lost & found vintage toys: 31 posts from December 2018

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ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

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31 posts from December 2018

12/31/2018

the simpsons xmas book

one last xmas book as we close 2018 ~

it's the simpsons xmas book ~

classic characters ~

first edition from 1990 ~

the school xmas pageant ~

oh no, poor snowball!

stingy mr burnes ~

no presents for xmas? ~

hitting moe's tavern ~

homer as santa ~

more simpsons here ~

portland is believed to be the basis for the fictional town of springfield ;) ~

bren

Posted at 10:23 AM in books, christmas, holiday, television | Permalink | Comments (0)

12/30/2018

beginners carol book

more christmas leftovers today ~

from the thomas music company 1953 ~

from a local music teacher's library apparently ~

toxic loved going caroling at xmastime ~

classic carols & songs ~

the mountain is white & gorgeous, but we still need snow here in portland! ~

12/29/2018

santa's workshop

a vintage christmas book from 1951 today ~

santa's workshop ~

whatever happened to brownies? ~

make the dolly dance by moving the tab ~

a pop-up jack-in-the-box ~

a rocking horse that really rocks ~

paperdoll gingerbread men ~

& a soft fuzzy snowman ~

a pop-up xmas tree & some fun surrounding trees too ~

from the white plains greeting card company ~

bren

Posted at 09:05 AM in books, christmas, holiday | Permalink | Comments (0)

12/28/2018

flashback friday favorite ~ kitchen littles

i just loved tyco's kitchen littles toys of the 90's, they are sized just right for barbie & other standard dolls (not that i play with dolls anymore.. well.. hehe) anyway, i had to have them ~

this fully stocked battery operated fridge has light & sound & ice maker ~