Geeking out on old fantasy product ads is a guilty pleasure of mine. Of course, I love reminiscing, but there’s also something uber-cool to see how much things have changed . . . and also how much they’ve stayed the same. Today, we’re going back to July of 1985 with some selected ads from TSR’s Dragon Magazine. There was a ton of cool stuff TSR had their hands in that year. Enjoy!
Thanks Papa Meatball! What if I told you you didn't just have to "think" about the past, but you could actually re-live it in all its '80s glory? Send $1 in a S.A.S.E. to my PO Box to receive the brochure and address to the new RRRRC85 ("Rediscovered Realms Rest & Relaxation Commune 1985"). Leave your cellphone behind - upon check-in (to replace your cell phone's functionality) - you'll be issued: a slide rule, an AM/FM/Casette Sony Walkman with 3 blank EX-90 minute tapes, Polaroid camera with 3 disposable flashcubes (4 flashes per cube!), a Rolodex for your contacts, Swatch Watch, Stanley flashlight and 18 D batteries, compass, wind-up travel alarm clock with glow-in-the-dark face, a Golden Girls wall calendar, a complete 29 volume set of Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias, a 19" color TV with rabbit ears antenna (and aluminum foil), envelopes, stationery, ball-point pen, 22-cent postage stamps, semi-recent printed local newspapers, People/Globe/Star/National Enquirer gossip magazines, the latest TV Guide, a dictionary, quarters for the payphone, and a pager. This is going to be epic.
Awesome blog! Those old ads made me think of a time long long ago. :)
Thanks Papa Meatball! What if I told you you didn't just have to "think" about the past, but you could actually re-live it in all its '80s glory? Send $1 in a S.A.S.E. to my PO Box to receive the brochure and address to the new RRRRC85 ("Rediscovered Realms Rest & Relaxation Commune 1985"). Leave your cellphone behind - upon check-in (to replace your cell phone's functionality) - you'll be issued: a slide rule, an AM/FM/Casette Sony Walkman with 3 blank EX-90 minute tapes, Polaroid camera with 3 disposable flashcubes (4 flashes per cube!), a Rolodex for your contacts, Swatch Watch, Stanley flashlight and 18 D batteries, compass, wind-up travel alarm clock with glow-in-the-dark face, a Golden Girls wall calendar, a complete 29 volume set of Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias, a 19" color TV with rabbit ears antenna (and aluminum foil), envelopes, stationery, ball-point pen, 22-cent postage stamps, semi-recent printed local newspapers, People/Globe/Star/National Enquirer gossip magazines, the latest TV Guide, a dictionary, quarters for the payphone, and a pager. This is going to be epic.