving the past, I thought it could be fun to see...
Battle Iron Claw at Radio Shack in 1984
You may remember the Radio Shack Space Walker toy I shared last year (posted here). Well, that toy wasn't alone...
1982 Not Quite Star Wars Artwork
Looking through the March, 1982, issue of Electronic Games Magazine I ran across a full-page painting opening a section titled...
“All 12 of your favorites plus 9 exciting new action figures.”
Walrus Man. Hammerhead. Boba Fett. These are the three action figures we can easily spot in this Sears newspaper ad...
This G.I. Joe Advertisement from 1983 is Fantastic!
We've uncovered a lot of great newspaper ads from the eighties over the past year, but I've gotta say that...
