Posts Tagged ‘Video game t-shirts’

I just like to kick it old school

Friday, June 10th, 2011

Wow, this article from Joystick Division, which I saw them tweet earlier, sums up why I prefer to kick it old school when it comes to video games.

The writer visited the E3 convention for the latest in video game technology, and I think his post title just about says it all: “E3 is Exhausting.” There are so many new crazy consoles and handhelds out there that sometimes it’s enough to make your head spin! If a journalist feels overwhelmed, imagine how we feel!

It’s moments like that when I just stop and think back to a simpler time when only there were only two video game systems in the world that captured my attention and imagination: my good ol’ Nintendo, and my handy Game Gear (occupied 94% of the time by Mortal Kombat, like I said the other day).

Like this Nintendo t-shirt says, I guess I’d call myself “Classically Trained,” so forever I will hold that 8-bit standard nearest and dearest to my heart. Looking at some of the screenshots from these new games, 8-bit feels like it was so forever ago that it’s hard to imagine it ever even existing.

But what worlds it opened up! There I was, at age 10 just one high ace shy of legally entering a casino – but what did that matter?! I was the “Casino Kid,” wheeling and dealing around a remarkably and accurately seedy-looking sin parlor looking for some action at the tables.

And so what if you couldn’t run a full 82 game hockey season on “Blades of Steel” or “Ice Hockey” – I created my own teams and schedules and played out their triumphs and pratfalls using the generic teams provided as pawns. And maybe someday I’ll beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (non-arcade style version), but it’s doubtful. I still look back fondly on the countless hours I spent in vain trying to defeat it (I know, I never said I was very GOOD). Oh well, I guess some things are just better off left a mystery…

…not Oregon Trail, though, that game was meant to be beaten. I mean, how else would you ever get to meet James K. Polk?

F, Marry, Kill – T-shirt edition

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

You’re familiar with the popular game “F, Marry, Kill,” right? You pick one celebrity that you’ve always wanted to “F” (c’mon, don’t make us spell it out – this is a family blog!) – just once. Then you pick one you love so much you want to marry, and one you can’t stand so badly that you want to kill.

Welcome to “F, Marry, Kill” – T-shirt edition! Some simple rules to follow, then I’ll share mine. For the “F” shirt, pick one shirt that’s so cool, you’ve always wanted to wear it, but you can only wear it once, and one time only.

Next, for “Marry,” pick your most favoritest shirt in the whole wide world. This shirt would make the first team in the ol’ t-shirt rotation. First one you wear out of the dryer, that sort of thing.

Then “Kill” is a t-shirt bearing someone or something you hate so much, that you’d buy the shirt just to turn it into your own voodoo doll so that whatever is on the shirt will be stuck living in pain the rest of its life.

To get you started, I’ll share mine.

For the “F” shirt – I’ve always wanted to wear the Douchebag Neck t-shirt out some night, to see if I could get away with it without getting jumped by a gang of raging mad douchebags. Someday I’ll do it though, and feel like the coolest guy in da club!

You would think I’d want to “Marry” the Kelly Kapowski shirt, since she’s obviously the answer to “Marry” from “F, Marry, Kill” – Saved by the Bell edition. But no, the one t-shirt that will always shine brightest in my eyes, always the first choice to wear under a suit jacket on a first date, always first out of the laundry is…You Have Died of Dysentery! Why? Because there’s never been a better feeling of accomplishment in my life than beating Oregon Trail and receiving that congratulatory note from President James K. Polk at the end. This shirt reminds me of the hardships I faced on that quest:

And which one to “Kill” – hmmm…tough one. I’d have to say the ”It’s Funny Because He’s Fat” t-shirt with that guy from the Hangover. Mr. Chow has to go down in history as one of the most evil comedy movie villains of all time. If I chose that shirt, I could put an end to his comic, naked wrongdoings once and for all!

Now it’s your turn! Check out our Facebook page to make your picks for a chance to win your “Marry” t-shirt.

Want a suggestion from us to help you win? Don’t pick a Chuck Norris tee to “Kill” – you don’t want to make him angry, do you?