I loved them and then one day they were gone. Obviously, 25 years later I still think about them.

With the availability of a zillion colors of M&M's by order, you'd think they could make these available too. They were sooooo good

Those were so good!!! That is where my love of mint chocolate stemmed from. Honest to goodness, I still talk about these today and no one knows what I am talking about. I keep getting weird looks (even from my parents)!!! :) Instead of M's stamped on the candy, wasn't there a king's crown stamped on them? Yummie!!! I can still remember happily crunching on them on the way home from the store.

You can get mint M&M's at Christmas time, and they just released mint crisp with the new Indiana Jones movie.

OMG! During my senior year in HS, I had a schedule with no lunch hour. I used to run to the cafeteria in the few minutes between the "lunch hour" classes every day & buy M&M Royals. Man, I miss those things!

OMG!! NO ONE I know remembers these!! They had little crowns on them. I remember at recess one day, a boy gave me what I thought were some of these and they were some black licorice flavored crap, and I threw up. BRING THESE BACK

M&M Royals were the best chocolate candy! I wish they would bring them back...

They've sort of brought these back, I think, in the form of "premium" M&Ms. There's mint ones, blueberry ones, all sorts of flavors. we have them at the Walgreens I'm working at. Instead of a bag, they come in a long cardboard box with a small window on the front. They're sort of shiny-looking, too.

From what I know they weren't made by M&M's, it was a different company, the mint M&M's aren't nearly as good.

SOOOO glad other people remember these. Actually, they WEREN'T made by M&M They were called "Mint Royals" They were brown chocolate falvored and green mint flavored!~ Any everyone thinks I'm nuts too, But I still remember tham and talk about them too!!!

I am glad to confirm these actually existed! Hey, Kitkat, I used to have these for lunch too! Mint-chocolate in light green candy shells. MMMM

they were the best we should all contact the m&m company to get them back the crisps they have now arnt even comparable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes it's true. Most people don't know what I'm talking about when I mention M&M Royals. I wasn't sure if it was just a Chicago thing or whatever, but I remember in my way home from school picking up a bag from our local corner convenience store.

I definitely remember these, and I was only 3 or 4 when they discontinued them! Our local swimming hold used to sell them out of the snack bar, and I loved them so much I refused to share whenever I was treated to some. They were yummy! Better than the more recent Mint M&Ms.

The mint M&Ms they make now dont even compare. I get the same blank stare when I talk about Royals too. I've searched high and low - can't even find them on site that specialize in 80's candy.

I too have had problems getting people to remember what they were when i bring up the subject. I have been looking for these for years as well. If they ever make a comeback, I'll be a very happy man! M&M's mint-chocolate candy is somewhat similar, but NOT the same.

In college (1981-1983), there was a candy dispenser in the grad student lounge filled with M&M Royals. There was also a coke machine that still had the classic glass bottles. Could make the bottle fiz over by dropping a M&M royal into it (this was before Mentos even existed). [Yes, I still miss them, no the Mint M&Ms they bring out at Christmas season are NOT the same league]

Not made by M&M. Came outta Canada. Wish they'd start making them again.

M&Ms has come out with a dark chocolate mint M&M that reminds me of the Royals. It's in a green, resealable, 8oz bag.

We've started a FB page to try and bring these back! Check it out!!! Go to Facebook and search for "Bring M&M Royals Back" Join the revolution!!!!

I LOVED ROYALS! They were "from the makers of M&Ms" ...it said so right on the brown package! The best part for me was our concession stand at our high school sold them and our school nickname was the ROYALS!!!! Loved the little crowns printed on them, too. Was very sad when I couldn't find them anymore. :(

Idiots! They aren't going to bring them back just because you started a facebook page. Especially since they weren't made by M&M's!

