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The box held two vertical bags – one side containing “Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Cereal System – What better way to fuel a game of Super Mario then with a cereal made for the game. General Mills got in on the action with their corn cereal and marshmallow surprises, winning major points with kids everywhere. Pac-Man Cereal – Back in the ‘80s, when we weren’t at the movies, we were playing video games. Even better, with two proofs of purchase, $9.95, and a plea to mom and dad, kids could send away for a Gizmo plush figure.

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Gremlin’s Cereal – Sticking with the movie theme, Gremlin’s Cereal had a taste similar to Cap’n Crunch, and encouraged kids to “satisfy their gremlin appetite” with the deliciously sweet Gizmo shapes. in the 1982 blockbuster hit can be seen eating Reese’s Pieces peanut butter candy. This flavor combination was intentional as the character E.T. Cereal – Peanut butter and chocolate-flavored cereal pieces shaped in “E” and “T” was part of a complete 80s breakfast. Ghostbusters Cereal – Who you gonna call? Crunch Bustin’ Fruit Flavor with Marshmallow Ghosts, of course! It wouldn’t be the 1980s without the Ghostbusters, and it wouldn’t be breakfast without ultra-slimy marshmallowsĮ.T. Nerds Cereal – With a cereal box that was divided into two separate compartments, we were left with the question, “Which side are you going to eat first?” The dual variety of blob-shaped fruity flavors resembled the tiny colorful candies we loved but had an even bigger crunch. Here are just a few of those notable favorites from “back in the day.” While many of the cereals are long forgotten, the beloved memories still remain. Those deliciously epic boxes of goodness we begged our moms for every week in the cereal aisle, fueled us with magical colors and marshmallows that turned the milk every shade of the rainbow. Back then, we were sugar buzzed and wired, even before the Smurfs came on, thanks to a plethora of super-sweet breakfast cereals containing zero nutritional value and a prevailing pop culture tie-in. I would love it if we could also bring back Smurfs cereal with marshmallows.Saturday mornings just aren’t the same as they were in the 1980s. The cereals of the 80's were on another level. PLEASE bring it BACK! Best Cereal of ALL time.īy marshmallow kin ( Team Breakfast Member) Let us hope it comes back just to enjoy for a brief time and to collect the box lol. I grew up on this Pac-Man treat and will never forget it.

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Pacman knows how to chomp on the ghosts when he gets a power pellet. He and Donkey Kong and Mario were around when I was born back in 1982 and I play thier other video games all the time. It was so good since I love cereals with Marshmallows and Pacman is a great video game icon. The Pacman cereal should be brought back.

Still am wondering until what year they were sold, because I was born in 1985 and clearly remember having to deal with my father in the grocery store for him to buy me some, real early 90's. Rogers takes a trip down the cereal aisle where you can see Pac-Man cereal along with other discontinued favorites like Donkey Kong Cereal and Buc-Wheats.Ĭlick here to see all cereals from General Mills.

Known premiums: Rain-Blo Color Bubbles Gum inside the package, send-away offers for a 'Ghost Chomper' hat or Pac-Man game watch, entry details to win a full-sized Pac-Man arcade game or a mini electronic version of the game, a cut-out Pac-Man mobile, and send-away offers for a neon camera (Canada), a Pac-Man bowl or a Pac-Man ring. The cereal was said to taste like an extra-sugary version of Kix Cereal with marshmallows. Pac-Man marshmallows with a 'a shocking pink bow' and Super Pac-Man marshmallows which were just larger versions of existing Pac-Man marshmallows.Īnimated children eating the cereal in commercials referred to themselves as 'ghost chompers'. The marshmallows were shaped like Pac-Man, and the game's ghost characters: Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde. The cereal was a 'crunchy sweetened corn cereal with marshmallow bits'. Pac-Man Cereal hit the shelves in 1983, capitalizing on the huge success of the arcade game Pac-Man which had taken America by storm the since it's introduction in 1980.

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