Yahoo recently had an article that listed the rarest video games. Number five on that list was the Atari 2600’s Air Raid. The game has a distinctive blue handle that made it easy to rip out of the console and throw against the wall, which is why it’s so rare. Kidding. A copy of this […]
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American Pickers are selling the goods
As I’ve mentioned before, my favorite show on TV is the History Channels’ American Pickers. The show’s hosts, Mike and Frank, along with the lovely Danielle, run a business called Antique Archaeology in LeClaire, Iowa. I just discovered their web site which has some interesting tidbits, but I was really excited to see a section where […]
These LOST dolls will kill you in your sleep
“Holy crap. Holy crap. Holy crap.” That’s what I will be whispering to myself while cowering under the covers once these figures are in my house. Bif Bang Pow! is going to produce these figures in the vintage Mego-style, but you can bet there will be some YouTube videos recreating scenes from Child’s Play. You can […]
Toymaker’s Toy Collection up for bid — April 16-17, 2010
We told you about this auction last month but it’s so amazing, we wanted to remind you again. Donald Kaufman was the co-founder of KB Toys and he had plenty of toys to play with after he left the office and went home for the evening. Kaufman’s collection, widely regarded as the ultimate private collection of […]
Mego Super Heroes commercial
Some mega Mego goodness for this fine Friday… Some good stuff here. I especially liked: Spiderman, the weird wall climber…the Falcon, that great BLACK superhero… The Green Goblin, Spiderman’s strange enemy… Those Fantastic Four figures make this commercial even better. The Thing figure is so awful it’s awesome. I’ll be heading to eBay now to […]