I posted recently about how I missed what instagram used to be, and how much fun it was to just talk about odd pieces I had in my collection. Using the powers of alt text, I imagine I could recreate the same kind of post on here. I may even repurpose some old pictures to enjoy the 2010s filtering.
I haven’t used instagram in years, and I genuinely miss it sometimes. Around 2013 or so there was this small niche of people who liked old games and would post items in their collections. It was far less flexing than it was a bunch of people showing their favorite oddities.
The 2600 library always has me appreciating the labels of various subsets. Red Atari probably ranks near the top. Congratulations on the find!
I’ve always meant to check this version out, how does it compare to the MSX version?
A can of raspberry flavored Pepsi Zero Sugar. The text is in mandarin, and the writing reads from top to bottom: Refreshing and sugar free, Pepsi cola, and raspberry flavor.
An import store at the mall had this Raspberry Pepsi Zero Sugar that was surprisingly great. The raspberry flavor matches with cola nicely and isn’t overpowering (or unsettling like last year’s Coke with orange). Check it out if you encounter it, or are in China.
This rules, and sharing it on here is reason enough to say that you’ve totally earned it!
A boxed, Street Fighter branded toy three wheeler called the Karate Chopper. The box’s illustration features Guile and Ryu on said chopper. Guile fires a missile from some sort of cannon on the back, while Ryu drives. The scene is intense. The box proclaims that this is an official movie vehicle, but I’m currently blanking on this moment in the movie, but that may just be my age. Also, Ryu has more of a Jin Satome look than anything. I would prefer not to be the target of the mutual intensity of these two, even in 1994. I remember Capcom putting out a lot of Street Fighter II adjacent merch, but missed out on this. I was probably too distracted by Spin Fighters.
Get in loser, we’re going to Edmond Honda’s house.
A Master System Girl console from Brazil, it is pink with pastel buttons. Below it is the text “Will You Be My Master System Girl?” As well as “To: and From:” all of this is against a dark pink/slightly purple background. The hue of a pickled egg, if that’s helpful. The whole thing is a play on the valentines cards that were (are?) popular in elementary school.
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the Sega lovers out there.
A domino set named Mr. Domino. While made for children, it also serves as a friendly reminder that No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
It’s never too early to teach your children that he cannot be stopped.
It took me just under 39 years, but I’ve finally fallen down the Shiren the Wanderer rabbit hole. (Don’t worry, Fatal Labyrinth, I still love you as well.)
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
The obvious option. The 2 makes it even better.
Turbografx-16 CD game - Caroline in the CD
The North American box art for Game & Watch Gallery 3 for Nintendo Game Boy Color. It features a variety of Nintendo characters performing the actions of their various games. When humans look at this, they experience feelings of curiosity and amusement.
The box art for the European release of Game & Watch Gallery 3. The characters all look just off model enough to be vaguely unsettling. Donkey Kong Junior holds a key with his wrist, implying some sort of adhesive. The Mario brothers stare at each other as if to say “Since we flavored this cake with almonds, no one will taste the arsenic!”. Humans look at this and get feelings of unease, wondering what horrors have taken place to fit five games in one.
I have no idea why the European box art for Game & Watch Gallery 3 looks like it does. It’s as if the official art emerged from the uncanny valley.
Dude they’re calling you Super Mario 1997 in the qrts. They’re using a hack of Hard Head bro.
This country is run by petulant children who have never spent a single second being introspective.
These are people with fragile identities who can't fathom the thought of teaching our actual history.
I'm sick of it.
Yellow’s Theme alone makes this soundtrack an all-timer.
youtu.be/jyWY-s7hhVA?...
I can’t see Oogtar and not immediately hear this line in my head.
I saw these once, and tried to get my mom to buy me one. As an adult, I get why she said no, but I’ve also never been able to stop trying to imagine what they were like.
Second most missed is Super Mario 35. Man, did I love Super Mario 35.
Also, having just returned from
Magfest with my old 3DS in tow, I can safely say that StreetPass is my most missed of all the discontinued Nintendo software. I managed a few hundred over the past few days!
I hadn’t been to Magfest since 2020, and I’m glad I attended this year. Seeing friends you haven’t seen in person in forever and having them exclaim excitement while hugging before you can even react is a great feeling. I’ve had the fortune of meeting some really great people.
I am so tired of waking up to history.
After revisiting Wings of Wor/Gynoug, it’s safe to say that between this and Cho Aniki, Masaya really had the “Vehicle designed for war but with a human face grafted on” art style down to a science.
Phil Hartman is amazing at playing a creep (compliment), but when he says you should marinade ahi tuna in Italian salad dressing, he’s being a bit too irredeemable.
It’s Turbo Time™️
Had a dream last night that an Xbox 360 was selling for thousands on eBay because suddenly everyone wanted to play KoF: Sky Stage.
Laura Palmer's Theme
I scrolled past a Spelunker screenshot too fast and this happened.
Having odd tastes and buying things on a ten year delay is the cause of 90% of any value my collection has.
