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den68
12-20-2002, 08:55 AM
I found a promo video yesterday the Children's Palace Video Toy Chest. Anyone remember Children's Palace?
Anyway it was just a bunch of commercials for toys tied together as a news broadcast performed by little kids. It was from 1990.
It had a bunch of video game commercials on it. Mostly NES and a few for Tiger handhelds.
The NES commercials were for:
Bases Loaded 2
Captain Skyhawk
Cabal
Back to the Future 2/3
Double Dragon 2
Akklaim Double Player
an amusing bit of nostalgia for 50 cents
CrazyImpmon
12-20-2002, 02:09 PM
I have that tape and it's really a blast to watch it. I think I found that tape at a garage sale last year for $0.25 And yeah I remember Children's Palace. They used to be the biggest competitor to Toys R Us but something went wrong and they all folded in early '90s. One such remains of Children Palace's tower could be found at a kid's museum somewhere in Flint, and the former Children's Palace in Flint was behind Best (which also folded a decade ago, now Babies R Us)
I remember getting many bargain SMS games there and the one in Westland when I still lived near Ann Arbor. Also it was the first time I found the Pro Choice 10 arcade machine and wasted quarters playing Super Mario Bros 3.
(FWIW the current major competitor to Toys R Us is the tiny store called Kaybee Toys. Sometimes size can be decieving!)
ShinobiMan
12-20-2002, 04:32 PM
Wow, Children's Palace, my old toy store. That's where I used to get my toys when I was 3-5 years old. I too remember seeing tons of bargain SMS games there,. Usually they were in the rather big bin. I wish I had actually video of being in one of those stores because it was like dreamland for me. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories.
stonecutter
12-20-2002, 07:22 PM
REmember the Zelda commercial.....
ZZELLLLLLLLLDA !!!!
as well as the SEga scream... SEGAAAAA!!!
kainemaxwell
12-20-2002, 07:26 PM
"ZELLLDAAA!"
Oh no, Octoroks and Leevers!!