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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Rad Universe! To celebrate, here’s a scary TV commercial from 1995 for Hades Haunted House at the Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois. This used to be the Chicago jam in the mid 90’s. Sponsored by Fox 32 and the now discontinued Q101 radio station (Chicago’s New Rock Alternative), this was the nation’s
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Hundred Minutes Free! (Remix)

RAD UNIVERSE #4 editing by Rad Universe video source material:  Hundred Minutes Free! 1-800-PIN-DROP “Sprint Sense” Commercial from 1995

There’s NO Beating Deeeeeep Heating (Remix)

RAD UNIVERSE #3 music & editing by Rad Universe Mentholatum Deep Heating Rub Commercial from 1986 (There’s NO Beating Deeeeeep Heating) ORIGINAL MUSIC “Deeeeeep Beating” by Rad Universe VIDEO SOURCE MATERIAL There’s NO Beating Deeeeeep Heating STILLS                                       
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Let The GAMES Begin

The FuncoLand “Customer Interaction Process” Guidebook as referenced in the FuncoLand Training Video Part 1 and Part 2 on our YouTube Channel has been scanned and posted along with the “culture card” on the FuncoLand page. Have a look and don’t forget the ‘E’ for “encourage add-on sales!”

Rad Pokémon Names

Get ready for some Pokémon name training, Rad Universe style! LESSON 1: set a tone with some obvious reference points. HIPPOWDON:  No. 450 – Female • “80’s-Oprah”  (Lv. 52) DUSTOX:  No. 269 – Female • “Acid-Trip”  (Lv. 12) WURMPLE:  No. 265 – Male • “DinosaurJr”  (Lv. 10) PART A: It’s no lie that Oprah was a little bigger
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Illusion Is The Ultimate Weapon

“______ hidden inside the Mask Slingshot there’s a mini jet” (Meep. Meep. Meep. Meep.) Control. Tracker here. Assemble Mask! Security Break. Let’s roll team! “Not till I get your spy, Roy.” “Invert Vampire.” “Johnny McFly.” “Not so fast, Roy. Slingshot engaged.” Mask vehicles and boulder hill each sold separately with a figure. MASK! Where illusion
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Put This In Your Casio

You get out of music what you put into it. The SK-1 will unlock a new era in creativity! Whatever your ears can hear, Casio’s SK-1 can reproduce by recording a sample of it. Then play it back, loop it or change it using any of 13 different sound envelopes. The only limit to what
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1986 Hairstyles

These cutting edge hairstyles look totally rad from the back thanks to some righteous razor work. Each head is anonymous, but each style reminds me of three very specific people/characters. Blonde head on the left – this is obvious! This is totally Zack Morris from Saved By The Bell played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Hands down! Shaved
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Thundercats Star Comics

THUNDERCATS #7: “Back To Thundera!” (December, 1986)     THUNDERCATS #8: “To The Victor, The Spoils” (February, 1987)     THUNDERCATS #9: “The Price Of Pride” (March, 1987)     MARVEL “Star Comics” – The New World In The Marvel Universe!

8-Bit: The Inside Story

Have you ever wondered how the Nintendo Control Deck communicates with the world through Game Paks, Controllers and your TV? The March, 1991 issue of Nintendo Power offers an exclusive tour into the electronic maze of the NES and Game Boy computer brains. The outside world sends information to a chip in the Controller called
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