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Sears Funtronics / Final Fantasy VII
Source: PSM 1 (September 1997)
Scan Source: RetroMags

#retrogaming #playstation
Sears Funtronics / Final Fantasy VII
October 11, 2024 at 7:00 AM
droibado.bsky.social
Otra mañana de frío probando maquinitas.
Todas en perfecto estado

#MattelElectronics
#AutoRace
#SubChase
#Funtronics
December 26, 2024 at 11:24 AM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
Can You Handle It?

📖: EGM, January 1994
A Sears Funtronics ad with all block capitals and Game Gear, Game Boy, Super NES, and Sega CD games and consoles. The latest titles, state of the art technology, game sampling. Can you handle it?
March 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
droibado.bsky.social
#2026estanterías 186

#Handhelds o maquinitas

#Mattel #Funtronics #Jacks
Similar a Simon repetir secuencias de botones cada vez más largas, sin errores.
July 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺

I wonder if any of these Sears Final Fantasy VII t-shirts are still floating around. $10 off and a free t-shirt with Cloud's polygonal hotness emblazoned on it? Not bad.

Release dates weren't as strictly enforced then, so it's valid five days before the official one.
A Sears Funtronics coupon and tee offer and ad from Next Gen September 1997 with a render of Cloud and his Buster Sword slung over his shoulder.
August 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
droibado.bsky.social
#2026estanterías 187

#Handhelds o maquinitas

#Mattel #Funtronics
Red Light Green Light

Avanzamos cuando el semáforo se pone verde brevemente, pero si fallamos y pulsamos cuando se ha puesto rojo, volvemos al principio.
July 6, 2026 at 5:38 AM
uncom.bsky.social
🔞Looks like the Funtronics Mei and Widowmaker Sexbots had a bit too much fun.

Audio editing (malfunction sounds and whirrs) by Nico Cheese.

Dialogue is a mix of in-game Overwatch dialogue splicing and RVC.

#overwatch #overwatch2 #mei #widowmaker #sexbot #android #rule34 #3dx
November 9, 2024 at 11:36 AM
vghistory.bsky.social
sears funtronics, print ad (1993) archive.org/details/Elec...
a page of abstract art faces, kinda like picasso but also nothing like picasso. at the top of the page, it reads: aye carumba! the words 'wild' and 'cool' in very small font can be seen towards the bottom of the page. large bolt caps text font insterspersed with consoles (genesis, snes, game gear) and cartridge packaging (mortal kombat, terminator 2, etc). text: the hottest titles. state-of-the-art technology. game sampling. can you handle it?
January 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺

"Suddenly the place with the games everyone wants is Sears. Go Figure."

By August 1992, the 16-bit system wars were raging fiercely, with Sears and their new Funtronics department ready to sell to both sides in an ever-widening market as competition fuelled price drops.
March 11, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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If you’re a fellow old, then you probably remember the “store within a store” Funtronics section of at least some Sears stores.

Sears used to buy ad space in video game mags and reference Funtronics, often with coupons (remember those?) to knock game prices down by $5 or so.
June 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
peteskerritt.com
The “store within a store” model worked for Sears… for a little while. Sears was more invested in video games than JCPenney was.

My favorite FunTronics memory was when an employee thought I was a Nintendo retail rep because of the Super Star Fox Weekend jacket I was wearing (circa 1998).
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Sears Funtronics / Final Fantasy VII
Source: PSM 1 (September 1997)
Scan Source: RetroMags

#retrogaming #playstation
Sears Funtronics / Final Fantasy VII
October 11, 2024 at 7:14 AM
peteskerritt.com
Shoot, I miss FunTronics. (And Sears in general.)

I bought my FFVII at launch from a local independent video game store. I don’t regret that, but I do regret missing out on this sweet shirt.
sharkabytes.bsky.social Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · Aug 11
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺

I wonder if any of these Sears Final Fantasy VII t-shirts are still floating around. $10 off and a free t-shirt with Cloud's polygonal hotness emblazoned on it? Not bad.

Release dates weren't as strictly enforced then, so it's valid five days before the official one.
A Sears Funtronics coupon and tee offer and ad from Next Gen September 1997 with a render of Cloud and his Buster Sword slung over his shoulder.
August 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
jeffscomics.bsky.social
Backstory: This creepy-as-hell image was part of a two page Sears Funtronics ad that ran in comic books circa 1993. These were stores-within-stores in Sears for video games and electronic toys.
August 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
eternalelectronics.bsky.social
Funtronics Tag #gamer #retrogaming #game #vintage #80s
January 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
barnaclenips.bsky.social
You're ALWAYS lurking in the funtronics department
July 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
boostmixmusic.bsky.social
Is this the only unreleased game ever in a Sears advertisement? (B Bomb) segaretro.org/B-Bomb
Sega Funtronics ad from 1992 sega visions Crappy resolution scan but the screen has some space enemy jumping with electric wire action or something
August 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM
oldworldliving.bsky.social
From America, #Christmas 1969: Electronics and Toys & Hobbies from Sears

