Higher Quality Version of a 1983 Spider-Man Game Advertisement
Last month I shared a 1983 ad for a Parker Brothers Spider-Man video game. The ad was a wonderful find...
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“Wanted: A $1,000,000 Game”
Here's one for everyone who has ever wanted to design their own game, a 1942 Popular Science magazine article that...
Looking Back at the “Top Toymaker’s Buying Guide” from Life Magazine
There are moments when I'm taking advantage of the tools of the future that I sometimes stop and ask: "How...
Dr. Robert Goldberg on Toy Packaging in 1998
I visited the Strong Museum earlier this year, spending a day going through the private library's archives of Playthings magazine....
Kronoform in Super7 Magazine
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Super7 has posted PDF archives of their old magazine online for us to...
1961 Life Magazine Advertisement Includes Stratego
A few months ago I posted a 1962 Milton Bradley ad that gave us a peek at Stratego (Amazon.com search*),...
1986 Masters of the Universe VCR Game?
New York Magazine in April of 1986 included a two-page article about the growing popularity of VCR games, and a...
Star Wars and “Box-Office Smash” at Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal has posted thoughts on Star Wars advance ticket sales, and so far the prediction is that...
