I probably should have left this for hubby to talk about, but sometimes stuff is too cool not to share — even if you know next to nothing about it…
From a retro Radio Shack catalog (No. 393, 1986), 13 screen shots of computer games & software for color computers. (Click on images to see large scans.)
Here, the 64K Color Computer 2 displays Demon Attack.
1986 Radio Shack BASIC Color Computer 2
Among other “color computer games for the whole family,” color images from Demolition Derby, Seven Card Stud, Dragonfire, and Demon Attack again.
Retro Computer Games
Naturally, Walt Disney had to cash in on computer gaming by giving kids “a head start with private tutoring” with Disney characters. Personally, I’d like to see the Goofy Covers Government; it might be what FOX News is based on.
1986 Disney Computer Games
(Note the higher prices on Disney games.)
Not to be outdone, Sesame Street also had educational computer games. Grover’s Number Rover sounds like a great band name. (Also included in this scan, Spinnaker learning games.)
Retro Sesame Street Computer Games
Seven more color images from retro ready-to-run disk software for color computers: Flight Simulator, Cookbook, One-on-One (basketball game), Micro Illustrator, Pan (“Write your own songs!”), Varloc (“Exciting strategy and real-time action between you and the computer”), Dallas Quest (“You’re a famous detective trying to help Sue Ellen outsmart J.R.”)
Retro Computer Software
Tags: classic computers, computer games, early computers, ephemera, radio shack, retro, retro software
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May 14th, 2009 at 8:57 AM
It always amazes me that despite inflation and world destruction, the numerical price of video games has NEVER CHANGED. I remember paying $50 for Megaman 2 back in the early 90s as well as I remember paying $50 for Justice League Heroes last year.
You can’t say that about a loaf of bread.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Makes me think of the “good” old days, when you couldn’t get a computer for less than a thousand.
May 14th, 2009 at 1:49 PM
I managed to avoid Tandy computers…
…but I did have a Commodore Vic 20 complete with data-set (casette tape drive)… and a Timex/Sinclair at the same time!
Whee~!
May 14th, 2009 at 1:57 PM
My husband would like this. He loves computers and retro games.
May 18th, 2009 at 1:11 PM
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May 26th, 2009 at 5:13 AM
I don thave a CoCo machine in my collection. They are not very popular over here in the UK.
However, I do have a Dragon 32 which is very simular to the CoCo range of machines.
May 28th, 2010 at 5:51 AM
Excellent article, I wonder why I didn’t save your website earlier. Keep on posting.
September 4th, 2010 at 11:18 PM
I remember back in the days, gazing over that very catalog. I bought the ROM upgrade and then the RAM upgrade to get a full 64K extended basic. And then wishing I had money to buy more games!