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 
Tomy Goof-Around Golf Game
This 1981 Toy Warehouse Outlet newspaper ad gives us a look at another one of the Tomy wind-up games (already...
“In 3055, some of the best warriors come with a price.”
This 1992 advertisement for the BattleTech Mercenary Handbook has always struck me as a bit off when it comes to...
“The BattleTech Mini-Series!”
This full-page advertisement for BattleForce -- from the back cover of Blackthorne Publishing's BattleTech #1 comic book -- shows just...
“…Their Very Own 8-Issue, 3-D Comic Book Series!”
Following the Transformers in 3-D ad we saw last month comes this full-page advertises that makes a promise that would...
Tomy Portable Games on Sale in 1981
December 7, 1981. Here's another look at Tomy's wind-up games of the eighties, with the image showing Strolling Bowling. Man,...
“The ultimate battleground.”
The replacement to the original Aerospace box set, BattleSpace expanded on the BattleTech starship combat system and was a game...
Tomy’s Mighty Men and Monster Maker with Fashion Plates at K-Mart in 1981
This 1981 newspaper advertisement (turn to p. 42) does one very important thing for us: This fills in a year...
Ideal Alligator Game Newspaper Advertisement and Commercial
I didn't think that showing this 1981 newspaper ad was quite enough to drive home how silly the Alligator Game...