How much cooler would playing Space Invaders have been if the alien hordes looked more like the little guys below?
From the creative mind of designer Logan Walters comes a new take on an old foe. Now, how cool would it have been to wear the sweater below while playing Space Invaders back in the day? Probably not so much……….
In an earlier post, we saw how advertisers in the 50s dealt with the delicate subject of feminine hygiene. The fact that the product used for achieving the ultimate in feminine squeaky cleanliness was Lysol disinfectant, proved to be more disturbing than the ad itself.
Before Wii Sports became the best selling console game in the history of video games, there was Super Mario Brothers that was released by Nintendo in 1985. This game was the sequel to the very popular Mario Bros. game and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.
This game helped put Nintendo’s gaming console on the map and was a major factor in the recovery of the video game industry after the crash of 1983. It’s inspired many clones, sequels, cartoons and spin offs but Mario remains one of the most popular and recognizable video game characters ever created. Many non gamers also know who Mario is – not too many characters can make that claim. Italian plumbers everywhere burst with pride on that thought.
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Every once in a while you come across a video that really makes you marvel at the dedication a person can have towards their craft. In this case, it’s a clip titled “Golden Age of Video” which is made up of bits and pieces of classic movies and some retro gem TV shows.
I posted the version with sub-titles because it is amazing how the creator, Ricardo Autobahn managed to find and splice (is that even a proper term for editing anymore? Am I dating myself? Do I care?) together all these relevant bits of dialog so seamlessly that it proves he’s either really good at editing or has unbelievable amounts of time on his hands. Either way, I look forward to more!Enjoy.
I’ve been in a bit of a football kick these last few days probably a reaction to my five week winning streak in fantasy football but it got me thinking of some classic commercials featuring football. Obviously the Superbowls have given us some classics in recent years but in my retro world only one sticks out as a true feel good classic.
Coca Cola did an ad in 1979 featuring all-Pro Pittsburgh Steeler defensive back “Mean” Joe Greene which became an instant classic. They actually remade the commercial for Super Bowl XLIII featuring current Pittsburgh Steeler defensive back Troy Polomalu that had a bit of a twist from the original. Here they are together – see if you spot the subtle differences.
Retro Video Bonus !!
Back when I played football in highschool, if you missed the first week of practice for whatever reason, you’d end up with equiptment leftovers that had about enough chance of protecting you as wrapping yourself in a layer of bubble wrap. Actually – I’d probably take my chances with the bubble wrap in retrospect. Football helmets shouldn’t bend should they? Hard to believe that players would wear things like the picture below to try and protect their melons while swarming each other for a ball.
Of course with progess and modern times comes modern materials which ushers in a whole new era of advancements in equipment technology that culminates into the ultimate helmet for the masses. I’d never dream of facing any given Sunday without my trusty helmet.
If there is one thing I could never be accused of is that I am not topical and relevant. I could also never be accused of not liking Cool Ranch Doritos but that has nothing to do with this so I digress.
By now you’ve all seen and heard of the knucklehead, fame whoring family that have parents that would do anything to get on TV. No – not John & Kate….. no, not Hulk and Hulkette Hogan…… no, not the Lohans……. no, not the “insert useless reality star here“. I’m talking about the Heene family that apparantly build giant weather balloons in their spare time when they aren’t busy swapping wives on national TV. One of these babies launched yesterday with speculation that one of their soon to be Darwinism victim kids was on board. The kid’s real name is Falcon so it kind of was inevitable that at one point in his life he’d try to fly – kind of obvious in retrospect.
Regardless of what you thought of him, his antics, his rubber band facial piercings (still trying to figure that one out), his wild outfits or his acting skills which included the hit TV show Super Mario Brothers, he did leave his mark in pop culture and is survived by his wife, 4 kids, and 14 grandchildren.