Playing With Super Power

Just video game stuff that I find interesting. Art Instagram: @ television_on_channel_43 For Art (?) Tat: @tastingvenus43

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The front and back of Issue 292 of Mad Magazine.

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Blurb for Pokémon Box. The end states a suggested retail price of $19.99, though nowadays it costs a bit more than that.

Nintendo Power

Issue 182, Page 101

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This is the first (and currently only) official plush of Moss. It's also the latest addition to the Pikmin All-Star Collection series.

Manufactured by Sanei

Size comparison with the Bulborb that's also part of the collection:

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Here's a small stuffed toy of Donkey Kong. It was released in 1982 along with other Donkey Kongs of various sizes, making it one of the first soft toys of the character.

Manufactured by Etone

I still don't really get why the hands were moulded like this. It's unlikely that this was the intention.

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Wal-Mart ads for the GameCube and its software.

Both were found in issues of Nintendo Power.

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Just some Red Pikmin.

Nintendo Power

Issue 183, Page 33

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The reveal of the Nintendo DS at E3 2004.

Nintendo Power

Issue 181, Page 40

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Here is Daigo Dojima and Yoshitaka Mine from the recently released set of Like a Dragon plushes. Both plushes come with their own pin badge.

Manufactured by Kadokawa.

Now kith

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Selections from the Summer 1998 Nintendo Power catalogue.

The catalogue was packaged in the magazine's 111th issue.

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Similar to releases in the west, Pac-Man Vs. was a pack-in bonus for the Japanese Gamecube release of R Racing Evolution. However, the game would also have a stand-alone release there as well, as a reward for members of the Club Nintendo loyalty program. The only difference between the two versions is that the Club Nintendo version has the program branding on the disc and packaging.

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This blanket was released in 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ace Attorney in Japan. It is 70x102cm (around 27.56x40.16in). The design was drawn by Yusuke Nakamura and was also used on tapestry, mugs, and various stationary.

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Bomberman themed hardware advertisements. The first is for the Joycard 64 controller, while the second is for the Bomberman 3 in 1 AV selector.

These advertisements were found in the manual for Ucchannanchan no Honō no Challenger: Denryū Iraira Bō, a Japan only Nintendo 64 game.

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Selections from a World of Nintendo catalogue.

The catalogue was packaged inside the January/February 1990 issue of Nintendo Power.

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Information for Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) from Tokyo Game Show 2008.

Nintendo Power

Issue 236, Page 50

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Blurb for the then-upcoming NES game, Dragon Power. The game was an Americanized version of the Famicom game Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo, making it the first Dragon Ball game to be released outside of Japan.

Nintendo Power

Premiere Issue, Page 82

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One of the few figures of Kazuma Kiryu from the PlayStation 2 era.

Manufactured by Cafe Reo.

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Acclaim Masters of the Game

Volume 1/No. 1