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Pooka Procurement Paradox: SOLVED

Pooka!For better or worse, my son has grown up in a microcosm, a bit of a fantasy-land already created by his daddy long before he came along, in which video games have related toys and memorabilia that go with them. He got hooked on Mario, and boom, instant Mario figure collection (which has kept growing, incidentally – I suppose I started him young in this department)). He got hooked on Sonic, and boom, Sonic and Tails and friends arrive in plush form (he was more interested in plushies than in action figures). Pac-Man? No problem. There’a a pac for that. (Please don’t tell him that there are toys coming out for Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.) But Dig Dug? Not so easy. There’s an insanely expensive plushie available directly from Namco ($30??!?), and as much as he’d like it… we’re a little strapped for cash. So I challenged him to make his own. I would provide supplies for him.

Wanna see the prototype Pooka he came up with? … Read more

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Music Television & Movies

Kasatochi gets Wibbly Wobbly

KasatochiAfter the collections of Star Trek and Star Wars music, this was pretty much inevitable, wasn’t it? This collection includes musical tributes to the world’s longest-running sci-fi series, taking in themes from both the classic and new series. In fact, it’s not unusual to hear themes from both ends of the spectrum within the same track. And as always, it’s lovingly turned into NES-style chipmusic – a real trip back in time. What if there had been an awesome 8-bit Doctor Who game, and this was the music from it? … Read more