THE 1990 DROP / USA

The journey starts
in the back seat.

Your own music. A game for the miles. Something useful, just in case.
What earns a place in your travel bag?

Pick your game budget$50$100Your budget.
Your kind of nostalgia.

Build my 1990 haul

Documented old prices. Entirely pretend shopping.

Recreated 1990 memory scene; an interpretation, not an archive photograph — Pack for a summer road tripRecreated visual

↗ Documented 1990 prices✓ Nothing to pay. Ever.▤ A little receipt to keep

THE COLLECTION / 04

What’s coming home?

20 researched choices. One of each. Make it your haul.

THE 1990 EDITION

About these historical offers

RadioShack US annual catalogue · store prices could vary. Catalogue offers brought together for a fictional scene; availability and conditions could vary. USD amounts; no tax, delivery or assembly charge is simulated.

JavaScript is needed for the basket. All historical offers and sources are listed below.Realistic SCP-28 personal cassette player — $19.95 · 1 cassette player; headphones sold separately · SourceRealistic Nova-34 lightweight headphones — $5.95 · 1 wired stereo headset, eighth-inch plug · SourceStereo-Mate carrying case — $7.95 · 1 padded nylon case with belt and zipper · SourceMicronta electronic car compass — $54.95 · 1 dash/windshield compass, 12 V DC negative ground · SourceRadio Shack Pocket Chess 1450 — $39.95 · 1 pocket electronic chess game · SourceRadio Shack Highway pocket LCD game — $12.95 · 1 pocket LCD driving game; two RS386A batteries included · SourceRadio Shack Pocket Repeat memory game — $10.95 · 1 four-color electronic memory game · SourceSupertape LN-60 blank cassette two-pack — $1.99 · 2 cassettes, 60 minutes total recording time per cassette · SourceMicronta mini analog travel alarm — $10.95 · One mini analog alarm clock with carry pouch; one AA battery required, inclusion not established · SourcePocket map magnifier — $1.39 · One folding pocket magnifier, 2 1/8-inch square · SourceCar/boat cassette-recorder power adapter — $6.95 · One lighter-socket adapter, selectable 6V/9V DC output, 12V DC negative-ground input · SourceCassette head-cleaner cassette — $1.99 · One nonabrasive cleaning cassette for audio cassette decks · SourceSix-cassette travel wallet — $6.95 · One durable fabric cassette wallet with six individual tape compartments; tapes not included · SourceStereo headphone Y-adapter cable — $4.99 · One short Y cable with one 1/8-inch stereo plug and two 1/8-inch stereo jacks · SourceRealistic all-weather belt-clip AM/FM stereo — $17.95 · One weather-resistant personal AM/FM receiver, catalog12-142; one AA battery and headphones required, not included in the listed offer · SourceEnercell AA rechargeable batteries two-pack — $4.69 · Two 1.25V 0.600Ah nickel-cadmium AA rechargeable cells; charger not included · SourceEnercell overnight AA charger — $5.95 · One AC charger for up to four nickel-cadmium AA batteries; batteries not included · SourceAluminum krypton flashlight — $9.95 · One adjustable-beam aluminum flashlight; two AA batteries required, inclusion not stated · SourceForeign-travel plug-adapter set — $7.95 · Set of four plug adapters for use with the separately sold converters on the same page; no voltage converter included · SourceRealistic Minisette-19 portable recorder — $29.95 · One compact cassette recorder with built-in microphone and wrist strap; two AA batteries or optional adapter required · Source

AI-created product reconstructions, not archive photographs. Shapes, colours and packaging are interpretive. Sources & visual notes ↗

OLD PRICES. NEW PERSPECTIVE.

A real moment. A pretend shop.

Choose a few companions for the journey: sound, a small game and practical extras. The road-trip setting is an imagined use of catalogue products, not a claim that these items were sold as a travel bundle.

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Published by Patrick ↗ · Content updated October 16, 2026 · Sources and method ↗

The journey startsin the back seat.

What’s coming home?

A real moment. A pretend shop.

The journey starts
in the back seat.