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90s

Retro Ramblings

1992’s Christmas Creatures TBS Movie Marathon

December 25, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in the early 1990s, when cable TV still felt like a treasure chest and not just a scrollable blur of sameness, there was one channel that stood out like …

Special Feature

Christmas Specials as Presented in Old TV Guides

December 15, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Am I alone in missing the good old days of TV Guide? Not only for the listings that helped you know what to watch when but for the ads for …

Time Capsule

1990 Gamepro Holiday Catalog

December 14, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

Back in 1990, handheld gaming systems were the new hotness, and Gamepro provided a handy guide to all of the games that were currently available for both Gameboy and Lynx …

Time Capsule

1990 WWF Merchandise Catalog

July 28, 2021 Mickey Lee 1

Enjoy this complete scan of the 1990 WWF merchandise catalog, and when you’re done drooling over it, go check out our full scans archive for more old catalogs.

Retro Ramblings

The 1990 TV Pilot ‘Tag Team’

July 11, 2021 Mickey Lee 0

In the mid-late ’80s, professional wrestling, and the WWF in particular, was big business. A lot of the WWF superstars were becoming household names thanks to Vince McMahon and his …

Hot Wheels
Retro Ramblings

Memories From a Hot Wheels Childhood

January 29, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Some kids had baseball cards. Others had action figures. Well, I had those too actually. But for me, growing up in the late ’70s through the ’90s, nothing beat the …

McDonalds Super Hero Buger
Retro Ramblings

The McDonald’s Superhero Burger of 1995

January 21, 2021 Mickey Lee 18

The McDonald’s Superhero Burger of 1995 wasn’t just a sandwich, it was a towering monument to adolescent appetite, pop culture, and the sacred ritual of late-night cruising. …

Time Capsule

1990 McDonaldland Fun Times Magazine

January 4, 2021 Mickey Lee 2

Enjoy the complete scan of this McDonaldland Fun Times Magazine from 1990! And be sure to check out all of the other complete scans archived here at Retro Ramblings.

Rollergames NES
Retro Ramblings

A Rollergames Christmas

December 17, 2020 Mickey Lee 0

Christmas morning, 1990. I was still half-asleep, the house quiet except for the soft hum of the heater and the occasional creak of floorboards as my parents stirred. But once …

Special Feature

Five Classic Christmas Commercials

December 14, 2020 Mickey Lee 0

Man, what better way to keep getting pumped up for Christmas than watching some old commercials! Let’s take a look at five of my favorites from through the years. …

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