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Old 05-04-2014, 06:26 PM   #301
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Old 05-04-2014, 06:30 PM   #302
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Oh wow. Just a huge nostalgia feeling came rushing back when I saw those. Amazing
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And where might one find all these cool things to yearn for back in the day? One thing comes to mind:

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That was one of the most exciting days as a kid , getting the new Christmas consumer's catalogue ....almost as exciting as actually getting the toys on Christmas Day.
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Any game in that 1996 videogame catalog that I don't already own I would gladly pay those prices for, earthbound for snes being number 1 on my list.

Also I can't believe how much tvs were in 87
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Old 05-04-2014, 07:49 PM   #308
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http://www.cdarchive.ca/Consumers-1987-1988.pdf

Page two "Deluxe massager" and Personal Vibrator.

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Old 05-04-2014, 08:31 PM   #310
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Where In The World is Carmen Sandiego? I spent many days after school watching the show and also playing the computer game on my Mac.

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Just had a nostalgia emotional response to seeing my xmas gift in 89, my old boombox that I loved so much, still remember that holiday so well, thanks so much for this!

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Just had a nostalgia emotional response to seeing my xmas gift in 89, my old boombox that I loved so much, still remember that holiday so well, thanks so much for this!

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it does look familiar. Bet you recorded some great mixtapes with that double cassette thing! Sweet nostalgia...
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I sat through many terrible foreign movies hosted by this guy in the 1990s hoping to see a boob.
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You creep. You must in my parents basement as we speak! I remember that Tomy toy thinking how awesome of a ''video game'' it was and how it was the future of gaming.

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Old 05-05-2014, 09:14 AM   #317
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Just had a nostalgia emotional response to seeing my xmas gift in 89, my old boombox that I loved so much, still remember that holiday so well, thanks so much for this!

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Hey...

Its my garage stereo...

Still going strong after more than 25 years...
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I had Blip:


Head to Head Baseball (it devoured 9V batteries)


I know the baseball game is still in my old closet at my parent's place.
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Head to Head Baseball (it devoured 9V batteries)


I know the baseball game is still in my old closet at my parent's place.
awesome, I remember thinking I needed to fake out my friends on which buttons I was pushing.


great great game
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