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.

Doritos started in 1964 so those were the originals.

I agree, they need to listen to the people and bring back the Doritos of the 1980s and 1990s. They tasted way better and could eat a lot of them at once. Now they are way too cheesy and almost gross me out a little bit.

I believe the flavor the original poster is searching for was Jumpin Jack Doritos. they were monterey jack cheese flavored, and damn I miss them. They came in a black colored version of the clear plastic bag with the window that was mentioned earlier.

If they made Doritos like they did in the early 80's I would buy a bag every time I went to the grocery store - seriously. IF I buy a bag now - the small one like at a gas station - I pick through them and eat the ones that aren't covered in the cheese. God do I miss Doritos from the 80's.

I am ALMOST POSITIVE the FIRST Nacho Cheese Doritos came out in the early 1970's. I remember getting my mom to buy 3 bags and I sneaked them into my suitcase for my 2 wks at a diabetic camp that Summer. They were/ARE SO addicting, that I just never buy them anymore.. Man, youth!!

I really miss the cheese Doritos from the 80 as well. I talk about them often to people who don't remember them, they were day and night to the Doritos now. I can't stand Doritos now, they just taste nasty( the cheese ones). I wish they would bring back the old ones, at least for a time.

I loved the 80's Sour Cream Doritos, in the light green and white bag w/ the clear window... Yum

OMG! The sour cream were my favorite, Back in 83' I think it was, I walked 2 miles to school and every day on the way home, I got a big bag. then .98 cents, and ate the whole bag by the time I got home. I so want those back, Also would like the doritos 3D back as well. The ranch is okay, but I want the original Sour cream back, not the mixed bag out now with Cheezy Enchilada.

yes I remember them. They used to stick together they were so wet with cheese. I used to love them....I want them now!!!!!

back in the early 70's i use to scrounge up enough change around the house to buy ( i think they cost $69 or $89 cents or something back them )a bag of cheese doritos . The taste was amazing . I would sit on the central air unit in my backyard on hot summer days downing a whole bag . The taste of nacho cheese doritos today don't even come close to the ones back in the 70's and early 80's.

The nacho cheese doritos were amazing in the 80s def not as good now. Why change an amazing product????

I am 26 now, but the first Doritos I remember was probably in the late 80's. It was a red bag and I remember it had an onion and some other vegetables pictured on the front. I still remember what they tasted like....what kind were these?

were can i buy origanal flavore doritos in cleve oh.

I do. I loved them. If I remember right it came in a black bag.

I used to LOVE doritos back in the 80's, now they are too spicy or something-they just don't taste right:(

They were called Taquitos I believe well in Canada anyway and they did have a mouse on them there was cheese and taco and they were good!

THANK YALL!! I've posted several comments (on other sites) about the Doritos of the 80's that were in the clear front plastic bag. They were just nacho cheese and they were awesome!! When they went to nacho cheesier, the formula changed for the worst. Even if only for a limited time, they should bring back the "original" Doritos that I grew up loving. Now, I can eat them, but they don't excite me.

You are all 100% correct!

"I am 26 now, but the first Doritos I remember was probably in the late 80's. It was a red bag and I remember it had an onion and some other vegetables pictured on the front. I still remember what they tasted like....what kind were these?" I believe you are referring to one of the best flavors that I can remember "Salsa Rio". After that comment I got an instant flashback of the bag just couldn't remember the name until putting my thinking cap on.

For those of you who like the 70's/80's style doritos and have a 7-11 nearby.. try the 7-11 brand knock-off doritos.. they are as close to the original dorito as I've ever seen

Brandon brings up an interesting point. I'll have to try the 7-11 knock off brang. I think you guys are right. The flavor has changed since the '70's!

Did'nt they just make doritos plain...back in the 80's...oh my gosh i can still taste them..would love to get those again!!! they were the best tortilla chip ever!!

Remember nacho cheese "Tostito's? They were in white bags with an Aztec design, and came in single serve bags before Dorito's did. In the early 80s. They were round instead of triangular.

the cheese flavored Dorito's were called "Jumpin jack cheese" OMG they were the best floavor ever. They were discontinued sometime in the 90's :(

It was montereey jack cheese they were called " jumpin jack cheese" they are the all time BEST flavor ever.

