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What does the new “Donatello as Spock” toy mean?
In 1994, the Ninja Turtles engine was starting to lose steam. The original animated series debuted in December of 1987, and the original Playmates toy line had been running since…
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The Transformers: The Movie Conspiracy Nobody Talks About
There's a conspiracy that exists in Transformers: The Movie (1986), which I never see anybody talking about. Buckle in, this one requires some back story. The crafty Starscream In the…
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Earthworm Jim 1994 Print Ads
Earthworm Jim is a really weird game! The titular Jim is an annelid from Terlawk, Texas. One day while Jim was burrowing through the dirt and breaking to the surface,…
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Friendly Fridays: Wesley Griffith’s “Grotesk”
My buddy Wes has just finished the third issue in his comic book anthology series, Grotesk. I have the first two, and each issue is filled with multiple (mostly horror)…
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Mortal Kombat “Prepare Yourself” ads.
With the announcement of Mortal Kombat 1, the eighteenth game in the franchise, I thought it would be fun to look back at some connective tissue from 30 years ago,…
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GamePro Magazine 1991 Cover Review
Back in the day when people still read magazines, GamePro magazine was my gaming magazine of choice. Sure I had a handful of issues of Nintendo Power, Electronic Gaming Monthly, and Sega Visions. But GamePro was…
Posted inPro Wrestling Video games
A way-too-long look at AEW Fight Forever on Nintendo Switch
Backstory Let's get this out of the way right up front: I've owned a TON of wrestling games in the 30+ years that I've been a pro wrestling fan. Off…
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Hunting For AEW Fight Forever
Prologue: this entire post is basically the epitome of first world problems. I’m aware of that. You would think pre-ordering a game from Amazon would be good enough, right? Just…
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Finally! The complete Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 cartoon is coming to DVD
In 2003, the Ninja Turtles got their second animated series. Produced by 4Kids Entertainment, this series ran on weekend mornings on Fox’s Fox Box block. As someone who was the…
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Music Mondays – Da Da Da by Trio
Random thought: the word “trio” means “three,” but has two syllables, and is comprised of four letters. That’s weird! Speaking of weird trios, here’s an early 80s new wave song…
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Favorite Wrestling Championship Belts
With WWE introducing new belt designs to several of their championships in the last few weeks, I was recently asked what my favorite Professional Wrestling Championship Belt design was. It…
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Update, June 2023
Hey, for those of you that have been wondering about the lack of updates for the last month or so… I had a bit of a health scare thanks to…
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Custom Marvel Legends Retro 3.75” SPACE GHOST
As a little kid, I remember sitting in my living room and watching reruns of the 1960s Hanna Barbera action cartoons. The prehistoric-based Herculoids, winged superhero Birdman (before he was…
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Marvel Legends Retro 3.75 Marvel Girl Custom Toy
I always liked the late-80s era costumes for the original five X-Men when they were known as X-Factor. While the black-and-yellow 1963 costumes evoked the radiation symbol, I liked the…
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Using AI to “write” episodes of Seinfeld
With the writer's strike going on over pay disputes (in short: entertainment company CEOs are making millions of dollars, while the writers of the TV shows and movies making those…
