Monthly Archives: March 2008

Candyland Commercial and Ad!

Posted on March 24, 2008 by The Retroist

The board game train keeps rolling. Today I would like to show you some cool advert material for Candyland. First is the classic low key commercial: Update: The little boy = Peter Billingsley — Awesome! And check out this old … Continue reading →

E.T. the Board Game

Posted on March 20, 2008 by The Retroist

You gotta love that 1980s rainbow motif. We all know what a “huge” hit the ET video game was for Atari, but how many of you ever played the ET board game? In the game, you and your fellow E.T.s … Continue reading →

Children’s Television Workshop

Posted on March 19, 2008 by The Retroist

Today’s Retroist is brought to you by the Children’s Television Workshop: Underwriting by the number 2 and the letter Q.

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The Retroist: My home seems so square and boring now.
VicSage: I hope both of you will take plenty of photos and video for those that will not be able to attend. Another...
VicSage: I hate to say it…but I really did expect Rod to say this could only happen in the Twilight Zone at the...
mwentworth: I actually will be going up in June; I will be at the Pinball & Gameroom Expo on Saturday and the...
ClaymationWerewolf: I thought they looked kind of familiar! I remember that other cartoon…and it wasn’t...
VicSage: @Agent 86 Sub Search! I had this one too, friend! It was kind of like a 3-D version of Battleship. There was...
CarlosTheDwarf: I agree with Flack. It was ok, worth a watch. The Red Letter Media reviews of the prequels are both...
Drahken: The time “lord” looks more like a hunchbacked henchman, although the catlady looks hot. I...
Drahken: I saw in high back in the 80s, on USA network. It was a decent show, but not much more than mediocre....
blinddog: mwentworh it sounds like your pretty close by. Hopefully you’ll be able to make it up to Seattle for...