David Tipton

@davidtipton.bsky.social

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New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek and Doctor Who comics. Posts stuff about Trek and early video games too.

Tim O'Connor on Hawaii 5-0
Meg Wyllie as Ninevah Stone in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Nebulous Nephew" from 1963.
Parker Brothers 1983 ad for Frogger, showing screenshots for multiple systems.
Front box, Atari 2600 Road Runner, showing Wile E. Coyote chasing Road Runner.
International edition of Venture for the Mattel Intellivision, front box art, showing Winky fighting a green dragon.
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.
Venture, U.K. release for Intellivision, front box: green serpent and Winky
Sneak preview ad for Kool-Aid Man video games for Mattel Intellivision and Atari 2600.
Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: screenshot
Kool-Aid Man for the Mattel Intellivision: front box showing Kool-Aid Man bursting through a brick wall and saying "OH, YEAAHH!"
Sears TELE-GAMES Night Stalker for Intellivision: front box showing a man fighting a bat, a spider, and a robot.
Night Stalker for Intellivision: front box showing a man fighting a bat, a spider, and robots.
Lady Bug for the Mattel Intellivision front box, showing the arcade version of Lady Bug
Mouse Trap for the Mattel Intellivision: front of box, showing the arcade version of Mouse Trap by Exidy
Centipede for Intellivision by Atari, front box
Atari comic-book ad for Mario Bros for the Atari 2600 and 5200.
Congo Bongo for the Mattel Intellivision front box art
Front box for Venture, an Exidy arcade game ported by Coleco to the Mattel Intellivision, showing the original arcade game.
From the instructions for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision: a guide to the monsters of the dungeon with icons.
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.
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 Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator by SEGA from 1983 shows the COMBAT CONTROL PANEL controller overlay with a nebula background.
Cover of Little Golden Book "Buck Rogers and the Children of Hopetown" showing Buck and Twiki approaching.
Cover of Little Golden Book for The Black Hole showing Maximilian, B.O.B., and V.I.N.CENT.
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.
Illustrated ad for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Treasure of Tarmin for the Mattel Intellivision showing an archer fighting various monsters in a dungeon.
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.
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.
Real-life photographic Chef Peter Pepper under assault by eggs, hot dogs, and a pickle in an ad for Mattel's BurgerTime in 1983.
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for Atari 2600
Inside sit-down cabinet for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game
Flyer for Sega's Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator arcade game
Cover art, showing Klingons attacking the Enterprise, for Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator for the TI-99/4a Home Computer
Pac-Man balloon in New York
Tower Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Now an Apple Store.
Two-page comic book ad showing the characters from ABC Television's 1969 Saturday morning cartoon lineup.
Comic-book ad from 1967 showing scenes from "Saturday's Super Hero Schedule on CBS."
Kirk asks the odds for a Royal Fizzbin
A portion of the Pac-Man art wall at the "Journey Through the Maze: 45 Years of Pac-Man" exhibit at the Great Park in Irvine, CA.
A wall with posters describing the history of Pac-Man, with Pac-Man art in the background.
Pac-Man and ghosts coming through the exhibit floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
Macy's Pac-Man comic newspaper ad for the release of Atari 2600 Pac-Man.
"Pick A Fight After School" Atari ad for the Atari 7800 video game console, showing the boxes for Xenophobe, Rampage, Double Dragon, and Commando.
Heroes World ad for Marvel/DC MEGO figures and the Hulk Utility Belt.
Comic-style art from 1980 showing Star Trek MEGO figures; a belt, buckle, and insignia set; and AMT model kits. Order form for Heroes World included at the bottom.