1986 CityTech Ad from Dragon Magazine
Fans of the classic BattleTech game (find at Amazon.com*) who were playing back in the eighties may remember the CityTech...
1986
“Villainous character nets $50,000 prize” in 1986
It took a few decades, but eventually Fearless Photog* became a real toy. Mike Pellegrini writes in this 1986 newspaper...
“Car Wars moves into high gear.”
We've been hard at work on a new edition of the Car Wars game (find at Amazon.com*) at the office....
Masters of the Universe Dragon Walker and Land Shark on Clearance in 1986
After recent newspaper ads for the Masters of the Universe Dragon Walker and Land Shark toys it's kinda cool to...
“Lack Of Film Does In Star Wars Comic”
There have been a terrifying number of Star Wars comic books (Amazon.com search*) over the years, but if we stop...
“Children can make savvy Christmas toy consumers”
This 1986 newspaper article is entertaining enough on its own, but it's the free Kenner brochure mentioned in the article...
“It’s Robotech to the Rescue!”
We saw one of Matchbox's Robotech toy ads from 1986 a few days ago (posted here), and now it's time...
“‘Rook’ Gets Decked Out for 80th Birthday”
I was reading The Game Makers* yesterday, and as this is my second time through the book -- I first...