I remember when the taste changed. It was like 7 years ago and the bag stated " new improved taste" The taste was defently worse and it took me a long time to get used to the new taste. I still wonder why they did this???

I had a craving for Nacho Cheese Doritos recently. I haven't bought a bag in years. Was so dissapointed me that it bothered me so much, I had to look it up here on google search and I am glad I'm not the only one. Definitely miss the taste I remembered from the 80's. My first memory of Doritos Nacho Cheese is being 7 years old and on a school bus trip. Need to bring back the older formula.

Omg I loved those too, they were in a red and white bag with the little clear window!!! Omg those were the best. Doritos please bring that wonderful flavor back!!! Please!!!

pretty much all dorito flavors were amazing in the early 90s. the chip itself was thicker and cooked in trans-fat which gave it flavor, now they are thin, light, nasty-tasting, flavorless. i've tried almost all current flavors and none of them compare to the doritos from the late 80s early 90s.

I want old Dorito's back sooooo bad. The new ones are too funky and they are like neon orange. Way too much crap on them. I'd love to have the old dorito's, nacho tostito's, and remember the corn pringles? They had a ranch flavor. Sooo good. How can we get them to make the old ones again?

Am I the only one who actually likes them BETTER since they changed the formula? And I grew up with the "original" ones. If there ever was a plain variety, they should bring those back.

I thought i was the only one who remembered the Jumpin' Jack Doritos. I still crave them. Oh, K the Doritos with the onion & other veggies were called Salsa Rio, they too were great & full of flavor.

I remember the Salsa Rio chips! They were amazing. Doritos also had a Salsa flavor on larger corn chips in the early to mid 90s. The bag was clear with white bars at the top and bottom. On both the clear and white bars were red stripes. These chips were AWESOME... I believe they had two flavors. But I cannot remember the name for the life of me!

They are don't taste the same way the originals do,not even the same bag,they have no full flavor. At all sad.

When my son was younger we were sharing a bag of Doritos. I noticed the chips were soggy and wet, when I looked over at my son was licking the cheese and putting them back in the bag. Oh to be a kid again....gross story though.

YEs! I thought I was the only one! Yes doritos used to be just Cheese flavor! I remember it like the back of my hand! Omg they were good. My grand pa used to have a bag of them and a pepsi ready for me when I came over to visit. They taste way better then the nacho cheese now. I hated when they switched over and was very pissed. I also remembered when cool ranch came out. Was not a big fan but they grew on me. Wow let me seee if i can find a pic of the old bag of cheese

Just had some Taco flavored Doritos. They were in a retro looking "limited edition" bag. They were really good and I thought I remembered them from the 80's, but can't remember for sure. Did they exist back then?

Omg YES! I most definitely remember the Doritos from the 80's/90's era. I was only 11yrs old when I got hooked. If I ever run across the ones that they sold then with the see through front, the red bags can just forget about existing in my world...

When I was a kid, late 80's early 90's, nacho cheese doritos were my favorite snack. Every time my parents went to the store, they bought me a big bag. I must've eaten over 10,000 bags in my youth and was I a fat kid! I still remember the white and red bag with the blue stripe on it. I remember how the chips were thick and cheesy and tasted like cheese. After they changed to nacho cheesier, the taste was horrible and reminded me of the type of cheese that is on cheetos. I haven't bought a bag in years. They lost one of their best customers and after how terrible the new ones taste, I'll never go back. Shame for them. Bad marketing ideas are costing them A LOT of money!

I remember them from the 80's also when they had no cheese. We go into the gas station buy some and pump the cheese fro nachos into the dorito bag. What memories!

Omg!! So I'm not crazy!?!? I'm about to turn 27 and I totally remember the nacho cheese doritos! I've been telling everyone that modern day doritos just don't taste the same..but everyone thinks I'm crazy.. now I know why... oh how I wish they would bring back the good doritos. These disgust me. Whenever I get a.craving for doritos, I buy a bag and am.quickly reminded that the flavor I crave is. no from this decade..:-/ I will have to try the 7eleven ones!!

