Retrogamer Gifts

Toys try to reclaim child from video game

"I'm sure you'll grow into it, darling."

"In the old days, we had to constantly feed the screensaver."

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

"I don't understand it! My nerd detector's going crazy!"

'Red Rover, Red Rover...'

Queen of Upcycling!

Tamagotchi paralysis.

Wouldn't it be cool if we could live in the Middle Ages, Randy? We could roam the countryside on horses and carry swords. We could hang out in taverns and drink ale, maybe earn enough coin to hire a hero … Then we could go on a quest. Maybe slay some golems. I think it's a real sign of intellectual maturity that we haven't even mentioned maidens yet. Real Middle-Ages maidens would eat you for breakfast.

Nerdy man wagging his finger.

Cat plays an arcade game that involves shooting at gun into a mouse hole.

Robot Grabber Arcade Game Machine

"This is not what I meant when I said you needed to practice your play fighting..."

'No, you can't play Space Invaders in it.'

Crane Game. Ball Game.

"And this is one of our most poular models..."

Og invents the first 'X' box. . . and inadvertently invents the first i pad.

T-Rex Game of Choice - Ping Pong

A sun opens its mouth to eat a burning Earth

Duel in a wheelchair.

"Mommy! Mommy! Daddy lost!"

'Dewey, come look! This is so cute. The kids are playing wii hockey.'

The AdRams Family no.13 - Exams

Today, a special retro segment of The Fad Herald. It's the Fad Herald. Off the hook! Hey jive turkeys, here's what's not cool: Fossil fuels, dependence on Mideast oil, long gas lines. Here's what's groovy: Solar power, alternative fuels, energy independence. Can you dig? The world is changing, baby! Instead of solar panels, I'm buying a sweet 8-track player. Next week, a look ahead to 2040. What's out: Waiting in long lines to fill up the spacecraft with gas.

'Our gymnasium is being repaired so we played sports games on our computers.'

Knights queue up to attempt to pull excalibur with a claw machine.

"Der, dad. . . it's wireless!"

"Nostalgia is one helluva drug."

Date Night

Updated Nursery Rhymes. And this little piggy played Wii, Wii, Wii all day long!

Two gamers play in a game arcade near a machine titled; 'Get a life'.

"So, Gramps, did you fight the World War on Nintendo or Playstation?"

A kid is about to be grabbed by an oversized claw.

'I think you'll find this just as much fun as 'Grand Theft Auto IV''