Arcade Game Keychains - From the early 1980s

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I got the bug to buy these. I think I have 8. I know I am missing 3 or 4 . but I am sure there are more out there that I don't know of. I just wanted to compile a list of whats of whats out there.. and if you have any spares or want to sell them let me know.

I am missing:
asteroids
ms pac
tempest
crazy climber

I should have spares of
crusin exotica
gauntlet pewter

here are pics of the one I have or know about.

arcade keychains.jpeg

crazy climber keychain.jpg

donky kong keychain.jpg

space invaders.jpg

tempest keychain.jpg

crusin exotica.JPG
 
I got the bug to buy these. I think I have 8. I know I am missing 3 or 4 . but I am sure there are more out there that I don't know of. I just wanted to compile a list of whats of whats out there.. and if you have any spares or want to sell them let me know.

I am missing:
asteroids
ms pac
tempest
crazy climber

I should have spares of
crusin exotica
gauntlet pewter

here are pics of the one I have or know about.

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Wow!
 
maybe this was not a good idea.. I dont want to inspire competition!! :cool:

I have not been hunting vintage arcade company keychains, but I probably should.. mainly looking for activision, but got a few others along the way..

good luck finding these 2 below.. a little history lesson. Atari was supposed to be an olympic sponsor for 1984, but something happened and they either they got booted or dropped out because of the crash.. I think curt vendels book dives into that, but I have not read it.. so the olympic keychain was very hard to find... but I found 2, and passed the other to my buddy..

atari olympic keychain.jpg

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i dont know any history on the 3 activision ones. no idea when they came out. add info if you know or remember.

activision keychain.jpg


activision green.jpg

activison red.jpg

nintendo stanly cup keychain.jpg

ghostbusters was a promo and has audio and is tied to the 2009 video game.

ghostbusters keychain.jpg

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ghostbusters keychain2.jpg
 
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I had the Pac-man leather one when I was a kid. Always liked that key chain. I've since gotten a new one. Would be cool to get the DK one.
 
I am a sucker for trinkets. I was looking at arcade game watches the other day and had to talk myself down. Needless to say I didn't buy anything.
 
I am removing myself from this thread. It's way too cool.

yeah dangerous stuff..

I bought the fossil watches.. I almost bought the nubeo asteroids watch, but they sold out on the one I wanted.. probably will get one eventually. I have a small collection of atari watches. but thats something for a different thread..

also those vintage leather ones are going to have color variants. black, tan blue, ect..
 
Those are super cool. It makes you wonder how many leather ones are out there...
Yeah, thats what i want to know.. cant find any info on them.

I know I am missing 4. I suspected tron and galaga might exist before I found them. I can think of a few more likely ones.
 
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