Today, I went on a little excursion. I actually got some productive things done. I paid for my new bed which will be delivered to my new apartment on Tuesday. I set up the meeting with apartment manager for me to do an inspection and get the keys on Sunday. I applied for a Target credit card.
Then I got off track. I went hunting for something. Something very special. All along we've been saying we want our wedding cake topper to be something cool and different. And I thought I had found what we needed. Star Wars action figures. Han Solo and Princess Leia to be exact. The problem is, I haven't been able to find Leia anywhere. Apparently, a female action figure is not that popular, especially one that hasn't appeared in a movie in nearly 40 years. So, I scoured nearby toy stores to no avail. But I had a second revelation. Who else would have action figures from a beloved sci-fi classic? Comic Book Nerds. So began my search.
The first shop yielded decent results. I found a Han and a Leia, but not from the same series, and they were different sizes. The next store I checked was fiercely pro-DC Comics and everything else was of lesser importance. I found no Star Wars characters of any kind there, though I did find the comic book version of "The Walking Dead".
SIDEBAR: This got me to wondering how different the comic book is to the TV series. Unlike "300" and "The Watchmen", "Walking Dead" is a series, which may have many plot twists. If purchasing comic books wasn't so expensive, I may consider it. But it's an addicting habit that I cannot currently afford. Anyone out there know if the comics and the show are in any way similar? END SIDEBAR
My trek then led me to the Northgate Mall, where I know of a sci-fi shop. The clerk there told me they didn't carry them and he didn't know any shops that did. (I chose not to argue the point with him. It seems guys who work at comic book stores are awful pretentious. NOTE TO SELF: One day help the comic book store owners of the world with people skills.) He then suggested I check the internet. So as soon as my newly applied for credit card arrives, I'll do so. Then I'll pay my whole bill on time, like a responsible person.
BRIAN!!! THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES!!!
I'm getting there. So, I'm at the mall. And if there are 3 things I must do at every mall, its 1. Get an Auntie Anne's pretzel; 2. Stop in at the local Lids location to see if there are any hats that interest me; 3. Check out the movie/video game store for some cheap deals. And my friends, I found the best game I ever played in my life.
I personally never owned it; a friend did. So we played it whenever we were at his house. But now, I own a copy. ToeJam & Earl, for the Sega Genesis. Yes, I dust off the old directional pad with the A,B,C buttons from time to time. I also grabbed 2 South Park N64 games. One is a racing game, and the other is an adventure game.
But back to ToeJam and Earl. If you're not familiar with the game, the guys are aliens. ToeJam is long and tubular, has 3 legs and a gold medallion. Earl is a rather portly fellow who wears a backward baseball hat and sunglasses. They crash-landed their space ship here. Your mission is to help them find the missing pieces and get home. The pieces are on various free-form exploratory levels--although you are in a third-person view, so its easier to see-- which seems to be a floating island. If you were to fall off the edge of say level 7, you'd end up on level 6 and have to make your way through again. The game board map is shrouded however, until you visit that area. Once you've seen that part of the level, you can see it on the map. There are many obstacles to avoid, including bees, men with lawnmowers, hula women who entrance you, and a man in a carrot suit. You may even see the boogeyman. Once each piece is found (there isn't always a piece on each level, but the tell you when there is), you then have to find the elevator to the next level. There are also may power-ups along the way. Hot fudge sundaes, decoys, money and rocket skates are just some of thing mystery presents you'll find.
It's possibly one of the most entertaining games I've played. And it was made for Sega Genesis. They got it right early.
So what are some other great video games from the past? I'd love to have some comments and feedback.
Twitter Bio profile of the day: @MrLeCure
That's Reds pitcher Sam LeCure. Now I'm not sure if this post relates to him cause I'm not sure if he's big on video games or comic books or Star Wars, but he just seems like an all-around cool guy. So he seems like he wouldn't mind.
Sam's twitter is always awesome. A mix of baseball-related things, inspirational things (without being overbearing about it), and just normal person things like hanging with his family. I'm sure a lot of the people that follow me also follow him, but tell some friends who don't. He really is great, and seems like he'd take the time to talk to anyone at any time. Also, the fellas at In The Gap Shirts have done several shirts for him, which he's helped with. I'll get to the ITG guys in later posts more related to baseball. But for now, as Sam would say, be easy everybody.
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