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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Tough question. Never underestimate Big Head Spock though.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

With stories foreshadowing today's box office hits!

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#STLV26 Thursday at 1 PM: GOLD KEY PARTY: CRAZY TREK COMICS. A loving look at the wild, weird, and wonderful world of vintage Gold Key Star Trek comics. A very visual voyage into some of the kitschiest and most bizarre Star Trek stories ever told! @inglorioustrek.bsky.social @scotttipton.bsky.social

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Was watching an episode of Hawaii 5-0 ("Ten Thousand Diamonds and a Heart") from 1971, and could not help but notice Tim O'Connor (Dr. Huer from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) with a mustache and also Logan Ramsey (Roman proconsul Claudius Marcus from Star Trek's “Bread and Circuses”). #startrek

Logan Ramsey on Star Trek "Bread and Circuses"

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Turned on my TV this morning, and Perry Mason was on. These two women were guest stars. I was looking at the one on the right, and I thought, hm, she looks familiar. Oh, yeah, that's a Talosian. memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Meg_Wyl... #startrek

Meg Wyllie as Ninevah Stone in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Nebulous Nephew" from 1963.

Meg Wyllie as "The Keeper" from Star Trek, "The Cage," filmed in 1964.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Parker Brothers multi-platform video game ads for comic books and magazines from 1983: Frogger, Popeye, and Q*bert. Parker Brothers made versions of their games for a wide variety of video game consoles and computers of the time. #videogames #retrogaming #atari #intellivision #colecovision

Parker Brothers 1983 ad for Frogger, showing screenshots for multiple systems.

Parker Brothers 1983 ad for Popeye, showing screenshots for multiple systems.

Parker Brothers 1983 ad for Q*bert, showing screenshots for multiple systems.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Road Runner by Atari for the Atari 2600, released in 1989. This 16K side-scrolling chase game was among the final games released by Atari Corp. for the 2600. #atari #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #atari2600

Front box, Atari 2600 Road Runner, showing Wile E. Coyote chasing Road Runner.

Back box, Atari 2600 Road Runner, with game screenshots and text describing gameplay

Sample pages of instructions for Atari 2600 Road Runner

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The DEEP SPACE NINE OMNIBUS is now available in comics shops and bookstores! The OMNIBUS includes two graphics novels I wrote with @scotttipton.bsky.social: FOOL'S GOLD & TOO LONG A SACRIFICE. www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-De...

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, released by CBS Electronics (under license from Coleco) in 1983. Yet another different box art variation: Winky fighting a green dragon. Multilingual instruction manual included. #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #venture #coleco

International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, front box art, showing Winky fighting a green dragon.

International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, back box art, with a screenshot and multilingual game descriptions.

International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision: instructions: Using Your Controls and Here's How to Play

International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision: instructions: Scoring and The Fun of DIscovery

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Shelf-clearing sale! I've put a brand-new trade paperback of Star Trek: The Mirror War up for sale on eBay. Not only is this copy signed by me, but making it unique is I am including a printed script, also signed, for issue #1. ebay.us/m/QgG1d6 #startrek #trekcomics

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Well...not always. Here's a non-Universal one, Donkey Kong Junior, where they didn't use the cabinet side art. That's one proud looking Mario holding the key. Also a little unusual: back of the box says how large the game is: "8K ROM". Didn't see that often in early 80s video games.

CBS Electronics Donkey Kong Junior for Mattel Intellivision front box. Unusual Mario, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior art here, with a screenshot on the front. Mario holds the key to the cage holding Donkey Kong as Donkey Kong Junior climbs the vines.

CBS Electronics Donkey Kong Junior for Mattel Intellivision back box. 4 screenshots and a description of gameplay.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

U.K. release of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, released by CBS Electronics (under license from Coleco) in 1983. Different box art: Winky fighting a green serpent! Different Intellivision cartridge shell also. #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #venture #coleco

Venture, U.K. release for Intellivision, front box: green serpent and Winky

Venture, U.K. release for Intellivision, back box: screenshot and game description

Venture for Intellivision, U.K. release: cartridge

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Comic-book ads for Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision and the Atari 2600. #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #koolaidman

Sneak preview ad for Kool-Aid Man video games for Mattel Intellivision and Atari 2600.

