Player 3 has entered the game…

Name: Axel Stone. Occupation: Sleep Thief. So, it seems that I have been quiet on here recently but here’s the thing ... Yup, if you’ve seen the above photos and the blog header title then Spoiler alert! You probably would have guessed that I’ve got a lifetime membership to the tired mums club and you’d...

“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.” ― Coco Chanel

Since 1965, the Red Arrows - also known as Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - have been the face of the RAF. They are known for being 'one of the worlds premier aerobatic display teams'. Consisting of 11 pilots, they fly high to represent and showcase the speed, skills and values of the RAF. Pretty...

“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” – Voltaire

Lifeboat - Nintendo Game and Watch Multi Screen series - 1983 I picked up this little stunner of a game over on Ebay about 6 years ago now, ah just look at her beauty... sooo shiny. I paid roughly £25 for it back then, although the clasp had broken off - as stated by the...

“Keep on Digging and Never throw in the Trowel!”

This little beauty photographed above is Gold Cliff all the way from the sweet eighties, 1988 to be precise. Although I would have been a mere 2 years old at the time, the Game and Watch series has been something that I have been obsessed with collecting over the last 10 years or so, since...

“It’s Party Time! P-A-R-T-Why? Because I Gotta!” – The Mask

By looking at the above photo of the three 'SSSMokin'!' handheld games (sorry, I just had to, ha ha!) by Micro Games America you'd realise that they all have one thing in common - aside from the fact that they are all games, of course - but yes, they are all movie tie-ins starring the...

Just Smurfin’ Around.

Who remembers these blue little fellas? Set in a quaint, magical and very secret village, maybe throw in some mushroom houses, Papa Smurf and the likes of the evil Gargamel and his cat Azrael; not forgetting the song - La la la-la la la,Sing a happy song.La la la-la la la,Smurf the whole day long...

`Thunderbirds are GO!`

“5, 4, 3, 2, 1: Thunderbirds Are Go!” Are you familiar with the Secret Headquarters of the International Rescue Organisation known as Tracy Island> Do you know Scott Tracy, Brains or maybe even Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls Royce? If any of these names ring a bell then you might have caught an episode...

“Why is the rum always gone? (stands up and staggers drunkenly) Oh… that’s why.” – Captain Jack Sparrow.

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Here is another LCD handheld game made by Sunwing. This cursed little gem was found in a treasure chest just off the Isla De Muerta (an island of the dead which is located in the sunny Caribbean) I definitely struck it lucky with this beauty! errr.. just kidding! That's of course unless...

“Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.” – Doc Brown.

The Highest grossing Sci Fi / Comedy of 1985 goes to...drum roll...... Back to the Future. This must be one of the most successful franchises of all time or it must at least be in the top 20 along side Starwars and Lord of the Rings. According to the L.A Times the film raked in...

“That’s Why They Call It The Jungle, Sweetheart.” – Indiana Jones.

Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark - Grandstand - 1989 We are all familiar with the Star Wars franchise, the first being Star Wars which must be the highest grossing film of all time. If you are familiar with the film then you would know that the creator and genius mind behind...