schuwalker Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 From Zayre's... as a added bonus - has Vic-20 and T.I. items 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybot67 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I love these old ads. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Love it. I had that Goldstar TV, used with my 8-bit for many years. Goldstar is now LG (Korean brand). Love the white Commodore Paddles too. A by-gone era indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Thanks for sharing. Missile Command and Defender for $7.99 each seems like a great deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Thanks for sharing. Looks like this is from 1983-4, when Atari was discounting the 2600, and Commodore still was promoting the Vic-20. My brother had a Goldstar color 12" TV back then, worked good with the 2600 and C-64. Those budget Korean-made TV's like Goldstar and Emerson were popular in my college dorm. Those Certron cassettes... cheap crap. Edited February 25, 2017 by WildBillTX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I didn't check for dates, but I'm guessing this was 1981 or '82. The VHS tapes made my day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Battlezone was released in Fall '83...and this is not the launch price, so it would be at least a couple months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I guess I'm off by quite a bit. For 1984 I would have expected to see C64 instead of Vic-20 and some Coleco or INTV. What's on the next page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 This is "lets dump this crap" pricing. Unsold Vic-20's were all over the place '83-'84. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 This is "lets dump this crap" pricing. Unsold Vic-20's were all over the place '83-'84. Okay, that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 I guess I'm off by quite a bit. For 1984 I would have expected to see C64 instead of Vic-20 and some Coleco or INTV. What's on the next page? Sorry, I can't help. I lifted this image off a site devoted to stores of a bygone era... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 I'm curious... in this ad they have computer games/accessories for sale. I know the particular Zayre store my mom used to take us shopping, there were nothing of the sort. Console stuff - yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) That's great. Loved the early 80's boom boxes - I practically slept with the Hitachi I got as a Birthday gift. Edited February 25, 2017 by chuckwalla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillTX Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I didn't check for dates, but I'm guessing this was 1981 or '82. The VHS tapes made my day. If you weren't growing up in the 80's you dont know the liberating feeling of being able to record TV shows and movies and watch them whenever you wanted to. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Goldstar was always LG. LG actually means "Lucky Goldstar". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I remember when Goldstar was the cheapo brand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Notice the Popeye box art isn't the same as the released version? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Notice the Popeye box art isn't the same as the released version? A bunch of those Atari silver boxes look different too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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