Monday Misc.: Star Wars Art

We all know that Star Wars is the epitome of art. Now, it's the epitome of Fine Art thanks to this fine fellow:

Sunday Game Day: Little Kong

Gather round all and I will tell you a tale of absolute wonder. Back when I was but a little whipper-snapper we didn't have your fancy dandy portable video games that could fit in the palm of your hand. Oh no. We had fancy dandy portable video games that looked like this:



And Donkey Kong was my absolute favorite!!





My local convenient store had the arcade version right by the front door. And that game just called to me to buy lots of candy and spend my quarters in hours (okay, minutes) of bliss. So when I found out I could, in a way, take this game home with me, well it was a done deal.

Cartoon Saturday: Pole Position

Nothing says exciting television than another cartoon made from a video game. This time it's Pole Position!



Now, in case you were wondering, the Pole Position is the inside, front row position on a race track...the best spot. The Pole Position cartoon was about a bunch of stunt driving teenage special agents taking on the family legacy and hunting down the bad guys in their super cars. Oh, and one of these super cars talked and had the cool name of Roadie.



I always thought that Pole Position had a very Speed Racer vibe about it. From the tricked out cars to the helmet visors, it's really similar. However, while I always sort of felt Speed Racer's them song was lame, the Pole Position song rocked. And I can hear it to this day.

Bad Toy Thursday: Sit 'N Spin

Sure, let's develop a toy that allows children to become nauseated, staggering children. It's like a frat party minus the frat.



The concept was simple. Sit on the disk. Grab the handle. And spin your cares away. However, this device ended up turning children into reeling little zombies. And if you weren't careful, you'd soon be seeing that fruit punch you just drank make its way all over the walls.



Perchance this toy was just a government ploy to prepare future generations for space travel to other galaxies. That does make sense...