Ad with mail-in coupon for Kool-Aid Man video games for Mattel Intellivision and Atari 2600.

Ad for Kool-Aid Man video games with screenshots for Mattel Intellivision and Atari 2600.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: screenshots of Kool-Aid Man breaking through the brick wall. #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #koolaidman

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision, released in 1983. "Help the children avoid the dangerous THIRSTIES and collect all the makings for a batch of KOOL-AID® soft drink mix. Hooray! KOOL-AID MAN™ comes to the rescue!" #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #koolaidman

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: front box showing Kool-Aid Man bursting through a brick wall and saying "OH, YEAAHH!"

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: back box with screenshots and game description

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: pages from the manual explaining gameplay

Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: screenshot of gameplay

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sears TELE-GAMES version of Night Stalker, also released in 1982. "SUPER VIDEO ARCADE" was the Sears-branded name for the Mattel Intellivision. Typical Sears TELE-GAMES design and color scheme here. #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #nightstalker

Sears TELE-GAMES Night Stalker for Intellivision: front box showing a man fighting a bat, a spider, and a robot.

Sears TELE-GAMES Night Stalker for Intellivision: back box with a screenshot and description of the game

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Night Stalker for the Mattel Intellivision, released in 1982. "Your man is trapped in the maze! Spiders, bats and robots are tracking him down! The robots and creatures never stop. Shoot one . . . another appears!" #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #nightstalker

Night Stalker for Intellivision: front box showing a man fighting a bat, a spider, and robots.

Night Stalker for Intellivision: back box with a screenshot and description of the game

Night Stalker for Intellivision: pages from the instruction manual explaining gameplay

Night Stalker for Intellivision: screenshot

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

French release of Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision, released by CBS Electronics (under license from Coleco) in 1983. Different box art! #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #mousetrap #coleco

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

U.K. release of Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision, released by CBS Electronics (under license from Coleco) in 1983. Different box art! #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #LadyBug #coleco

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision, released by Coleco in 1983. "Will the Lady Bug gobble up all the dots and thwart her pursuers or become a tasty tidbit for them?" #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #LadyBug #coleco

Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision front box, showing the arcade version of Lady Bug

Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision back box, including a description of the game:
Here's How to Play:
You're in control of a hungry Lady Bug. Using the disc, help her traverse a tricky maze, gobbling up dots and hearts. But-also in her path are poisonous skulls. And just when she thinks she's in the clear, ravenous insects begin to pursue her! Dodge them by passing through the turnstiles. But be careful about it or they'll sneak through right behind her and continue the chase! Will the Lady Bug gobble up all the dots and thwart her pursuers or become a tasty tidbit for them?

Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision screenshot #1

Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision screenshot #2

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision, released by Coleco in late 1982/early 1983. "Will your mouse make it through the maze . . . or be a snack for the cats?" #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #mousetrap #coleco

Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision: front of box, showing the arcade version of Mouse Trap by Exidy

Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision: back of box, with a screenshot and description of the game

Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision: pages from the manual

Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision: screenshot

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Centipede for the Mattel Intellivision, released by Atarisoft in 1983. "An insidious invasion of multiplying insects (centipedes, jumping spiders, poisonous scorpions, and frenzied fleas) pose different perils to the mushroom patch." #intellivision #videogames #retrogaming #centipede #atari

Centipede for Intellivision by Atari, front box

Centipede for Intellivision by Atari, back box

Centipede for Intellivision by Atari, sample page from instructions

Centipede for Intellivision by Atari, screenshot

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Defender for the Mattel Intellivision, released by Atarisoft in 1983. A decent version of Defender with an impressive title screen. Too bad Atarisoft made only a few Intellivision games! #intellivision #videogames #retrogames #retrogaming #defender #atari

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Atari comic-book-style ad for Mario Bros. for the Atari 2600 and Atari 5200, released in 1983. It's a comic version of the Atari TV commercial for Mario Bros. 1/2 #atari #atarivcs #atari2600 #atari5200 #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #MarioBros

Atari comic-book ad for Mario Bros for the Atari 2600 and 5200.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision, from 1983. Sega’s only Intellivision game. Rough graphics, and only 2 of the arcade’s 4 levels are included, but it does play like Congo Bongo. #congobongo #intellivision #retrogaming #retrogames #classicgaming #videogames

Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision front box art

Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision back box art

Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision screen 1

Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision screen 2

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Venture, an Exidy arcade game ported by Coleco to the Mattel Intellivision and released in 1982. A decent Intellivision version of one of the first arcade dungeon exploration loot-and-shoot games. #intellivision #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming #ClassicGaming #videogames

Front box for Venture, an Exidy arcade game ported by Coleco to the Mattel Intellivision, showing the original arcade game.

