Link Roundup: Console Wars, HeroQuest, ELF Cereal, and more

8 things we wanted to share this week:

A new ‘Console Wars’ documentary has made its debut on CBS All Access.

CBS

Wow, we feel old! American Girl’s new “historical doll” is from the 1980s!

Good Housekeeping

Here’s a feature on a man who’s been running Dungeons & Dragons campaign for over 38 years.

CBC Radio

You can celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts in these style, thanks to a new line of watches from Timex.

Retro to Go

An oldie but goodie! This anti-smoking PSA of C-3PO telling R2-D2 about the dangers of smoking.

Boing Boing

Hasbro latest Haslab campaign is rebooting HeroQuest, a role-playing board games that originally launched in 1989.

The Toy Book

Looks like Mattel’s forthcoming Hot Wheels movie has found a pair of writers.

Hollywood Reporter

Just in time for the holidays, Elf holiday cereal has arrived.

The Takeout

Peruse a weekly summary of intriguing articles related to toys, games, and nostalgia that have hit the news this week.