Yes! I knew it! I do miss the old doritos. I am now 28 yrs old and when my friend and I growing up we would eat them for breakfast they were so good. Now I can't stand doritos they have changed the flavor. Once in a while I go for the spicy nacho but the cheese ones are not even close to the original cheese flavor in the 90's. I did try the cheddar jalapeno that was for a limited time about 3 yrs ago of course I liked those and they took those away.....bummer.

I know...I do remember those...Dont know why they go and mess up a good thing...They were great and yes, I did love to get a bag that had the little ball of extra cheese in the bottom...it was so good by itself. The cheese now is just plain nasty!

I remember those chips they had a mouse on the package they where the best

Doritoes originated in the 60's. There was a recipe called King Ranch Casserole that was made with the "ORIGINAL" Doritoes. They were plain and for years and years you could not buy them anymore, only the flavored kind and I had to find something else. I was glad when Tostitoes came out.

Im actually eating some cool ranch doritos right now. I had been craving them for awhile but after eating just a few i lose interest in them. one of my fav memories growing up in the 90s is going grocery shopping with my mom and getting a small bag of cooler ranch doritos before leaving. They tasted so much better when they were cooler ranch, they were def my fav snack. They just dont taste the same now, like someone else said they were thicker back then and made with trans fat lol which made the favor so good. Im 23 now and today Ill be lucky to get a bag where the chips arent totally plain! Ugh i hate that! they are so thin and plain and the seasoning just doesnt taste the same, they were more powdery back then. I really miss the old ones, cant believe they got did rid of them. Wish theyd bring them back. Long live the 90s :/

My FAVORITE ORIGINAL DORITOS was the ORIGINAL ZESTY DORITOS in the ORANGE BAG with SEE THROUGH WINDOW the SEASONING was KIND of SWEATY LOOKING NOT POWDERY LIKE NOW and were TWICE AS THICK! When you OPENED the BAG it MADE YOUR MOUTH START WATERING ,OH HOW I LONG FOR THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU COULD GET THEM !!!!!!! =^(

I remember the Doritos Nacho Cheese flavor.. I missed it.. todays Doritos taste like dry powder and the chips are much thinner.. I really would love if they stayed with the ingredients from the 80's and 90's - it made a lot of difference.. I would always buy a bag.. today I really don't care for them.. too dry and not as tasty..

monterray jack omg bring this heavenly chip of deliciousness back to stores asap my fav chip all time

Dorritos nacho cheese came out in the seventy's. Sometime in the late eighty's I believe they went from deep fried chips to baked chips and that's where the problem started.

Hey "Paul" you got your ears on as they truckers said in the 70's? Can't believe what you said. DID they really switch the formula in the late 70's? I always believed it was different, Dorritos that is, when it came to taste since 1975 till now! Go on the Dutch Mill web place and comment.

The super cheesy doritos in the orange bag with the little mouse with a sombarro were called taquitos and they were the best. Can't find an image for the life of me on the interwebs.

I like Doritos, They are tasty. But back then they had more taste.

They're back!!! Limited edition. I'm eating on a bag right now. Walmart in Michigan.

Yummy!!!!The old Doritos had big chunks of dry cheese at the bottom of every bag.. I'd dive in for it as the chips got to the bottom. They would also leave your fingers nice and yellow like cheese doodles.. they were a slice of heaven!

Lila, that would be "orange", not yellow color on your fingers. But I, too, remember the delicious taste of Nacho Cheese Doritos back then! I can't find any of these claims of original recipe Doritos! I want some! :) Maybe they're just not in my town.

Where can you get the salsa rio ones? Or are they just discontinued??? That was a great flavor!!! My son ate those growing up till they came out his ears! Really would like to get these again.... Jack

So I am not the only one who thinks Dorritos today stink.... I remember they used to be sooo good and we used to fight over the globs of cheese chunks we would find at the bottom of the bag, sort of like prizes in cereal which they no longer have either. Things used to be better when I was a kid...... growing up in the 80's ruled!

