akashi: mario and mickey mouse melded
January 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
I never thought I’d have a reason to write about Mario and Mickey Mouse in the same article again. Go figure. This strange character imagines what would happen if everyone’s favorite video game plumber stepped into the teleportation chamber with the world’s most famous four-fingered rodent and got all BrundleFlied.
Created by sculptor Dave Bondi, AKASHI is the ultimate mashup between Mickey and Mario. There’s something just so wrong it’s right about Mickey with a mustache.
The 9-inch tall vinyl toy is available in a limited edition of just 250 pieces, and can be found over on UrbanRetro for £$43.99 (appx $65 USD).
I’m pretty sure that neither Nintendo nor Disney would approve, but I do – and isn’t that all that counts?
filed under: cool toys geek art + craft strange + wonderful
January 13th, 2009 comments (2): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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What a crazy idea, but I want one of those.
Haha, i haven’t seen this figure or your page, but as you can see if you click on the link, i had the exact same idea a couple of weeks ago! Plus a few other characters that mixed, hehe.
I mean, every new Mario game, his voice moves an octave higher in pitch, and i am often thinking of Mickey Mouse when i hear Mario make his little noises in Galaxy. So, i wanted to draw them mixed together!