Ivan Drago's Punch-Out

"Ivan Drago's Punch-Out" and "Breadline" - - two of the entries in a Soviet videogames from the 1980s gallery at Fark.

Which gives me an excuse to finally post a few of the images from Gizmodo's gallery of ancient video games:


Spanish Mario Inquisition by Tiger Pixel.



Grand Theft Horse by Alex Roemer.



Dance Dance American Revolution by Eric Benge.

*Previously: Play Ivan Drago, Justice Enforcer.

*Buy Soviet propaganda at eBay.

"Dread Fist the hunter" (link roundup)

I like Shane Hillman's Daily Monsters blog and half the fun is the creatures' names. Here's his webstore.

And a few more links:

1. Still a few days to try to win a set of Star Trek toys and glasses.

2. Scariest. Llama. Ever.

3. Official Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars paper toys (reg. reqd). Let me say it again, best game on the DS, no contest (first GTA game I've ever played, actually). Via.

4. You can download a new Pop Cap game demo - - Plants vs. Zombies.

*Previously: Pipe cleaner Iron Fist.

*Buy plush llamas at eBay.

Grand Theft Auto: Spider-Man (link roundup)

Grand Theft Auto: Spider-Man and GTA: Dark Knight. See also GTA: Tarzan. Relatedly, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the DS is the best game I've played for the DS. A+. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Trivia from the movie Clue, including Jane Wiedlin of the GoGos played the Singing Telegram Girl.

2. A whirlpool of rocks.

3. How to create "fake" 3D in Photoshop. Via.

4. Law and Order billboard makes clever use of a light.

*Previously: Giant billboard with real cars attached.

*Buy Venom toys at eBay.

If Charles Schulz drew the X-Men (link roundup)

Chris Giarrusso channels Charles Schulz to draw this X-Men/Peanuts mashup. See also, X-Men and Teen Titans vs. Apocalypse and an absolutely darling lil' Doctor Doom. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Mother of dead 21-year-old hopes to harvest his sperm, hire a surrogate, and become a grandma.

2. You can read several of the short stories nominated for 2009 Hugo Awards:

"26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss" by Kij Johnson
"Article of Faith" by Mike Resnick
"Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal
"From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled" by Michael Swanwick

Via.

3. At Mr. Wong's Laundromat, you'll be able to play flash games to earn money to spend in the DS version of Grand Theft Auto. Also, if you sync your DS to the Rockstar Social Club, you can unlock two missions in Chinatown Wars.

4. Golfer John Daly is currently banned from the PGA tour. But in an effort to avoid bankruptcy, he's selling possessions out of an RV parked across the street from the Augusta golf tournament. Photo here.

*Previously: The golf hole where you have to hit the ball off a cliff.

*Buy plush X-Men at eBay.