Back box for Venture, an Exidy arcade game ported by Coleco to the Mattel Intellivision, showing a screenshot of the game.

Screenshot of Venture for Intellivision. Winky enters a room with skeletons and treasure.

Two pages of the instructions for Venture, an Exidy arcade game ported by Coleco to the Mattel Intellivision.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I like how the denizens of the dungeon are divided into Bad Monsters, Nasty Monsters, and Horrible Monsters. (2/2)

From the instructions for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision: a guide to the monsters of the dungeon with icons.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision, released in 1983. A first-person perspective dungeon-exploration RPG, with 3-D corridor mazes. This was a big step up for console video games. (1/2) #intellivision #retrogames #retrogaming #videogames

Front box art of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision, showing a castle, a wraith, a giant scorpion, and a giant.

Back of the box for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision, showing screenshots of the castle map and the maze map.

Two pages from the instructions for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision explaining the castle map and the maze map.

Screenshot from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision showing a skeleton in the dungeon maze.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Ads for Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, an adventure video game by Interplay from 1992 for MS-DOS, Mac OS, and Amiga. Originally released on floppy disks, the later CD-ROM release featured voices of the original series actors. #startrek #videogames #retrogaming

Ad for Star Trek: 25th Anniversary showing the box cover art and various features, including full 256 color VGA graphics and thousands of state-of-the-art, 3D digitized, space action scenes.

Ad for the enhanced CD-ROM version of Star Trek: 25th Anniversary.

Screenshot from Star Trek: 25th Anniversary showing bridge combat.

Screenshot from Star Trek: 25th Anniversary showing landing party action.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Ad for home versions of SEGA's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator from 1983, with COMBAT CONTROL PANEL controller overlay. "Don't leave Earth without it." Also pictured: Atari 2600, 5200, & ColecoVision versions. #atari #atari2600 #atari5200 #colecovision #videogames #retrogames #retrogaming

Ad for Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator by SEGA from 1983 shows the COMBAT CONTROL PANEL controller overlay with a nebula background.

Atari 2600 graphics for SEGA's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

SEGA's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator: graphics for Atari 5200 and 8-bit Atari computers.

SEGA's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator: ColecoVision graphics.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century received a Little Golden Book version in 1979: "Buck Rogers and the Children of Hopetown." Twiki dumps pepper on menacing mutants and celebrates with a victory dance.

Cover of Little Golden Book "Buck Rogers and the Children of Hopetown" showing Buck and Twiki approaching.

Buck plays electronic checkers with Dr. Theo.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Disney's 1979 film The Black Hole had a Little Golden Book edition, "A Spaceship Adventure for Robots." This version of the story, featuring V.I.N.CENT and Old B.O.B., conveniently omits the violent and weird end of the film. There is some fruit juggling though.

Cover of Little Golden Book for The Black Hole showing Maximilian, B.O.B., and V.I.N.CENT.

Pages from Little Golden Book for The Black Hole showing Maximilian, Kate waving, and V.I.N.CENT.

Pages from Little Golden Book for The Black Hole showing V.I.N.CENT juggling fruit.

