Time Capsule
Time Capsule: 1988 Toys R Us Sale Paper
Check out this full scan of a Toys R Us flyer from 1988. It’s full of Nintendo, G.I. Joe, RC Cars, Bikes, board games, MASK, Atari, Sega, and more!
Special Feature
Highlights From a 1988 Toys ‘R’ Us Sale Paper
On this week’s episode of The Retro Network Podcast, Jason and I scoured through an old Toys ‘R’ Us sale paper from 1988. Even at just sixteen pages, the thing was loaded with all kinds of cool toys from the …….continure reading
Essay
Dr. Pepper Gum
Dr. Pepper gum was one of the first to feature a liquid center, and that awesome flavor burst onto the scene in the mid-80s. …….continure reading
Essay
Tetris for Nintendo
We all know the story of this game. Several different odd-shaped blocks fall from the top of the board, and you had to rotate them, move them left or right to get them to drop into position to complete a …….continure reading
Wax Pack Flashback
Wax Pack Flashback: Operation Desert Shield Cards (1991)
Here is another old Wax Pack Flashback video I did for the TRNTV Youtube channel. In this one, I open an old pack of Operation Desert Shield trading cards from 1991. I was fascinated by the thoughts of these cards …….continure reading
Essay
Morning Funnies Cereal
Morning Funnies Cereal was produced by Ralston Cereals in 1988 & 1989. It was a super sweet cereal, bright in color and shaped like smiley faces. The taste and shape weren’t the hooks for this cereal though…..the box was. I …….continure reading
Wax Pack Flashback
Wax Pack Flashback: Topps Baseball Cards (1992)
Here’s another episode of my Wax Pack Flashback series of videos I did for The Retro Network on our TRNTV YouTube channel. In this video, I open a pack of my favorite baseball cards ever, 1992 Topps! I believe the …….continure reading
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1989 KayBee Toys Sale Ad
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