Random posts about retro stuff... Because life's too short not to live in the past!
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| Super Mario World |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) |
Blazing into the summer with Super Mario Bros. 3 still occupying the top spot for 600 months in a row (give or take).
There's been a resurgence in Bond's salty escapades, and GoldenEye 007 has shot up the ranks.
Some renewed interest in Super Mario Bros 2, possibly with buzz about the Phanto Fan Club...
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 |
Celebrating May The Fourth with a collection of snapshots from quite possibly the best Star Wars video game ever, Star Wars Episode I: Racer.
Get a massage from a Twi'Lek twin (or both) before sitting down to engage in one of the galaxy's fastest (and most dangerous) sports (second only to hunting Jedi).
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| Space Trash Talk... |
"After Mars Guo makes advances on Sebulba's massuse Anne Gella, Teemto Pagalies enters the Boonta Eve Podrace fueld by jealousy."
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| Push the big green button to start... |
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| Unlimited Power! |
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| Heavy Traffic |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #120 May 1999 |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #120 May 1999 |
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 52 (card back) |
More treasures found by way of traveling junk dealers...
They might have a thousand items, little of which actually piques my interest.
Still, it's worth a browse simply because of the treasures that can be unearthed.
And it costs nothing to take a peek at their wares.
Found an entire set of trading cards from The World is Not Enough.
TWINE is probably my second-favorite Brosnan Bond flick. (My favorite Brosnan non-Bond movie is After The Sunset)
Was also a fan of Zukovsky's return in TWINE, as it loosely ties into GoldenEye.
Very seldom do we see characters re-appear like this.
TWINE Trading Cards
James Bond Classics 2016
The World is Not Enough
by SciFiHobby
Total Cards: 72
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 24 |
From the back of the card:
"At L'Or Noir casino, 007 orders a martini - shaken, not stirred - and tells a large security officer that he needs to see Valentin Zukovsky. The man denies the request and tries to intimidate Bond, who disarms him in a split second. 007 then calmly drinks his martini, as Mr. Bullion, another of Zukovsky's henchmen, pleasantly invites him to see Zukovsky."
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 51 |
From the back of the card:
"Bond lures Zukovsky to his caviar factory at the edge of the Caspian Sea, in order to ascertain his involvement with Elektra. However, Zukovsky's henchman, Mr. Bullion, spots 007's car parked nearby. As a secret operative for Elektra, Bullion discreetly makes a phone call to alert her that Bond is still alive. She sets in motion a plan to kill Bond, once and for all."
"Can't you just say a 'hello', like a normal person?"
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 52 |
From the back of the card:
"Dressed provocatively, Christmas Jones momentarily distracts Zukovsky inside his caviar factory. Suddenly, Bond appears with his pistol drawn, demanding to know what Zukovsky's relationship is with Elektra. Zukovsky pleads ignorance to any knowledge about Elektra's involvement with Renard, or the bomb that was stolen earlier that day."
And of course, the memorable helicopter with tree-clearing buzz-saw blades...
The scene featuring an attack by a chopper equipped with dangling blades of death was originally intended for the GoldenEye movie...
It took years before this stunt could be safely implemented, eventually finding ts' way into The World is Not Enough.
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 53 |
"Q's not going to like this!"
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| James Bond Classics 2016 TWINE Card # 54 (card back) |
Browse the entire TWINE set:
https://www.scifihobby.com/products/checklist.cfm?SetID=327
All 72 cards on one easy page!
Just hover over the card for a full sized image.
Only even knew of the 007 trading cards because of the merchandise advertised in the back of the GoldenEye Player's Guide (a couple VHS Collectors' Sets can also be seen).
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| James Bond merchandise advertised in the Official GoldenEye 007 Player's Guide from Nintendo Power. |
Can even browse the entire set of GoldenEye cards online at Trading Card Database:
https://www.tcdb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/82279/1995-Graffiti-James-Bond:-GoldenEye?PageIndex=3#google_vignette
While it's not the kind of thing that I'd actually go about ordering, finding an entire set on a table was too tempting to pass up.
Also just noticed that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hailey Clauson looks a bit like Denise Richards in her calendar poses from May 2024 - Especially with Clauson's swimsuit being similar in color to the dress worn by to Denise Richards. The lovely Hailey Clauson will grace the wall for the entire month (ultimately being archived in a drawer and retrieved for re-enjoyment in 2030).
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| Hailey Clauson https://swimsuit.si.com/ |
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| Hailey Clauson https://swimsuit.si.com/ |
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| Hailey Clauson https://swimsuit.si.com/ |
Swimsuit season - Definitely one of my favorite sports.
(Be sure to stretch your out neck, or risk winding up with whiplash)
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #130 May 2000 |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #130 May 2000 |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #130 May 2000 |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #130 May 2000 |
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| Scan from Nintendo Power #130 May 2000 |
Another random image collected ages ago...
Killer Instinct character design concept art for B. Orchid.
Apparently her original name was shortened from "Black Orchid".
Kinda explains her Goth-like / Zorro-ish apparel.
(Or with just a dash of imagination, a PVC clad dominatrix...)
The lady in green was a memorable character in the Rareware's Killer Instinct series, and the only female in the original Killer Instinct (1994).
Needless to say, she instantly became a fan favorite.
A quick peek at her bio:
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| B. Orchid as featured in Killer Instinct Gold (1996) |
More female characters were introduced in KI Gold.
So much raw talent on display...
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| Kickin' Ass |
Come on girls, play nice!
Is that a Jungle Aztec theme in the background?