AAAAAAHHHHH DROOL!!!! Atlast! Intelligent people with real tasebuds! I could eat an ENTIRE LARGE BAG IN ONE SITTING when I was a kid! My mom would actually have to take the bag from me to keep me from eating them all!! I actually wrote to Frito-Lay/PepsiCo to persuade them to bring them back! (To no response,& no avail) Even suggested they do a "Doritos Throwback" line like they did with Pepsi & Mountain Dew! The revenue would roll in!!! I mean; I don't even drink sodas, but I sure bought some Pepsi Throwback on a few occasions! Why does Doritos suck now? The same reason Pizza Hut now sucks and has to practically give. Their pizzas away now...cutting corners & being cheap, trying to make an extra buck. & Let's not even start on GMOs... & if you remember...Doritos has actually changed their recipe TWICE since the 80's!

The bag with the mouse wasn't made by Dorito's. They were made by Hostess. Here is an ad for the old goodies! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsTPqSXm71A

I remember loving nacho cheese doritos growing up in the mid to late 90s,(born 1990), but just now, when I try some nacho cheese doritos, they don't taste the same. :( They taste too nacho-y to me now, and not enough cheese. I think this is because I probably used to like the nacho cheesier kind instead, which they sadly do not make anymore. I've never been big on any other flavors, except spicy nacho cheese. The last time that I had spicy nacho cheese I liked it, but that was some time ago....I'm afraid to try it now because if I don't like that now, I don't like any of the dorito flavors anymore, which is sad because doritos used to be my favorite snack! D: I would be interested in trying those kind of doritos mentioned that were in the 80s. Sounds yummy! Doritos should definitely try a throwback! :D

Boy, do I miss those 80's Doritos. Todays Doritos are nowhere near as good. But I also remember when Tostitos had nacho cheese flavored chips, those were my favorite. Oh well... At least I have my memories.

Doritos changed somewhere around 1994 to Nacho Cheesier. I will never forget the horrible taste of cheaper ingredients. They were my favorite snack. Making an obscene profit has went too far.

The best we're the Doritos in the 80's, there were 2 flavours, nacho and taco, taco was my absolute favourite, I would kill to have a bag of those again!,, they were a thicker chip then, they also had a tendency to stick together because they had so much seasoning on them. Doritos recently in the past 6months released a taco flavour but it wasn't even close to the taco flavour in the 80's, I was a teenager then and it was a huge addiction for me, I had never had a tortilla chip before that. In fact I always thought that was the first time I had ever seen that type of chip being sold in the store, which was why I had tried them in the first place because they were something new and different from regular chips

I think I remember these!

I agree I so miss the bags of Nacho cheese Doritos I could eat a whole bag now I don't even buy those cheesier fake garbage chips. Won't even touch them if I ever eat a Dorito it's cool ranch which are also toooo ranchy almost. They almost ruined goldfish with flavor blasted nonsense but at least they keep origional as well. No brainer Doritos !

I liked the regular plain salty doritos in the yellow bag. They tasted way better than totitos.

They've been around since the 1940s

if u want the old flavored doritos go to a grocery store called aldis and buy a bag of clancy brand nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips u will feel u r back in the 80's :>)

I miss the texture of the Doritos pre-Doritos Tacos. The chip texture was lighter and completely different since they came out with the tacos at TB. Has anyone else noticed this? I had a bag the other day and the chips were more taco shell like and not as crispy as they used to be. :(

Pleeeease bring back the original nacho cheese doritos. You know in the red & white bag w/the round see thru window on front of the bag. They were soooooooooooooo darn goof, and I mean just that !! My goodnesd I remember my brother who.has now passed on, we would have it out over those delicious doritos lol :))) I miss that ! I DO NOT buy the doritos they have now, they are not so good. If the original doritos come back, I just know the sales would be thru the roof alllll the time, I would buy them all the time for sure! Pleeease bring em back pleeeease.

