Posted by Alex Fugazi on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hmm. We here at Nakatomi Inc. might be TOTALLY OVER zombies at this point (Except for The Walking Dead), but this still warmed our once-beating hearts-
Here in Nakatomi country (read as Austin, Texas) we had a slight infestation of the living dead, if this road sign is to be believed-
Now, just a little digging revealed this bit of interesting hackery-
“While most road sign control pads are placed in a lock box, that box is rarely actually locked. And while most road signs are under password protection, that password is most generally just the default code “DOTS”—or you can easily reset the password by holding “shift” and “control” while typing “DIPY” (so that it just defaults to “DOTS” again).”
Well, that’s handy! Let it be said that WE WOULD NEVER ADVOCATE THIS KIND OF UNBELIEVABLE AWESOMENESS.
My favorite part?…it was that night’s TOP STORY. Isn’t there a war on?
Posted by Alex Fugazi on Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Okay, so…if you don’t remember InHumaniods, you’re too young for me to be friends with, or old enough to loan me money. But when I was a kid, for a few months, nothing meant more to me than InHumanoids.
Take a look-
How could you NOT love that stuff. I barely remember it, but I had all the hero figures when I was a kid, and one of the vehicles. They were insanely detailed dudes in robot suits, and each one had it’s own ‘action’. There were also 3 big plastic hunks of glory…also known as the ‘bad guys’. The problem was that Mom at the time was on a ‘born-again’ kick (it was the ’80’s) and the Villains were…well…check this out-
…Satan. That’s a giant Satan figure. There’s no way around it. It’s a giant Satan that lives at the center of the Earth. Makes Cobra Commander look like a My Little Pony. So yeah, no way was I getting a giant plastic Satan toy.
As if that wasn’t bad enough-
A giant killer bird-skeleton-man that stored you in his chest cavity and slowly sucked away your life-energy. Like, no shit. That’s freaking terrifying.
Did I mention the Lovecraftian tentacle-rape monster? Seriously?
How could any self-respecting 9 year old NOT want those freaking things. And how could any Mother who cared for their child GIVE it to him? I mean, the tagline for the whole thing is ‘The Evil That Lies Within!’ Sweet Jesus, that’s an awesome thing to sell to kids!
Oh the sorrow… I’ll never have these again. You know, I don’t even know if this show has even made it onto DVD yet…I could be watching and lusting after these guys right now in Hi-def!
Posted by Alex Fugazi on Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Okay…so someone sent this to me a few months back. And it furthers my belief that Robocop is the best thing in the world. Robocop will eat your chicken and steal your fridge.
So, what blows me away is that someone in Korea thought it’d be a great idea for a title character from an American film that ALMOST got rated X for violence (in the days before NC-17), who is a modern day Frankestein’s monster…a mutilated, resurrected cop-corpse, bent on a quest not only for identity but for bloody, brutal revenge…should sell Korean Moms on fried chicken. And then STEAL THEIR FRIDGE!
I’ll buy that for a dollar!
Man, that’s as dumb as repackaging an R rated movie about a near-suicidal Vietnam Vet who no longer recognizes the land he loves, and the almost lethal disconnect to the people that live there, as a toy line for kids!
Oh…yeah. Forgot about that one.
And the best fake-commercial ever-
Hmm…even the fake commercials can’t keep up with the insanity of the REAL Korean ones. Man…screw it, I’m moving to Asia.
Posted by Alex Fugazi on Sunday, January 18th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Hello!
We’re now exactly one week in on this crazy business venture (recession? Never heard of it!) and we’re really off to a running start. We here at Nakatomi did get more than a few requests to offer our Poster / T-shirt combos as separate items. Some of you wanted just the shirt, others wanted just the poster. Well, never let it be said we don’t listed to our adoring fans!
For all Invitational releases, current and future, you’ll now be able to buy just the stuff you want!
And to whip you all into a rabid fervor- here’s a banner showcasing some of the upcoming releases (one of which will drop on Feb 2nd) that you can put on your myspace, print out and flyer the town, mail to your mother…whatever!
Just drag that sucker over to your desktop and stare at it all day…Hmmm….posterzzzz.
