Welcome to the first volume of our latest feature, Retro:Respect. Each month we’ll be bringing you an in-depth look at some of the art toy/low-brow scenes’ biggest influences, their history, and how they’ve affected the industry today. In our first issue, we delve into the world of Playmates and their original TMNT range. One of theContinue reading “Retro:Respect Vol.1// Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Action Figures 1987-1997”
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UPDATE: Exclusive interview with “SATURDAY MORNING RPG” creator Josh Fairhurst
Featured a couple of weeks back here on the Tru:Teknology Files, upcoming iOS/Android game Saturday Morning RPG holds one of the most alluring premises we’ve ever heard; an episodic role playing game steeped in 80’s nostalgia, drawing from cult cartoons, pop culture, and classic video games- perfectly wrapped up in modern gaming sensibilities, and withContinue reading “UPDATE: Exclusive interview with “SATURDAY MORNING RPG” creator Josh Fairhurst”
Mighty Rabbit Studio’s ‘Saturday Morning RPG’: The Ultimate 80’s Homage
We don’t regularly feature computer games here at the Tru:Teknology Files, but when we recently discovered Mighty Rabbit Studios’ latest iOS project, we had to stop and take note. Tentatively titled ‘Saturday Morning RPG’, the game, which is due on iPhone early next year, squeezes every last drop of inspiration from the classic cartoons ofContinue reading “Mighty Rabbit Studio’s ‘Saturday Morning RPG’: The Ultimate 80’s Homage”
Garbage Pail Kids @Gallery 1988: Update
Previewed last week here at the Tru:Teknology Files, Gallery 1988 have finally opened their doors for the highly anticipated Garbage Pail Kids exhibition. Featuring interpretations of the brand’s infamous first series, from the likes of Buff Monster and Rhys Cooper (both pictured), the exhibition has now been revealed on-line through the gallery’s web page, withContinue reading “Garbage Pail Kids @Gallery 1988: Update”
Sillof’s Workshop: Re-imagining Your Childhood Since 1999
Whilst writing our recent feature on Peter Goral’s “Killer Bootlegs” and the newly emerging bootleg toy scene, we stumbled upon the amazing works of American modeller, Sillof. Although not a bootlegger in the same vein as Goral or the Sucklord, Sillof’s customs of well known iconic action figures (primarily from Kenner’s vintage Star Wars line)Continue reading “Sillof’s Workshop: Re-imagining Your Childhood Since 1999”
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