Tag Archive: Retro

MetLife’s Super Bowl Commercial is a Who’s Who of Classic Cartoon Icons

Did you watch the super thing last night? I think that New York team won. They were like what, 7 under par? Obviously I didn’t pay that close attention to the whole spectacle, even the commercials. That’s why I missed this this incredible walk down memory lane from MetLife. Not satisfied by merely employing Snoopy, the life insurance company…

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Toy Tuesday: Thundercats Cat’s Lair Resin Statue

Thundercats Logo

If you’re like myself, in the 30 something age bracket, you hold those classic cartoons you grew up with in a special place. We did have it good then, didn’t we? That’s why when I see one of those iconic characters today I tend to get a warm fuzzy feeling where my heart would be….

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Mario and Luigi Get a Makeover

While I have often times expressed my disdain for Hollywood remaking old movies as of late, deep down I like the remaking of old, classic memories from my childhood. So long as it’s done well and in good taste. Enter this remake of the plumber team up Super Mario Bros. start screen. Dreamt up by…

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The Fall of Pac-Man: Or How I learned to Love the Power Pellet

Pac Man

What was really going when we were gobbling up all of those pellets? Strategically picking up the big ones at just the right time so we could chow down on all the purple ghostly goodness. Like the cake, was it all a lie? According to the folks from Pikaparody, it just might have been. In…

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A Psychedelic trip through some 80′s animation classics

The ability to take a beloved character from your youth, and drop them into foreign surrounding, is nothing short art at it’s finest. At least to me anyway. That’s why this series makes me as giddy as a schoolgirl, er boy. Old School Heroes is a series by Chilean artist Fab Ciraolo, and features such…

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This 8-bit subway is an oasis for classic gamers

Living here on the east coast of the US, the thought of our subway system usually conjures up images of the homeless, garbage and general distaste with their sanitary conditions. Now if you’re a resident of Stockholm, you would think of something totally different. Like maybe goombas and mushrooms, or perhaps ghosts and a yellow pie chart chasing…

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Super Mario Bros. themed wedding invites

Ever get an invitation in the mail for a friends wedding and wonder how much work went into something as simple as the invitation? Well you ain’t seen nothing yet. This Super Mario Bros. themed invite and favors will up the ante for all to come. Each invite is designed like the original NES cartridge, complete with…

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