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Tag: 1997

Features / January 5, 2018

KFC Star Wars Special Edition Promotion, 1997

Historically, each of the larger fast food franchises in New Zealand (KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King and McDonalds) have had their turn running with the…

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Features / July 11, 2016

New Zealand Return of the Jedi Premiere (1983)

1983. The year McDonalds introduced the Chicken McNugget. The year Microsoft Word for MS-DOS was released. Swatch watches are born; IBM XTs came…

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Features / July 1, 2016

Flashback to 1997 – Netguide Magazine

Speaking of flashbacks, here’s another, harking back to the early days of Star Wars on the web… 1997 was, of course, the year we…

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Features / June 30, 2016

New Zealand Empire Strikes Back Premiere – 1980

Following up on the Star Wars Premiere article, we take a look here at the first screenings of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, which…

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Features / December 31, 2012

Caltex/Pepsi Original Trilogy Competition (1997)

In May 1997, Caltex petrol stations collaborated with Pepsi to run an Original Trilogy promotion: “Scratch and match to win. Scratch the panel…

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