Video Arcade Gum

video arcade game gum

Topps came out with these very awesome containers of gum right about the time of the North American video game crash. I have a vague recollection of buying these and the gum inside being mini-Chiclets. Sadly I never kept one and if I tried it is long since crushed in some box somewhere.

If you look very closely I think you will be pretty impressed by the details on these things. Not bad for a disposable gum container. Check out a single container:

video arcade games single

Main Sell Sheet for Topps – Video Arcade Gum [@] Flickr
Donkey Kong Jr. Container (it is/was for sale) [@] Flickr

6 Responses to Video Arcade Gum

  1. oh i remember those!!! all of a sudden i got the urge to chew gum and play some galaga!!! :)

  2. The Retroist says:

    I came here to chew bubble gum and play Galaga and I seem to be fresh out of bubble gum! Oh, wait here is some. Nevermind.

  3. They used to make some awesome candy containers back in the day!!!

  4. Rob says:

    Hi,
    if anyones interested in these, I have 5 of these for sale, unopened, good condition + sell sheet as pictured above.

  5. Rick says:

    Anyone have any of these they want to sell?

  6. OX_Bigly says:

    Thanks for making this page.
    Haven’t seen these since I was like 3 or 4 years old.
    Awesome

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