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Though handheld consoles tend to, quite rightly, be geared towards single-player games, the onset of wireless technology meant that such machines have been able to break free of the awkward link cables of times gone by, allowing for much more convenient multi-player experiences where it's...
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I hadn't planned on writing another one of these posts until the new official Lemmings merchandise launches in early 2015, but I now have enough new Lemmings items (plus one that I forgot to write about last time!) in my collection to warrant one more entry in this series this year. Accessories...
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I've noticed, with good-natured amusement, that someone working in the buying or design departments at one of my favourite craft supplies retailers, Baker Ross, must be into retro video games. Over time, they've added a couple of products to their line-up that are very obviously inspired by...
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This will be the last of the mini-sized updates to the NinjaRabbit's Lemmings Collection series, as a raft of official Lemmings merchandise is due to hit retailers in early 2015. This update actually only contains one item, which I made. Soft Toys Max (Sewn; Just under nine-and-a-half" tall)...
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One of the first things I ever wrote about on my blog here, way back in April, was a pair of then-upcoming officially-licensed Bubble Bobble plushes of the famous humans-turned-Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob, which, at the time, were due to be released the following month. What followed were...
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Scrappy-Doo is one of my favourite cartoon characters of all time. Originally created in the late 1970s in order to rescue the Scooby-Doo TV series from its then-impending cancellation, Scrappy was very popular, and kept the show on the air for around another decade, before networks finally...
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I always liked the loading screens of Commodore 64 games - they often gave you a glimpse of a game's world and atmosphere before you got to see it for yourself. Yesterday, I revisited an old favourite which was proof positive that some games didn't have very good loading screens... And who...
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Lomax is a platform game released for the Sony PlayStation in 1996 (it was released in North America under the name "The Adventures of Lomax", though the title screen still bears the same title that was used for the rest of the world). It is the spiritual sequel to The Misadventures of Flink...
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As I mentioned in another blog entry, I really rather like dice. I figured that I'd post about my collection so far, today. I started collecting dice a couple of years ago, as my interest in modern video games began to decline more sharply than it had been doing previously. This image shows my...
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I like dice quite a lot, and have a collection of unusual ones. I'll write about those some other time, as today I'm writing about a very specific part of my dice collection, which also overlaps with my collection of video game merchandise. It's an officially-licensed Yahtzee game set, based on...
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Max is my mascot-lemming. Because of his status as a mascot, he gets to wear various outfits, and wield various accessories. Here's his wardrobe so far. Samurai Max. Hoodie Max. Bandana Max. Winter Max. Jedi Max. (Or perhaps he's a Lemi Knight? Or maybe Old Lem Kenobi? :D) I'll...
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The character designs from the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie look rather a lot like things that are most assuredly not the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Let's compare, shall we? The turtle designs strongly resemble the Annoying Orange. They also strongly resemble the...
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Back in 1998, video game merchandise wasn't nearly so easy to get hold of as it is now - especially in the UK. The plush I'm showcasing today was made for the US market by Bensussen Deutsch & Associates (who would later go on to produce the official Jazz Jackrabbit beanie plush, as well). It's...
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If you're a craftsperson of any kind, you'll know very well that you have to start dealing with Christmas-related items quite early. I've been doing just that lately, and even my lemmings are getting into the festive spirit*! The outfit is the coat and hat from a Santa outfit for 16" teddy...
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I'm not a fan of 3D platform games. I invariably find them to be dull chores, though sometimes I will gel with the characters, settings, and music. Such is the case with Ratchet & Clank, and several others - I love them and their adventures, but the games simply aren't for me. An early...
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I've written about items based on arcade machines, before. This entry covers another such item, except it's not *quite* shaped enough like one to have been included in the previous write-up. This is a business card holder, designed to look like a Pac-Man cocktail cabinet as viewed from above...
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Time to update my NinjaRabbit's Lemmings Collection series again. This is only a small update, as the series' current treatment means that it sees no official merchandise these days. In fact, all but one of the items in this update were made by myself! Accessories Lemmings Plush Phone Bag -...
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There were a couple of well-known pop singles based on video games back in the early 1990s. Tunes based on Super Mario Land and Tetris were famously released, and spent some time high up in the UK charts. There was also a second Mario single, "Go, Mario, Go!", which seemed to get no publicity...
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Earlier this year, the UK arm of McDonalds announced, quite out of the blue, that they would be featuring the Super Mario franchise in their Happy Meals. There were eight toys, with four being static figures, and four having some sort of interactive feature (I only got a couple of them, as I'm...
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When it comes to some neglected, under-appreciated, or otherwise defunct computer and video game series and brands, there tends to be little or no merchandise available. This is frustrating, but where there's a will, there's a way, and the internet has enabled a boom in the exchange of custom...
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