Pages from Little Golden Book for The Black Hole showing V.I.N.CENT putting back the fruit and a trip to the Power Center.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Bump'n'Jump ad from Mattel Electronics for the Intellivision and the Atari 2600. "Bump'n'Jump. The Video Game for People Who Shouldn't Be Allowed to Drive." From Electronic Games magazine, Oct. 1983. #intellivision #atari #atari2600 #mattel #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming

Illustrated ad for Bump'n'Jump from Mattel Electronics for the Intellivision and the Atari 2600 showing cars crashing on top and a screenshot from the game on the bottom.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Ad for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision from 1983. "You want the treasure. And over 50 different creatures want you!" #intellivision #dnd #videogames #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming

Illustrated ad for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision showing an archer fighting various monsters in a dungeon.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Ad for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision from Nov. 1983. "4539 Tunnels, 256 Dungeons, 1 Hidden Treasure and No Room for Error." #intellivision #dnd #videogames #retrogames #retrogamer #retrogaming

Ad for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision with fantasy dungeon illustration on top and a screenshot showing the first-person perspective gameplay on the bottom.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Ad for Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man by Mattel Electronics for the Intellivision and Atari 2600 from 1983. "But don't expect it to be easy. Because Skeletor may be evil but he isn't stupid." #atari #intellivision #videogames #retrogames #retrogaming

Illustrated ad for 1983's Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man by Mattel Electronics showing Skeletor fighting He-Man along with gameplay screenshots.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Ad for BurgerTime by Mattel Electronics for the Intellivision, Atari 2600, Apple II, Aquarius, and IBM PC from 1983. "You're being chased by killer hot dogs, sour pickles and a very nasty fried egg. #atari #intellivision #videogames #retrogames #retrogaming

Real-life photographic Chef Peter Pepper under assault by eggs, hot dogs, and a pickle in an ad for Mattel's BurgerTime in 1983.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Sega's popular Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator was ported to many early video game consoles and computers, including Atari 2600, Atari 5200/8-bit computers, ColecoVision, TI 99/4a, and more. (3/3)

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for Atari 2600

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for Atari 5200 and 400/800/XL/XE computers

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for ColecoVision

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for TI 99/4a

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Unfortunately the vector graphics monitors used for the Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game were highly prone to failure, and it's difficult to find working ones now. I found a working one at the Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame in March 2019. (2/3)

Inside sit-down cabinet for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game

Close-up of screen in sit-down cabinet for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Sega released the Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game in 1982. Its striking use of vector graphics, sound, and voice synthesis drew much attention. (1/3) #retrogaming #retrogames #retrogamer #startrek #videogames #sega #classicgaming

Flyer for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game

Screenshot for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1978: The All-New Popeye Hour, The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, Tarzan and the Super 7 (Web Woman, Batman, Tarzan, Jason of Star Command, The Freedom Force, Manta and Moray, Microwoman and Superstretch), Space Academy, Fat Albert, Ark II, and 30 Minutes.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer, released in 1983. This conversion of the Sega arcade game included speech with the Solid State Speech Synthesizer add-on. #TI994A #retrogaming #startrek #videogames #classicgaming

Cover art, showing Klingons attacking the Enterprise, for Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer

Title screen for Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer

Game play for Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I approve of this new Pac-Man balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on my television this morning. @dailypacman.bsky.social #pacman

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I took some photos along Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles this weekend. More DTLA photos available here on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/22359... #DTLA #LosAngeles #photos #photography #streetphotography

Tower Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Now an Apple Store.

Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

ABC's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1969: The New Adventures of Casper The Friendly Ghost, The Smokey Bear Show, The Cattanooga Cats, Hot Wheels, The Hardy Boys, Sky Hawks, The Adventures of Gulliver, and Fantastic Voyage.

Two-page comic book ad showing the characters from ABC Television's 1969 Saturday morning cartoon lineup.

One-page comic book ad for ABC's Super Saturday Club showing the characters from ABC Television's 1969 Saturday morning cartoon lineup.

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1967: Captain Kangaroo, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, Moby Dick and The Mighty Mightor, Shazzan!, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Jonny Quest, The Lone Ranger, and The Road Runner.

Comic-book ad from 1967 showing scenes from "Saturday's Super Hero Schedule on CBS."

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Going to STLV: Trek to Vegas? Join us at the opening Inglorious Treksperts panel Thursday at 10AM as we celebrate TNG’s “The Royale” and play some Fizzbin for exclusive prizes! @inglorioustrek.bsky.social @scotttipton.bsky.social

Data tells Riker that "Baby needs a new pair of shoes."

Riker lets everyone know that "When the train comes in, everybody rides."

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David Tipton @davidtipton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

NBC's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1969: The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The Heckle and Jeckle Show, H.R. Pufnstuff, The Grump, The Pink Panther, Underdog, The Flintstones, and Jambo.

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