All i can say is i beg to plzzzzz bring back the original nacho cheese doritos in the red & white bag with see thru on the front of the bag. I remember i brought those doritos all the time back then. The doritos they have now don't taste like much at all, I don't buy them at all !! If they bring back original nacho cheese doritos i surely would buy em allllllll the time, that was one snack i just couldn't do without. I couldn't believe it when they changed em, why change such a great tasting bag of doritos? Bring back pleeeease, thank you:-)

I used to love Doritos with sour cream...yummi! However, in recent years they have changed the formula and the chips are so much thinner and less flavorful. It's ashame because now whenever I do have chips, I have to select a different brand. I wish they would atleast make them thicker, like they used to be. The lesson here is that not all "new and improved" is good.

there were many doritos flavs....the really red doritos were texas tang and salsa rio....I am looking for a list of old Dorito flavors since the 80s cant find one..

Does anybody remember the doritos in the black bag with a clear window? I think they were called Monterey jack. I remember eating these in 1987,1988.

Wow just remembering back in the day when I had fun dip,Charleston chews,and my favorite the original taco flavored Doritos these were before the nacho cheese ones came out it had to be back in 1976 that I remember the bag had a clear window an a Mexi can sombrero hat on the bag God I miss those chips!

I miss the original cool ranch dorito from the 80s,they were a lot more flavor then the ones today. I miss being able to get that one dorito that was in the bag that was loaded with ranch.. So good!!!

I believe frito-lay changed their base flavoring powder that they used to flavor most of their products with to a cheaper base mix. They mix different spices with this stuff for different flavors. Kind of like mixing different spices with flour to achieve a different end flavor. Ever notice how a lot of their stuff taste similar . Doritos now just plain suck. You just didn't want to stop eating them back in the 80s and 90s when they were delicious. The last decent thing they put out that I remember was the pepper jack tostitos a couple years ago. Too bad the trans fat haters won. Remember how good McDonalds french fries used to be. Still OK but not the same.

I always thought the same - the Doritos I grew up with in the 80s were much better. I thought it might have to do with animal fat (lard) as well as they used to fry a lot of things in that...anyone know?

i bought an odd size bag- bigger then the vending machine ones and smaller then the large bag. When I tasted them it reminded me of how they tasted in the 70's so I looked on the back and it said it contains WHEAT and milk ingredients. Every bag I have bought since says just contains milk ingredients. I think they need to put the wheat ingredient back in

Doritos are certainly not what they originally were. I read elsewhere that Frito-Lay puled to truly original unflavored Doritos because people thought they were too dull. This is proof that there are many stupid people. The original "unflavored" Doritos had a truly unique flavor. Now they are nothing but the flavoring powder on the outside with a tasteless crunch to carry them.

Everyone needs to try Tom's brand Nacho Cheese flavored Tortilla chips. Seriously they taste just like the old Doritos. They are cheaper also. They spend their money on actual flavor rather than b.s. advertising. When you are finished eating them you'll have thick layers of cheese on your fingers just like the good old days.

I'm so glad I found this site. I speak often about the way Doritos used to be! They were almost a bit greasier with thicker cheese and we absolutely delicious when they came in the plastic bag! Once they started putting them in the foil bags I didn't like them anymore. The best way I can describe the way they taste now is sawdust. Bring back the original ones!

Man, I'm glad to see I'm not alone! I've always said that Doritos just aren't the same as they were when I was kid. That was the best snack food ever! Does anyone remember the Doritos Extra Crispy variety? They came in a white bag. I used to love those as well. They didn't stick around very long, though. Anyway, my favorite off-brand nacho cheese chips are Giant Eagle brand. Probably only available in the Pittsburgh area? I'm not sure how widespread Giant Eagle grocery stores are. I also love Bravos Nacho Cheese tortilla chips. I think they are made by Wise. They are really hard to find these days.

Omg I'm so happy to know that everyone agrees with me about the doritos in the 80s they were absolutely the best!!!!! Please please I beg Frito lay to bring all of the old doritos and flavors including 3D back we need them to return badly!!!Oh n I forgot all about Sour cream and onion!!!They were oh so delicious!!! Help us Frito lay!!!

