In part two of this subject, I talk about some of the movies I grew up watching that were known for their special effect, the […]

I own this vinyl single and it’s driving me crazy! Pac-Man was everywhere in the early 80s — in arcades, on t-shirts, on lunchboxes, and even on the radio!

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The 1541-III was one of the first SD-card based readers for the C64. I used it for a short period of time before the Ultimate 1541 was released.

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Pancho’s wasn’t known for having great food, but it was all you can eat as long as you kept raising the flag! Pancho’s is gone, but this glass remains!

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As a kid I was fascinated with special effects and how movies were made. In the first part of this two parter, I talk about five classic types of special effects and some of the movies that used them. Part 2 coming tomorrow!

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Who you gonna call? Topps, if you want to own a set of these Ghostbusters II trading cards from 1989!

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Medic! I’m hit! Help the Allied Forces rescue hostages from the evil dictator Dragon in his episode’s game, BEACH-HEAD II!

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There was a time when the easiest way to get sound clips for Windows was to buy them. Here’s my original copy of Star Wars Audioclips!

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What’s the best way to protect a Hostess Twinkie from getting smooshed in your lunch box? With a Twinkie the Kid Hostess Twinkie Carrier, of course!

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After Star Wars became a blockbuster, Kenner realized they were sitting on a gold mine and started making things like this: the droid’s escape pod, part of the Land of the Jawas playset from 1979.

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