http://www.retroist.com Retro Blog and Podcast Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.retroist.com/2008/12/17/the-video-game-systems-of-the-1983-sears-wishbook/ http://www.retroist.com/2008/12/17/the-video-game-systems-of-the-1983-sears-wishbook/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:28:35 +0000 The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/?p=1460 Continue reading →]]> 1983 was the year of the video game crash and that year’s Sears Wishbook was chock full of the detritus of a bloated dying industry. You got the handhelds, Vectrex, Gemini, Colecovision, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 in this issue. Along with some great games and accessories. My favorite is the Handsome Hassock storage system on Page 9. I would love one of those now.

]]> http://www.retroist.com/2008/12/17/the-video-game-systems-of-the-1983-sears-wishbook/feed/ 20