My Flyers
Flyer Collecting
I actually started collecting video flyers back in 1983 when I wrote to game manufacturers and received them in the mail for free. I wrote to Bally/Midway, Rock-Ola, Stern Electronics, Sega, Williams and Taito. Most of them wrote back and I acquired my first fifty video game flyers this way.
My goal is to collect all video game flyers for games released between 1971 and 1991, which is what I consider the 'classic era' in coin-op video game history. My claim is certainly debatable, but my reasoning is that many classic video games reappeared as impressive sequels between 1986 and 1991. This is still happening today as video game companies reap new profits with old yet successful game titles and franchises. I noticed this trend began in the mid 1980's. As of May 2008, I have 3,157 unique flyers in my collection.
Most of my flyers are viewable at The Arcade Flyer Archive or (TAFA) which I now co-own and co-manage with one of the original founders, Eric Jacobson. The Archive is the number one repository for classic video game flyers online and I encourage you to check it out. To view my personal collection of flyers just conduct a custom search by choosing 'Dphower' under Source, then click 'Go'.
PLEASE NOTE the following legend for my Flyer Collection List and Want List:
A4 = International paper size. These flyers are highlighted in grey.
XX = Flyers that are too wide to fit into any conventional US Letter or A4 sized sleeve. Konami printed their flyers in this very obscure and inconvenient format. Also designated for flyers that are too wide to fit into A4 sleeves but are at least 12" or taller in height. Poster flyers fit into this category too.
REPLACE = Flyers in my collection that are severely damaged in some way. This includes excessive surface wear, cropped flyers, water stains, tears as well as flyers that have both punch holes AND folds. I am always looking to replace these flyers with ones in better condition.
HOLES = flyers that have two, three or four punch holes usually located on the lefthand side of the flyer. I don't mind flyers with punch holes, but I do not collect ones that have both punch holes AND folds if I can help it.
(#) = The number in brackets indicates that I have more than one unique flyer for a single game title. Some games were promoted with more than one flyer, due to their success in the industry. Factors include different cabinet types, different regional markets and marketing strategies. This is especially true with game titles that were manufactured and distributed world-wide.
highlighted game titles = Any game titles that are highlighted in color (other than grey) are recent flyers I acquired but haven't received in the mail yet.