Sunday Gimmick Tables post on occasional Sunday afternoons and showcasing some sort of gimmick. Despite the title, not every gimmick is displayed on a table.
One apple and twelve strawberries compressed into one bar… that’s it.
And…?
Another lightweight gimmick table… and this one was filmed some time last year. It’ll be a while before the more interesting stuff comes along, but in the meantime, enjoy these quick food things that won’t last the month.
Yes, we all know what a Pop Tart is… but have you ever seen (or eaten) one in the nude?
What can you get for five dollars off the Nintendo Switch eShop? This video DOES NOT answer that question; you’ll have to wait until March. However, it does answer another question; do people actually buy these things?
It’s the fiftieth gimmick table… and aside from a beenie boo, a dog in a box, and a couple DVD cases, not much else happens. A fitting milestone.
An almost hour long video of me playing the follow-up Atari Flashback 2 console from 2005 – the one that more properly replicates Atari 2600 functionality before the eventual emulator boxes from ATGames became a thing. This one was in the can for months and doesn’t go as deep into the weeds as the original Flashback lookback – it’s more general messing around with the games and such. Nonetheless, I felt compelled to add some direct feed video so that you can properly gauge how some of these games turned out.
Most of the games included on the set can be found on your various Atari compilations (Atari Flashback, Atari Vault, Atari 50, etc.) and thus there’s no need for a deep dive into each game.
Been wanting to do this one for a while and, well, better late than never, I suppose. Despite having done this before, I felt it worth revisiting the old Flashback unit, especially now that I have the means to compare each of the twenty games featured to their original versions (via vintage carts and compilation sets).
You can watch the old lookback here, but I feel this does a better job of comparing and contrasting the various games.
Welp… they made a John Cena figure you can’t see… or touch… or feel… or confirm its very existence. A real piece of work this one LOL.
The Dollar Store three dollar value pack video.
If you’re going to slap the word “retro” on your gimmick keyboard, it would be nice if it played the part instead of just being marketing bollocks.
Another classic NES game has been released onto the masses… oh wait, it’s just a MSI re-release of an old crummy WWF game with a couple edits to the roster and some glaring omissions that make an already bad game even worse. What a way to celebrate 25 years of utter mediocrity.
dtm666 