Donkey Kong Cereal!
Way back in 2010 I posted the Donkey Kong Cereal commercial. At the time I kinda figured that was about...
1983
“There’s only one planet in the galaxy where you can buy Star Frontiers game . . . “
TSR's June, 1983 issue of Dragon magazine offers up this fantastic ad for the Star Frontiers roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*)....
Zaxxon Home Video Game Ad
The June, 1983 issue of Electronic Games Magazine brings us this awesome companion to a Blip Magazine article that I...
Kool-Aid Man Video Game Ad
This 1983 advertisement for Mattel's Kool-Aid Man video game demonstrates just how insane the video game market was before the...
Gamma World Endless Quests in 1983
Damn, this Gamma World (Amazon.com search*) ad from Ares magazine in 1983 makes me really want to chase down those...
1983 Star Trek RPG Ad in Starlog #69
Starlog #69 (April, 1983) includes this half-page ad for FASA's Star Trek roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*), and seeing this ad...
“Any company that makes no profit will cease to exist.” – DC Comics, 1983
From the first issue of DC's Power Lords comic book we find this letter and response regarding DC's comic book...
Star Wars, Strawberry Shortcake, and More in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
November, 1983. What better time of year to dive into toytalk than the holidays, and this article from Kiplinger's Personal...
