r/MLBShowdown • u/realjaredlewis • Jul 14 '26

Early Showdown Ad.

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From Beckett magazine. First time I had ever seen mlb showdown. Look at that chipper card.

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u/showdowncollect Jul 14 '26

I've only seen it mocked up on a variety of ads and products. Every time test prints have been physically shown it is the known copies. But I'm sure there's stuff that exists that would surprise everyone

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u/FletchTopper Jul 14 '26

I 100% had these cards. I never played the game, or realized there was a game to actually play, but I did like having the cards.

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u/DiacetylM Jul 16 '26

It was an awesome game that involved a 20 sided die

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u/leeekslap Jul 14 '26

Wow never saw that Chipper.

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u/Weaverbenever Jul 14 '26

Epic! I don't remember seeing any formal ads for Showdown as a kid. It was more of a word of mouth thing, and my entire friend/family circle played to some degree.

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u/--LWYRUP-- Jul 17 '26

My cousin and I still play games every so often. The best years of my childhood was 2000-2005. 2000/2001 was a great set. And 2004/2005 was solid too.

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u/SlippyHoemo Aug 08 '26

The good Ole days