I remeber the early nacho cheese flavor Doritos. They were very good. I liked them more than the current Nacho Cheese Doritos even though they were not evenly coated but the best part was sometimes in the bottom of the empty bag you could find a dime-size clump of cheese flavoring that was just solid cheese flavoring. Those were a bonus and very deliscious. size clump of cheese that didn't adhere to the Doritos and it would be about a size of a dime and they were delicious

Does anyone remember, I think it was Dorito, a salsa and cheese chip in a white bag with a clear window from the 90's? I'm trying to figure it out and it's driving me nuts.

KRISTEN!!! I KNOW! They were really thin, right? Best chips EVER! I'm only searching the net on this to show my friends what I mean...

I think they made a huge mistake changing the wonderful flavor. Don't care for the nacho cheese Doritos anymore..the only downside was I could eat the entire freakin bag!!! Lol

Kristen & Laurie, The chips you are referring to were available in the early 90s. While the actual name escapes me, what I remember is.... They were introduced with a Super Bowl promotion. Each bag came with a game piece for a time. The piece was an individual letter. I can't remember the word that the letters were supposed to spell out, but DO remember the winning letter was M (for millionaire). This was announced by a cheerleader at halftime of the game. If I had to garner a guess the year? I am thinking it was 92-93. I seem to think the game was on Fox and The Bills were playing (that won't help). I remember this because the pieces were available and a month after the game they were selling them out and I got a huge deal on a few boxes with pieces & 0 winners. But, yes....these were real chips. They were excellent.

The above posters are actually referencing Dorito Tortila Thins which came out in about 1993. They were available in Lightly Salted and Salsa and Cheese. They were gone in a blink. Chevy Chase did the ads, which are available on YouTube.

I remember the originals from the 70s and early 80s. They were called "Taco" flavor and had a little sombrero. They were awesome !

these companies don't make their own flavor they hire flavor houses to make the flavors and when a contract is up or their dissatisfied with the customer they switch to a new flavor house that's why you end up with a change in namesthe formulas for trade secret and owned by the flavor houses

The differences in chips are because today A:: corn is genetically modified unless it is specifically labeled as organic. GMO corn has reduced nutrients and is not as flavorful as corn from the 90s and earlier...plus the new corn contains pesticides/herbicides in the genetic makeup, and that's just not good for you. Many flavorings are synthetic with a little hot pepper, etc mixed in.

YES! I was addicted to the originals, then they changed and my life was ruined. Started living off of the original Generic nacho cheese tortillas from a local place called Catanio's because even those were better than the "new" Doritos nacho cheesier flavor

I miss the old nacho cheese (not "nacho cheesier!") Doritos. I used to take them with me to school as a snack with my lunch. They tasted much better and I don't believe they had MSG in them back then (maybe someone can confirm this?). I can't eat the "new" Doritos now - I have an intolerance to MSG so I have to stay away from them. Really stinks. Wish I could find ones with the older formula, or at least close enough to it.

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The first iteration of Nacho Cheese Doritos we're available from 1974 - 1995. They were the KING! Today's "Nacho Cheesier" version is a pretender and doesn't come close to the fantastic flavor of the previous version. I've given up hope they will ever offer the old recipe again. I don't eat Doritos anymore because they only remind me of what we are missing.

Yup, 80's taco flavored. Orange and yellow bag with the see through front and the little cross legged Mexican guy with the Sombrero. Best chips ever!!! Someone commented on the "sweaty" type seasoning and that is exactly correct. God I miss those! Cannot find a picture of the bag online for the life of me.

i really miss the doritos from the 70's and 80's. Taco flavor was really good too. They brought that taco flavor back for a limited time some yrs ago and they didn't taste the same. I bought a small bag of the nacho cheese the other day. I have not bought the doritos in yrs since they got to cheesy, I just didn't like them. So I opened the bag and now they taste even worse. They are not as crunchy as I remembered them to be, sort of tasted on the stale side to me, but the expiration date is still a month away. I'm just fed up with all these food products changing their tastes. I don't buy twinkies anymore either, the cake tastes stale and the creme is awful. Oreo cookies, chips ahoy, devil dogs, reese peanut butter cups, nestle crunch bars....they all tasted so much better in the 70's, now they are junk.

