This was only HALF as silly as ‘Hogan Knows Best’

Remember this? I don’t care what anyone says– this is a classic 80s action movie! Hulk Hogan! No Holds Barred! More exclamations! I would so buy this on DVD.

Fun fact: According to Hogan’s “autobiography”, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, he and Vince McMahon stayed up all night long right before shooting and rewrote the entire screenplay. I wonder what this guy has to say about that?

Bring on the Smash Bros.!

Even though it’s been awhile since I’ve played Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii (that’d be because I suck at it), in the back of my mind, I’ve had a few video game characters that I think should be included in the next edition. Metal Gear Solid’s Snake and Sonic the Hedgehog have crossed over, who else should do it?

Well, let’s take a look, shall we? Oh-tay!

Bonk

From: Bonk’s Adventure

Can you imagine Bonk using that giant cantaloupe head of his to knock people around? Or getting angry and becoming Super Bonk? Perhaps he could throw around some pieces of meat? Hey, this may actually happen with Nintendo offering up the Bonk games on the Virtual Console.

ToeJam & Earl

From: ToeJam & Earl

I loved the original TJ&E game and these guys are just groovy enough to put the funk into a Smash Bros. game! Beware the rocket skates!

Mer-Man!

Mer-Man
Description: Ocean warlord!
# of Episodes Appeared (original series): 17
Weapons of Choice: Tridents, spears and his trusty seaweed/corncob hybrid sword

Mer-Man was an absolute trip on He-Man And The Masters of the Universe, and he’s my second favorite “Evil Warrior” (behind Skeletor, of course), for the fact that he was really his own merman. His face showed up in the opening credits as if he was one of the three main henchmen for Skeletor, but he didn’t appear nearly as much as Trap Jaw and Beast Man did in the show.

And what as the reason for his sporadic appearances? I think he saw through Skeletor’s B.S. Mer-Man’s a pretty smart catfish. He wasn’t as dimwitted as most of Skeletor’s lackeys. He knew that Skeletor’s lame brain schemes were always going to fail, so why even bother rolling out of the kelp in the morning? Mer-Man was the type of dude that wouldn’t return Skeletor’s phone calls and would roll his eyes whenever ol’ skullface talked about his latest “surefire” plan to raid Castle Grayskull and destroy He-Man.

Mer-Man was a leader in his own right. He had his own kingdom to tend to… the whole freakin’ ocean. He is Eternia’s answer to Aquaman. Or should that be Ocean Master? He didn’t really care about diamond rays of disappearance or giant dragon eggs because he had more pressing matters like oil spills and trash dumping to attend to.

For all the fuss Skeletor made about Eternia and that dusty old castle, Mer-Man was the real ruler of Eternia anyway. He ruled over the oceans while Skeletor & He-Man fought over the land. No matter who won that battle, Mer-Man still held controlling interest in Eternia.

He will forever be known as the rebel Evil Warrior. Yes, others have attempted to overthrow and back stab Skeletor, but only Mer-Man has openly displayed his disgust for his allies and their hair-brained schemes.

Mer-Man: Bath Tub warlord!

Mario Kart Weeeeeee!

If you’re not playing this game… if you don’t own a Wii… WHY THE HECK NOT ?!

I picked up Mario Kart Wii a few days ago and I’m lovin’ the turtle shell out of it. I can’t get my old lady to play it much with me, but luckily, I can resort to the Nintendo Wi-Fi service and play against the world! I even played a bit tonight with a handful of message board buddies from the WizardUniverse.com boards. Now that’s cool!

I haven’t decided whether I like the steering wheel or using the Classic Controller best. The steering wheel *seems* to be easier to make sharp turns with, but I also run into the problem of losing control of my kart easier with it as well.

Also, I picked up Order Up!. It’s a really fun cooking/restaurant management game that comes complete with it’s very own chef’s hat! Yes, I wear it when I play. I highly recommend it for casual game play, it’s not too easy and not too hard.

Next up on the Wii buy list: Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon, MLB Power Pros 2008 and Lego Indiana Jones!

Where I Shopped: Hills

As a young child growing up in the 80s in Lynchburg, Virginia, we didn’t have no stinkin’ Wal-Marts or Targets. No sir, the 80s were still the glory days of K-Mart, shopping malls, outlets and department stores. Corporate monopolies hadn’t fully taken over and WE LIKED IT THAT WAY…

Welcome to Where I Shopped, a truly engaging series of posts where I continue to take a look at those years gone by (the 1980s) and the stores that I have fond memories of my family shopping at. In this first issue collector’s edition: Hills Department Stores!

Not the actual Lynchburg, Virginia, store... but a very close facsimile!