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 
Androform Cheap Transforming Robot Toy Ad from 1985 Ayr*Way Battlestar Galactica Rain Check
Yesterday’s 1978 newspaper ad for Mattel’s Battlestar Galactica toys was not alone. Hiding in that…
Again, “You Could Win a Complete Set of The Transformers†in 1984
Yesterday’s 1984 contest wasn’t the only advertisement for the contest in that Los Angeles Times…
Mattel’s Battlestar Galactica at Ayr*Way in 1978
The Kokomo, Indiana, Kokomo Tribune newspaper issue of September 24, 1978, offers up this fabulous…
“Guaranteed Lowest D&D Prices in Hawaii”
Yesterday’s D&D newspaper ad is just one example of the game’s success and popularity in…
“You Could Win a Complete Set of The Transformers” in 1984
September 27, 1984. This Los Angeles Times newspaper advertisement promises exactly what many of us…
“Headquarters for Adventure Gaming ‘Escape'” in 1981
Just how popular was the Dungeons & Dragons* roleplaying game in the early eighties? This…
1986 BattleTech Newspaper Advertisement
July 16, 1986. Hey, a BattleTech game advertisement in a newspaper from 1986! A store…
“The Transformers Are Here!!”
September 7, 1984. This St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper ad comes from about a month…