No man in Mega Man series comes close to these custom made, GI Joe-like, hunky punky Gutsman and Fireman. With different parts from different toy figures stitched together (Fireman’s head from Resolute Destro, body from Maverick, Wolverine Origins, head flame from Marvel Universe Mrs Marvel), they look even better than the Strawberry Shortcake or retro Care Bears.

The only drawback is that you can’t find these awesomess men in your regular toys department.
Via & Image: Hisstank | Go Nintendo

Talk about fanaticism for both Metroid and Lego. This guy, FederArtsRamen, has recreated Metroid and Samus Aran’s Varia Suit’s shiny butt in Lego bricks—and it looks really cool. Watching the video makes me wish Lego and Nintendo would tie up to produce a line of, well, Metroid Lego. I’m sure it’ll be a hit.
Anyway, let me show you the video first:

Although the set or background needs work, you’ve got to admit that Samus and her ship rock.
I’m a big fan of Lego myself, having built wonderful models out of the colored bricks when I was, well, young … er. Here’s …read more

I’ve just viewed IGN’s video preview of the cast for the upcoming live action G.I. Joe the Movie, and it has gotten my loins all fired up for anything and everything G.I. Joe—especially the Baroness. Rawrr!
If you don’t have time to go through the video, you can check out Filmgecko’s writeup on the G.I. Joe movie cast.
Of course, since this blog is about classic and retro games, I’ve opted to, at least for the meantime, stick to the topic and give you a review of what is probably the first G.I. Joe video game, G.I. Joe: Cobra Strike for the …read more