When the Nintendo 64 was released it blew people away with the groundbreaking Super Mario 64 and the graphically impressive Pilotwings 64. Unfortunately that was the ENTIRE launch lineup; two games. Back in those early days of the Nintendo 64 it seemed like console owners were constantly waiting for the next release while enduring one … More GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
It didn’t take very long for the popularity of The Simpsons to soar. The full length episodes made their debut on FOX in December of 1989 with the Christmas special and by the spring of 1990 the show was already a sensation. At first there was some controversy as to whether a cartoon like The … More Bart Simpson Vinyl Doll (Dan Dee, 1990)
I’m not going to hold it back; I’m a mark for Return of the Jedi. The Empire Strikes Back is certainly the most critically acclaimed of the Star Wars films and the clear cut favorite amongst the serious Star Wars fanboys but Return of the Jedi has always had a certain appeal to me that … More Squid Head (Kenner, 1983)
Kenner did a fabulous job with the vintage Star Wars action figure line. One of the great things about the series was that any cool looking alien that spent at least 3 tenths of a second on the screen would be immortalized by Kenner in the form of Chinese produced plastic. Today we’re going to … More Ree-Yees (Kenner, 1983)
