yanbu Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I just received a boxed copy of 01 combat this morning, there was a magazine ad folded up inside that made me smile. Just thought I'd share, looks like they had their games picked out and circled there, and a phone number hand written at the bottom (I haven't tried calling it ) 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennetzel Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I enjoy looking at old magazine ads of my favorite toys. I also collect toy robots, the Remco Lost in Space Robot the main piece of my collection. I have a bunch of catalog pages I found on the web of him being advertised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 I just received a boxed copy of 01 combat this morning, there was a magazine ad folded up inside that made me smile. Just thought I'd share, looks like they had their games picked out and circled there, and a phone number hand written at the bottom (I haven't tried calling it ) I love to see stuff like this. Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I love it too man. Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I wonder why casino was more expensive than the other games advertised, i can understand indy 500 being so because of the bundled driving controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I wonder why casino was more expensive than the other games advertised, i can understand indy 500 being so because of the bundled driving controllers.Maybe it was pitched as being more "adult" (or at least more complex) than the other games to justify asking a few bucks more? Fun find. I like seeing the choices someone circled. Not the choices I would have gone with, but I don't think I was aware of the VCS until Space Invaders came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edladdin Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 So tempting to call the number: "Sorry for the delay! Your order is now ready for shipping." :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 By the way, that "magazine ad" is almost certainly a page torn from a mail-order catalogue. I would guess Sears, but they used the "Tele-Games" branding at the time. Maybe Montgomery Wards or JC Penney? The ragged right edge would suggest its from one of the seasonal supplements, rather than the giant square-cut "Wish Book" from the holiday season. Any other guesses/knowledge? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanbu Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 By the way, that "magazine ad" is almost certainly a page torn from a mail-order catalogue. I would guess Sears, but they used the "Tele-Games" branding at the time. Maybe Montgomery Wards or JC Penney? The ragged right edge would suggest its from one of the seasonal supplements, rather than the giant square-cut "Wish Book" from the holiday season. Any other guesses/knowledge? I was wondering this same thing. On the flip side there's an ad for some silverware, but I couldn't seem to find any indication of which catalog or department store this might have been. The bottom left has a *TRADEMARK on both front and back, I'm guessing that's just to cover any trademark symbols? I should probably peruse some Penney's or Wards catalogs online from that general year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanbu Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Area code 815 is Illinois, might be some kind of clue anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I was wondering this same thing. On the flip side there's an ad for some silverware, but I couldn't seem to find any indication of which catalog or department store this might have been. The bottom left has a *TRADEMARK on both front and back, I'm guessing that's just to cover any trademark symbols? I should probably peruse some Penney's or Wards catalogs online from that general year. That's what I was doing, very casually in Flickr, when I stumbled upon these groovy homemade "action figures" featuring Atari and Activision characters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Area code 815 is Illinois, might be some kind of clue anyways. Yeah, looks to be an individual's phone number. I wouldn't bother them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanbu Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yeah, looks to be an individual's phone number. I wouldn't bother them. Oh definitely wouldn't, I was just thinking of the area code to try to get an idea of which state it was in. Not sure if there were Illinois specific retailers in the 80's possibly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Montgomery Wards was based in Chicago, Illinois: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up2knowgood Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 It has a J next to the page number, Anyone know of the significance of that? Maybe it was part of a circular with multiple stores advertising, like Green Tab. I'd love to see the other side just out of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yanbu Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) It has a J next to the page number, Anyone know of the significance of that? Maybe it was part of a circular with multiple stores advertising, like Green Tab. I'd love to see the other side just out of curiosity. Hey up2knowgood, I attached a picture of the other side of that ad. Edited April 27, 2018 by yanbu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up2knowgood Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Thanks Yanbu! That side really looks like a mail circular, and I would lean Montgomery Ward after seeing it, they seemed to have nicer things like silver plate than Penny's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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