That is right, Geek’s Oasis is going old school as we look at some of the best vintage puzzles around. Some of these are so hip, so happening and so awesome that they could have made an appearance on our cool puzzles list.
We love jigsaw puzzles and while we know that they are fun to put together and once done, you can frame them and have something awesome to display, puzzles also have many great health benefits.
Putting together a vintage puzzle is a great way to keep your mind active and make you feel happy and relaxed. Puzzles have also been proven to be a good way to keep your fine motor skills working too!
Going Back In Time To Find These Puzzles
Look, we know it would have been amazing if our vintage puzzles list was made of stuff like a Masters of the Universe puzzle from 1983 or a vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles puzzle from 1990!
However, when we say “vintage puzzle” what we are talking about are puzzles that have an old-school style or that have some kind of classic theme. It was actually a fun way to do this as it meant that all kinds of puzzles were fair game for this list!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
What an awesome way for us to start our vintage puzzle list! This is a collage-style puzzle and it features some awesome retro goodness. We are talking Mighty Mouse, Batman, Popeye, Dennis the Menace, and a bunch more.
A huge part of the fun of putting this together is getting a kick out of the shows that you remember. We just love the whole retro look of this and think it is a puzzle that could have made our best 500-piece puzzles list.
Good To Know
- Size: 18 x 24 inches
- Recommended age:
- This puzzle is perfect if you have been looking for vintage puzzles that are more about the stuff that was cool in the 60s.
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
If you check out our Pokémon puzzle guide, you know we love video games and that is why this one had to be featured on our best vintage puzzles list! This is all about the awesomeness that is the NES!
This 1000-piece puzzle features some of the most iconic NES box art of all time. We are talking classics like Super Mario Bros 3, Mega Man 2, Double Dragon, The Legend of Zelda, and much more.
Good To Know
- Size: 28 x 20 inches
- Recommended age: 14 years and up
- This is the vintage puzzle for you if you love retro gaming!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
As huge fans of horror movies and especially the classic Hammer Horror movies, we felt this is one of the best vintage puzzles on this entire list.
It features poster art for some of the classic Hammer Horror movies such as Dracula Prince of Darkness, Frankenstein and The Plague of the Zombies, and more. This is such a cool puzzle and that kind that would be amazing in a frame!
Good To Know
- Size: 20 x 28 inches
- Recommended age: 14 years and up
- One of the coolest things about this puzzle is the way it features icons like Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
We have already put together the best movie puzzles guide, but this is something really special. This puzzle features all of the movies that won the Best Picture Oscar from 1929 all the way to 2022.
It starts with Wings in 1929 and goes all the way to CODA in 2022. It is so much fun trying to remember what year all these movies won their Oscars in.
As you are putting each piece of the puzzle in it is like a box of chocolates as you never know what movie you are going to get!
Good To Know
- Size: 27.5 x 19.7 inches
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- If you have a movie room in your home just think how epic this would look in a frame on the wall!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Can we make any list of puzzles without there being a Disney puzzle on it? When we started this vintage puzzles list, we knew we had to have Disney on it.
There is nothing more vintage or classic than old-school Disney movie posters and this one features many of them - Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, and more. These are all classic and iconic movie posters that still look great today.
Good To Know
- Size: 27 x 20 inches
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- All pieces have unique shapes
- Ravensburger puzzles are made from extra-thick cardboard which combined with fine, linen-structured paper creates a glare-free puzzle image - just another reason to have the best puzzling experience
- We love how this vintage puzzle has the movie titles and the year they were released around the side of the puzzle
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Who doesn’t love an ice-cold Coke? There is just something so classic and so American about old-school Coca-Cola stuff and that is perfectly captured here in this image.
We have a stand that looks like it is at some kind of county fair and it looks amazing. This is a true work of art and as it is a 2000-piece puzzle, you are going to have to put in some real work to get it done.
Do not worry, have a Coke while you do it and you really will be having an awesome time!
Good To Know
- Size: 27 x 39 inches
- Recommended age: 14 years and up
- Made from recycled and non-toxic materials
- This puzzle is extra cool as it comes with an easel so once it is completed and framed you can display it like a piece of art
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
For you old-school, golden-age Hollywood movie lovers we are sure this is the best of all the vintage puzzles on this list. We just love the selection of movies for this image, Casablanca, South Pacific, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s are just a few of the highlights.
We love the printing that they have used here as it is nice and clear, but it also has a real old-school movie poster look to it as well. Be sure to check out our puzzle frames guide as this is one vintage puzzle that simply must be framed and displayed with pride!
Good To Know
- Size: 24 x 30 inches
- Recommended age: 12 years and up
- With there being well over 20 vintage movie posters here, this is going to be a very challenging, but a fun puzzle to put together
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
If you were a gamer in the 90s, no way this does not fill you with all kinds of nostalgia! From the Nintendo 64 playing Zelda, the iconic movie and game posters, and all the awesome snacks that are on the computer desk.
We got such a kick out of this and we all had big goofy smiles on our faces as we tried to see if we knew what every bit of retro goodness in this image was! All the video games, toys, and collectibles are sure to bring back some memories of life in the 80s and 90s!
Good To Know
- Size: 28 x 20 inches
- Recommended age: 14 years and up
- While making the puzzle is fun, looking at all the cool stuff this lucky kid has is even more fun!
Why We At Geek’s Oasis Love It
Cavallini Co actually has a product line called Vintage Puzzle, so we just had to include one of them on this list.
The Cavallini puzzles have a lot of cheerful designs, but we picked this stunning Celestial puzzle that is packed with details of the astronomical objects of the night sky on top of the puzzle, and then diagrams of some phenomena like the eclipse of the Sun at the bottom.
The puzzles of this series come in beautiful packaging that is a cute-looking tube!
Good To Know
- Size: 28 x 20 inches
- Recommended age: 4 years and up (in our humble opinion, this should be closer to 14 than 4)
- Plastic-free packaging
- The puzzle pieces are packaged into a handy muslin bag
FAQs About Vintage Puzzles
No matter if you have looked at our Star Wars 2000-piece puzzles guide or our circle puzzle guide, you know we love our little FAQ section. Here we want to help you know what you are in for with a puzzle like any of the ones up above!
Do more pieces = more challenge?
We would have to say for the most part yes. Puzzles that are 1000 pieces are going to be more challenging and time-consuming than a puzzle that is 500 pieces.
However, smaller puzzles can still offer a fun time and a solid challenge too so do not just write them off if they are under 1000 pieces.
At the same time, if you can put together a 1000-piece puzzle, chances are you can handle the challenge of a 2000-piece puzzle or even a 3000-piece puzzle offer!
What about buying a “real” vintage puzzle
We joked before about old puzzles in the intro, but truth be told if you did want a “real” vintage puzzle you can get one online, somewhere like eBay or you can always find them at second-hand stores like Goodwill.
However, while getting a puzzle from the 80s, 90s, or whatever is cool, you have to make sure it has all the pieces and it can be a headache to do so! If it is sealed, great go for it!
However, there are plenty of modern puzzles like the ones we have looked at today that do have a vintage look about them.
One Last Throwback For You
As always, thanks for joining us on our journey today. We have gotten a real kick out of looking at all these vintage puzzles today. We have some great puzzles for you to choose from here and we are sure that you will have a lot of fun, no matter which one you go for.
Just remember, that puzzles are fun, but they are also a proven way to help you look after your mental health and that is something we here at Geek’s Oasis think is awesome.
Happy puzzling!
