When I was a kid, I had a Nintendo. Or a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) if you want to get technical. The 8 bit graphics were cutting edge at the time. And what other gaming system made you perform rituals (blowing with all your breath into the cartridge) before you could play? Millions of kids had different techniques to get their NES games working. It was worth the hassle because it was fun.
Speaking of fun, I was cruising the mean streets of Ebay when I found these mini NES cartridge-like figurines. They are called Mini 10-Doh (sounds like Nintendo) and they look an awful lot like the old NES games. Of course, my old games didn't have hands or feet. (The feet would have made the ritual of air blowing a little awkward.)
They are sold in blind boxes (much like Funko's Mystery Minis) so you can roll the dice and take a chance. Or go on Ebay, pay a little extra and get the figure you want from an already opened box.
Unlike what I usually do, I decided to roll the dice and get a blind box. I'm glad I did. From my blind box, I got Wood & Vinyl Rage (pictured at the top of this post) which is a take on the original Wood & Water Rage (Town & Country Surf Designs) game. I never understood why T&C Surf Designs had a video game but I didn't question it. Being a Hawaii boy, I took pride in a cultural staple being featured on a mighty Nintendo game (even if the surfing part with Thrilla Gorilla sucked). Anyway, I was hoping for the T&C knockoff and got it!
I would have been okay with the Super Panda 3 (Super Mario Bros 3) and the Mousy Link (Zelda) or the Bossy Bear (???). Hell, I'd be okay with half of them. Zonbey Kong looks pretty cool too. Anyway, Mini 10-Doh figures are fun. And you don't have to blow on them to make them work. That's a plus, right?
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