No-ORIGINAL Doritos were just plain corn chips- I occasionally still see packages of them in stores. They came in a yellow bag. The Nacho Cheese Doritos came in a Red bag, and the BIG news was when they added Cool Ranch! Heck- Tortilla chips of ANY kind, were only JUST catching on.

In the early 80s, Doritos weren't packaged in foil bags -- they were plastic, with a clear window you could see the chips through. In addition, the 'Nacho Cheese' flavor (not the 'Nacho Cheesier' flavor) was a different formula that didn't adhere evenly to all the chips. As a result, in a given bag, some chips had WAY more nacho cheese flavor than others. When Doritos switched to 'Nacho Cheesier', they changed the formula, and now the chips are more evenly coated, but they do NOT taste the same. Compared with the original, it has almost a metallic note. I would love to find a bag of the originals.... or at least find somebody else who remembers them!! :)

I remember the ones with a clear window.They also had a little mouse with Sombaro on the packaging. The Doritos were excellent back them.The chips they make now are great.But they had a better flavour back then

I remember that the original Cool Ranch and Nacho Cheese were much better than their recent incarnations. The chip itself was much more of a real corn chip. I also remember Wild n Mild Ranch Fritos. Ultra good.