Doritos MIX Cheese explosion has some of the flavors alot of u are talking about

I loved the 80s Doritos so much they were amazing!!!! Omg drool!

I can tell you exactly what these asswipes did to our beloved doritos. The original NCF and nacho chessier were the same formula, the nacho chessiers just had more grease to make all the powder stick to the chip. I LOVED THEM! In mid 2000's, some MORON decided to ad just a hint of the chili cheese fritos seasoning to the mix. It is the dark red specks and it ruins the entire chip. Someone at frito lay should be shot for it lol!

I feel like I missed out as a 90's kid now :/

Yes 70's to 90's Doritos much better. Two flavours we had were Nacho and Zesty, Nacho was more darkers and spicy, and both were caked on. I loved licking them chips like an ice cream cone lol. Also, Ranch was better, had much more coating and it had lots of real ingredients, little pieces of tomato, garlic, onion etc, now more like a fine dust. The ingredient list was way more before. They had one spicy corn chip, i can't remember name, it was spicy, but tasty, it had, worchester sauce in it, the ingredients had, blue cheese, parmesan, etc, all kinds of real flavours. Then they dropped it. sigh.

I wish someone could bring back the doritos from the 80s 90s with the clear bag they were totally awesome the ones now are not even close please bring back this recipe sincerely rene

Loved those Doritos! They could bring them back and call them Throwback Doritos. Like they are doing with all the other stuff being brought back.

I remember my friend and I would get a bag each back in the late 80s early 90s and watch a movie they were so good we always had to have our own bag red and white bag with the clear window please bring back the original research thank you

Adding to the list. Old style Doritos (pre 2003ish?) were infinitely better. I'd buy those at least once a week, as opposed to the twice a year I do now.

I miss when the cool ranch doritos were covered in the blue and red powder, and there would be tons of it left after the bag was done

I still remember the first time I tried the new trial size bag of nacho cheese Doritos back in the 70's AWESOME, the flavor is not nearly as good wish they would make them like they used to

Salsa Thin doritos were a thing in the early 90s but not for very long. The bag was white with black letters and clear window. They were the best. "Nacho" doritos have definitely changed. I remember Taco, Sour Cream and real doritos

Didja all see tonights episode of "The Goldberg's"? It showed Erica eating out of a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos...circa 1980 something!

I'm starting to dislike today Doritos Nacho Cheese chips. They have way too much gunk on them these days. I remember them in the late 1970s and 1980s before they "re-engineered" them in the mid 1990s. They were so good. They had just enough flavor, without overwhelming you like they have today. Close as I can find are the Taco Flavor chips. Those are hard to find sometime too.

Doritos go back to 1964 in Los Angeles, as a local product. A distributor of Mexican food products did vending for Disneyland. Among the wares was these small tortilla chips. A representative from Frito-Lay liked them, and rights to name and product took place. After the legal hurdles were cleared, Doritos became a national phenomenon by mid 1966. Found an early TV commercial with an all-teen-boy band (rehearsing in a garage) being served Doritos by the mother of one of the boys. This color ad aired on the B&W "Munsters" over CBS (5/19/66). I think Eugene's comment from 2014 may have confused Doritos with Fritos, which go back to 1934.

I found this while searching for "round Bravos tortilla chips," and yes, I remember what you're talking about. I was born in 1979, and Doritos were a huge part of my diet, in the 80s and early 90s. I had two older cousins that I looked up to, and those guys had to have a bag of Doritos in their hands, at all times. My earliest memories are of them eating out of their own big bags, while watching kung-fu flicks. Anyways, I can't describe the taste but the Doritos of today are nothing compared to the ones I had, back in the 80s. I remember when the cool ranch flavor came out, and I refused to eat any other chip, because I was so in love with those damn things. I always talk about how Doritos aren't what they used to be, but the people I say this to, have no idea what I mean. Glad to see there are people that remember the taste. Now back to searching for "round Bravos tortilla chips." They used to be round, right? I swear they used to be round but maybe I'm just remembering wrong.

