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Nostalgia

Special Feature

Five Classic Christmas Commercials

December 14, 2020 Mickey 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. …….continure reading

Essay

The Year Santa Became Real

December 8, 2020 Mickey 1

In this very special edition of Retro Ramblings, I’m sharing a story from my childhood about a Christmas unlike any other I had known before it. It was a Christmas …….continure reading

Essay

Two Great Christmas Specials from 1987

December 7, 2020 Mickey 0

What a year it was for new Christmas specials! 1987 saw the debut of the much loved Garfield Christmas Special, AND the less heralded, but just as awesome, Claymation Christmas …….continure reading

Special Feature

Highlights From the 1988 Sears Christmas Wish Book

December 1, 2020 Mickey 2

Christmas is coming up quickly, so I thought it would be a good time to open up an old Sears Christmas Wish Book and relive some great old memories from …….continure reading

Time Capsule

1986 Masters of the Universe Catalog

November 27, 2020 Mickey 0

Presented complete, and in all it’s glory, here is the Masters of the Universe section of the 1986 Mattel Retailers catalog. It features almost every toy from the line, presented …….continure reading

Oatmeal Swirlers
Essay

Oatmeal Swirlers

November 11, 2020 Mickey 4

I can remember almost being excited going to bed on those nights when I knew that Oatmeal Swirlers was going to be for breakfast the next day. Sadly, like so many other favorite foods of my youth, this one bit the dust far too early. …….continure reading

Time Capsule

Time Capsule: 1988 Toys R Us Sale Paper

November 9, 2020 Mickey 1

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

November 9, 2020 Mickey 2

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 …….continure reading

Essay

Tetris for Nintendo

July 11, 2020 Mickey 1

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 …….continure reading

Essay

Morning Funnies Cereal

June 13, 2020 Mickey 0

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 …….continure reading

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