(+New funtronics; Lectron.. 56 projects; 12-in-1 transistor electronic kit; Electric build-it set; Weather station outfit; Petite-style phones with light-up dials; Dial desk telephones; Patrol phones; and Plate-a-matic)
This catalog page features a variety of electronic kits and toys. The electronics section includes build-it sets and kits for radios, transmitters, and other devices, including a weather station. The toys & hobbies section offers phones and a metal plating kit, which can also be considered an educational toy. (+12-in-1 transistor electronic kit Dial desk telephones Electric build-it set Lectron.. 56 projects New funtronics Patrol phones Petite-style phones with light-up dials Plate-a-matic and Weather station outfit)
August 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
retailarchaeology.bsky.social
I bought ToeJam & Earl at the Sears Funtronics counter. I miss it, with the demo units on the counter, it was like a free arcade at Sears.
November 14, 2024 at 3:41 AM
armandorivera.bsky.social
Sears Funtronics was low key awesome. If the other stores were out of a particular game, it would probably be in stock at Sears. It's as if people forgot Sears sold games.
Plus I picked up a Virtual Boy for 20 bucks when they went on clearance.
August 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
peteskerritt.com
The September 1997 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (#98).

* $10 off of Final Fantasy VII at Funtronics, the video game “store within a store” at Sears
* Shigeru Miyamoto, Howard Lincoln are quizzed at E3 1997 about Nintendo
* Ken Kutaragi (Sony) and Bernie Stolar (SEGA) also answer questions
Electronic Gaming Monthly #98, dated September 1997. Lara Croft adorns the cover. $10 off Final Fantasy VII *and* a free T-shirt? There’s nothing Mid(gar) about this deal! Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Howard Lincoln answer a few EGM questions from E3 1997. Sony’s Ken Kutaragi and SEGA’s Bernie Stolar talk about PlayStation and Saturn at E3 1997.
August 18, 2023 at 11:08 PM
evelynjane.myatproto.social
issue 98 has one page of ffvii coverage and a pretty great ad (alt text goes into ad image)
whole page overview of the final fantasy vii content teased on the cover part 1 of the article text: After months of waiting, the most anticipated RPG in history is finally nearing completion. That's right, Final Fantasy VII, Square's biggest and best masterpiece yet, just arrived in our offices only moments before deadline in near-complete form. Obviously we've already covered the game in-depth several times (from the announcement back in early '96 to the Japanese release in early '97 up until right now), so there's not much new to offer, but we can at least take a more in-depth look into the game's story line and more importantly, the writing in the English version. If you're a subscriber to Sony's special Underground CD Magazine, you've most likely already played the updated demo of Final Fantasy VII that was included with Underground No. 2. The story, in a nutshell, involves an underground resistance group known as the Avalanche and their battle to rid the land of the corrupt Shinra Corporation, who are using Mako (a form of energy in the world of...) for their own greedy purposes, which is in effect, sucking the life right out of the planet. The first thing we noticed when playing is that, unlike past Final Fantasy games in the U.S., the text seems to be a direct translation of the Japanese version. For those of you who are scratching your head, this is a good thing. In past FF games, there were items taken out to make the game easier for U.S. audiences; there were parts of the story that were altered because of cultural differences; and there were various forms of censorship in the text. For example, anything with the word "Death" was changed to "Doom," and "Holy" artifacts were mysteriously changed to "White" items. Fortunately, that's no longer the case. Even Gil, the form of currency in the Japanese FF games, was left unchanged in FFVII. Strangely enough, the things you WOULD expect to be changed, like language, are untouched. So far, we've been able to play about 20 hours in, and Barret's said a certain four-letter word just ad for final fantasy vii featuring cloud strife and offering a free t-shirt and a $10 off coupon for sears/funtronics. alt text continued from last: times. Other, less rash expletives are used as well, but nothing that hasn't been seen before in a video game. It should be noted, howev-er, that Sony is still (as of this writ-ing) evaluating the in-game text with SquareSoft, so anything could change by the time the game hits store shelves. This is nothing out of the ordinary in Japan-this type of language and even minor nudity is common in everyday TV shows, magazines and, yes, video games. We applaud Sony and SquareSoft for sticking to as pure a translation as humanly possible. Check back next month for the Review Crew's thoughts on what could be shaping up to be the absolute best RPG ever, Final Fantasy VII!
June 3, 2024 at 9:44 PM
pressthebuttons.bsky.social
Funtronics! I played many a demo station there. It’s where I first played Sonic the Hedgehog. I memorized the level select code so I could see more levels before my mother finished shopping.
March 2, 2024 at 6:14 AM
streetball44.bsky.social
I remember one of my friends imported one from Japan that summer....ill never forget he was on Cool Cool Mountain running around and my jaw dropped...I knew I had to get one! Got one that September few weeks after launch at Sears Funtronics!!
June 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
Yeah, I see ads and coupons often for Funtronics in my old US gaming mags. Doesn't seem to have lingered in the popular consciousness as much as other things have.
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
droibado.bsky.social
Funtronics: Jacks
Mattel Electronics
1979

En 1979 Mattel inauguró la línea Funtronics. Permiten juego para uno o dos jugadores. Este concretamente es una versión de Simon. Y tenemos que pulsar los botones según la secuencia que la maquina nos proponga.
November 30, 2023 at 7:48 AM