I remember the orange bag of nacho flavor they were awesome.... Sweettea727 on YouTube

I really miss the thick crunchy corn chips you could actually dredge through a bean dip, or taco dip, and have a full chip that didn't shatter and sink in the salsa. Now a days, you can't put a rippled potato chip in sour cream dip without sticking your fingers in. Same goes for corn chips in salsa, much less anything thicker.

The DORITOS OF THE 80s and 90s were head and shoulders better tasting than this new bland lightly flavored blah. BRING EM BACK! Doritos Classic!

Dont even get me started.. the following needs to come back now. Pringles - sco - tons of the white stuff n green junk Pringles - nacho corn crisps Doritoes - 80’s flavor ritos ranch and nacho, now! Obioses(sp)? Come back now Pizzarias keebler elf things, come back now Spirals nacho cheese. Bring back to us. Doritoes 2000 era taco bell. NOW! dan queue

From the prime time TV vault, a Doritos party commercial. Everything goes great, until the party host announces that he's out of Doritos, then, everyone suddenly leaves. This aired on "Lewis & Clark" over NBC (11/5/81). After quitting "Welcome Back, Kotter" (before series ended), and starring in an awful movie ("Fast Break"), Gabe Kaplan stars as a New Yorker with desire to own a country-western themed place. His character, Lewis, goes to Texas, and partners with Clark, played by Guich Kooch ("Carter Country"). Amy Linker, later of "Square Pegs," is in the show. After seven weeks of poor ratings, NBC put the show on hiatus for six months. Remaining six episodes didn't air until July, 1982, then cancellation.

It's 2019... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Another year, and we still don't see DORITOS THROWBACK because clearly Frito-Lay/PepsiCo HATES MONEY!!!! c'MON even Chef Boyardee gets it! NEVER LET IT DIE! NEVER FORGET!!! DORITOS REVOLUTIONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!

July 2019- Throwback Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch Doritos are on the shelves....limited edition!! 2 days and 12 stores later, I finally found them. They are delicious! I feel like a kid 😝

I agree the original Nacho Cheese Dorito’s of the 80’s were absolutely the best. I would kick back with a bag and a nice cold Pepsi in a glass bottle. I could eat the whole bag they were so good. Most people I know who had them agree they were way better. Please bring them back. They will be a huge seller.

I agree- todays are too rich and I only eat a few before the flavor gets old and fingers have that gross cheese chemical feel - bring back the classics with the clumps of flavoring here and there, like finding gold!

Ooooh Wow, so glad to have found this website to vent about my lost Love....Doritoes from the 80s!!!! The current Doritos of today has a slightly sweet, weird almost metallic after taste. So while Doritos offer soooo many great flavors, the new tortilla taste just ruins everything. I haven't bought Doritos in many years now. I will never forget the Amazing taste of the 80s Doritos. I still crave them! I remember scraping change as a kid to get a quarter bag! Doritos should consider their throwback versions with the old look and old recipe. Their sales would skyrocket just with the purchasing behavior of all of us on this thread..Lol!!!

I don’t think they were Doritos. White bag thin red lines. They were super thin and flavored zesty salsa. Lol I use to get a bag of them at lunch with my friends a ninja turtle vanilla pudding pie and a clear Pepsi’s. So healthy!! So I do t remember what brand they only made them for a very short period of time.

Does anyone remember in the late 80s when they had either a low calorie or low fat version of Cool Ranch, where the chips were slightly thinner? I used to love them because it seemed they had more seasoning. And a pro tip was to leave them in the freezer before eating for some Cold AF Ranch. Nobody remembers the low cal/low fat version from back then, and I can't find any info online.

They were actually the original Bravo's! I'd get them at the bodega by my house all the time when I was a kid. They were slamming!

Ok, let's be clear, the Doritos of the late 80's/early 90's tasted way better(more seasoning caked on..) and that's why they were so addictive and Doritos made a big deal about it in the tv news, that they were going to put less flavoring on their chips, so not to contribute to the obesity epidemic.. BAD DECISION!!.. Bring back to original recipe and make Doritos number 1 again....