Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars Toys on Sale in 1983
One thing that yesterday's D&D ad also included that deserves a closer look is a batch of Raiders of the...
Hasbro’s G.I. Joe “Cobra Battle Game” Advertised in 1983!
This is the sort of newspaper advertisement from the eighties that makes digging into the Google newspaper archives worth the...
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...
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...