30 Retro Game Ads in 30 Days: BFD Hint Lines
It's easy to laugh now, but back in junior high, I got hooked on that Spectrum HoloByte line something fierce. See, the 8th grade's resident game dude had called me a clueless loser at lunch and, long story short, my fluffernutter that day was soaked with tears. I resolved to become the best Falcon 3.0 player in town, and I figured, "What's the harm in a few performance-enhancing phone calls?" But I couldn't stop. I had to have MORE bitchin' tips, MORE rad tricks. The downward spiral consumed me. Sure, I was now a game dude -- but at what cost? The answer, according to AT&T: 332 dollars and 60 cents.
