This heat-sensitive coffee mug boasts the layout of a familiar arcade game - it’s called “Pac Boy” on the product page, neatly sidestepping copyright violations - which becomes populated with a bunch of equally familiar characters when hot liquid is added. They also have a version with graphics from “Space Intruders” - use your imagination [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on February 10th, 2010 | No Comments »
Just as I start to get hungry, I came across these nostalgic cans of Sonic the Hedgehog Spaghetti-O’s. Promotional food items rock as far as reaching your target audience’s minds and stomachs. This whole post makes me yearn for the days when Sonic was still good. The times when I would play the dreadful Labyrinth [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on June 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
While I don’t condone smoking in any way shape or form, I still thought you guys would love to see these promotional lighters I found. Now they aren’t just any kinda of lighters, they are Super Mario Brother Lighters, with Mario himself on them! How cool!
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on April 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
Pong anyone? Is this game like 8-bits? I don’t think I can stand playing this game today but I was obsessed with it when I was I was a kid. Atari was my very first game console and I considered Pong to be the greatest game of all time. Of course there were [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on November 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
If you crave a constant reminder of why the old Nintendo is a classic console then you might want to think about getting a Nintendo encased coffee table (as if you didn’t already have one, right?). The item is great for storing your classic games and is a really great way to impress your [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on October 29th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just felt like paying tribute to a Nintendo video game that I think every 80’s baby might have played at least once in their childhood. If you haven’t heard of Punch-Out then I have no idea what you were playing as a child! Punch-Out is the most simplistic boxing game you will ever [...]
Filed under: General, Vintage Game Schwag on October 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Atari, pioneer of the game console, has been around since the 70’s. The company was giving out Atari branded promotional apparel like t-shirts, polo shirt, sweatshirts, and the infamous shimmel or half-shirt. POP QUIZ! What years were the shimmels extremely popular? That answer will tell you how old this ad is. I wish they would [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a cool bunch of video game schwag. Originally they were hand held video games, but now I think they are more of a collector’s item. These 80’s handheld video games are still pretty cool.
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on September 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Space Invaders these really cool promotional towels were released.
These towels would make a great addition to any game schwag collection
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on August 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
Bundling snazzy schwag with major game releases might be a pretty common thing nowadays, but you usually have to pay quite a premium for a special edition of the game. There was a time when these extras would come at no extra charge, such as many of Infocom’s text adventure games.
One of the most memorable [...]
Filed under: Vintage Game Schwag on July 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »