Clue VCR Mystery Game!
I wanted a relaxing video for tonight, so naturally my brain jumped to the videocassette from the Clue VCR Mystery Game.
My parents received it as a Christmas present in 1985, from someone who evidently didn’t know them very well. They never touched the thing.
I inherited the game by default, though I never once played it, nor even had any idea how TO play it.
Years later, I purchased a VCR for my bedroom, and that weird tape became my preferred source for background noise. It didn’t play out like a “real” film, but between the macabre sets, random bouts of thunder and everyone getting murdered, it felt enough like a horror movie to pass as one.
I’m sure many of you have seen the Tim Curry film. Picture this as the super serious made-for-television version of it. I used to just let it play and go about my business, happy that I had some spooky ambiance to paint boring evenings with exhilarating coats of dread.
Bart’s Nightmare!
Here’s a playthrough of The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare, for the Super Nintendo. I adored this game!
I have no idea what the consensus is, but this was one of my all-time favorite SNES carts. I found the game extremely challenging and couldn’t beat it, but the levels were so much fun that I never became too frustrated to stop trying.
Domino’s Pizza Commercials!
Here’s an assortment of ancient Domino’s Pizza commercials:
As I recall, we didn’t have any Domino’s Pizza joints within reasonable driving distance until fairly late. As a kid, I’d see those “Noid” commercials and be so frustrated that I couldn’t get the pizza he was covertly advertising.
I’m not sure what the deal was. My best guess is that the “chain” pizzerias were slow to take hold in my city, since we were already so stuffed with mom-and-pop restaurants. (Even Pizza Hut was a rare treat, necessitating a drive of over 20 minutes.)
I get that it’s considered “junk” pizza compared to the “real” stuff, but I grew up lusting over those slickly-designed pizza boxes. To tell you the truth, I think I was more interested in the boxes than the pizza.
These days, Domino’s is mostly important for being the only pizza I can order super late at night. Is there anything more regrettably perfect than pizza at 1AM?
1990s Cable TV Preview Channels!
Here’s a pair of snippets from ancient cable TV preview channels. They’re more interesting than they sound!
(1990)
(1992)
Way back when, this was how you found out what was currently on television. It was only slightly more convenient that flipping through the channels, and probably a wee bit slower, to boot.
