At my local used video game store, I ran across the following shelf full of retro video gaming candy goodness!
Each of the three containers cost around five bucks and contained a few handfuls of colorful mints. We ended up buying one of each, one for each of the kids and one for me. My son, a fan of Super Mario Bros., took the Nintendo controller. My daughter wanted the Pac-Man shaped container. That left me with the one I wanted anyway, the Atari 2600 joystick.
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There’s a pizza place near us in Westland, MI called “Slice of the 80′s” that has these, along with a pile of 80′s stickers and other memorabilia.
Their pizza is also actually awesome.
What store was this at? They have NES games for sale.
These little candy containers are awesome. Last time I found these at a hole in the wall store, I purchased a few just because. I never did try the actual candy, but they do look cool on the shelf in my game room.
The candy is actually okay, though the Pac-Man candy is…odd…and meant possibly for people with healthier teeth than mine. Ha, ha. Stay away from the Ghostbusters Sour Green Slimer candy though. Blech!
Oh! And in case you have any other Detroit-area readers: I seem to remember Destiny Games in Canton, MI also has this candy and NES games. :D
@Payton: The store is called Vintage Stock. It’s a chain that (I believe) mostly exists in the midwest/southwest. They have games from Atari 2600 and Intellivision all the way up to modern stuff. They also have new and used records, sports cards, and my favorite, TOYS!