Did a Yahoo search. Apparently they are made by Sanders Candies.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mankatt/5254842321/

They were called Royals but they were indeed made by the makers of M & M's

And by the makers of M & M's I mean Mars

M&M mint royals were very different from today's mint M&Ms...which are a mini version of a peppermint patty (yuck). Mint Royals were solid chocolate w/mint flavor. I did think they were made by M&Ms (Mars)..have not seen since late 90's

Found a block of commercials with a Royals clip on it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHAnDGv7bfU

I loved these in high school! My band director had a candy dispenser of these in her office. Yum! M & M Royals need to make a comeback for sure.

I remember these! My great-aunt used to have them whenever we'd visit. I remember her having them around 1981-83 and then I never saw them again after that. I really miss them, wish they'd bring them back.

I loved these candies, where can I buy them again? The 2 places I purchased them were at a little 5 and dime in New York and at a 7-11 in Saginaw, MI.

Royals were the greatest. Like others said, I used to buy them for a period of time. And then one day they just disappeared. I can still hear the jingle. "Guess what happened to chocolate. Chocolate got a whisper of mint."

For those who still insist these candies were not made by the M&M company. There is a picture of the packaging at the bottom of the following website. https://deepfriedhoodsiecups.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/dfhc-12282011/

I remember these well, but no one else seems to. Brown and Green with little crowns instead of m's. Contrary to comments above, I think they WERE made by M&M because the picture of the package that I found actually says "from the makers of m&m's candies" right on it.

I loved these! I still talk about them. I went to a candy warehouse with nostalgic candies. I was hoping to find them. Even they didn't know what I was talking about!

My family thinks I'm crazy that there was even a candy called mint royals. We had just moved to a very small country hamlet and the little country store had them. So glad others remember these royal icons!!

Not m&ms. Chocolate was more dense. Mom brought them to me after work in the early 80s

For everyone debating whether or not they were made by M&Ms, just watch the link Charlie posted already. The Royals ad is towards the end, and it's stated clearly right in the ad that they were from the makers of M&Ms. That being said I get why everyone is confused by the fact that they were so different from regular M&Ms, because they really were so much better. And the newer mint M&Ms totally suck by comparison. I'll never stop wishing they would bring these back!

My friend worked for M&M and brought samples home whenever they ran Royals. Mint and Cherry were my favs

There is a different version, thought they were also made by Mars https://gdpackaging.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/royals-mint-chocolate/

Only one other person mentioned Cherry, so I'm adding my endorsement. Loved Mint and Cherry. It has taken over 40 years for M&M to make some cherry-flavored candy again (and, I agree, not quite as good as the Royals were). I got mine in New Jersey, in early 70's.

Was just thinking about these and found this forum. Royals were the common-man's Andes Mints that you could eat by the handful (without unwrapping). Great taste and of course the convenience of the M&M shell. I miss you!

I remember buying these in the Midwest in the late 70s or 80s. As I remember they were made by M&M Mars, but not M&Ms directly. They were small (not big candy pieces like the inferior Mint M&Ms of today. Later, around the holidays, M&Ms would release special holiday flavors, including mint (without the Royals branding). Over time these evovled into what we have today. I'd love to try the old recipe to see if they're as good as I remember. They certainly were a childhood favorite.

Almost 40 years later, I still think of M&M Royals.......and nobody believes me! They were so creamy....they tasted more like Andes Mints. Today's "mint" M&M's are too harsh with the peppermint. More like peppermint patty, which I love, but not as an M&M, lol

"Royals...with just a whisper of mint. (Just a whisper!)"

My dad worked at M & M/Mars, and yes they made the mint Royals. We loved them!

I LOVED these, they were Sooooo good!!!!! While I was in college, my Mom sent me a care pkg & she asked what I wanted. Royals!! The pkg arrives w/2 huge bags of Rolos - which my roommate loved. I was so bummed. Royals - best candy ever - pls bring back!

I absolutely LOVED Royals! To this day I have an obsession with Chocolate Mint. Today M&M's has a mint M&M but its definitely not the same, but I picked it up from time to time. I really wish MARS would bring this back as a regular candy item. Hands down my favorite.

Loved these! If you were a fan of Royals, give the chocolate mint Kit Kat bars a try. Like Royals, they are made with dark chocolate- which makes all the difference.