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Dr. Pimple Popper’s Pimple Pete Game: A Pus-itively Gross Game for Kids

Dr. Pimple Popper’s Pimple Pete Game: A Pus-itively Gross Game for Kids
Hello, pimple poppers. Do you want a new game where you play with zits? Of course, you do you nasty thing. Well, you are in luck. The Pimple Pete Game Presented by Dr. Pimple Popper is all about popping pimples.

Big Trouble in Little China the Game: Never Roll the Dice Faster Than You Can See

Big Trouble in Little China the Game: Never Roll the Dice Faster Than You Can See
When I think of 1980s movies, one that always comes to mind – and one of my all-time favorites – is the Kurt Russell flick, Big Trouble in Little China. I nearly wore out the lone VHS copy my local video store had.

This Game Is Crap: Flushin’ Frenzy Toilet Plunging Game

This Game Is Crap: Flushin’ Frenzy Toilet Plunging Game
Man, what the hell is wrong is people today? The poop games for kids phenomenon just keeps right on trucking with Flushin’ Frenzy. Seriously, what toy exec says, “Just let them play with poop!”? I mean, I guess I would say that, but still.

Tangram Puzzle Brings Back Childhood Memories

Tangram Puzzle Brings Back Childhood Memories
When I was a kid, my grandfather kept a Tangram puzzle game on the side table in the kitchen. I played that game all the time with my uncle and cousins when they were around when I was five or six.

Catching Real Mice with the Mouse Trap Board Game

Catching Real Mice with the Mouse Trap Board Game
Shawn Woods has a YouTube channel dedicated to testing different kinds of mouse traps. It’s pretty entertaining stuff. His latest video might just be the weirdest one yet, or the coolest depending on your point of view.

Westworld Maze Prop Replica Wasn’t Meant for You

Westworld Maze Prop Replica Wasn’t Meant for You
Westworld is such an awesome show, with really deep and layered writing. It gets in your head, you know? The problem is, after that second season finale, we no longer have any idea what the F is going on!

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger PC to Play “Maneater”

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger PC to Play “Maneater”
It seems as if too many developers out there are making the same types of games for PC. It also seems as if 99% of those games are shooters. A new game has been in the works for a while which has a very different premise.

“Don’t Step In It” Makes a Game out of Avoiding Poop

“Don’t Step In It” Makes a Game out of Avoiding Poop
Did you know that the poop emoji is super popular right now? You probably noticed. There are poop emoji toys and plushes, toilet plungers, pool floats, and you can even buy chocolate that looks like the little turd.

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Electronic Flute: HEY OCARINA!

Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Electronic Flute: HEY OCARINA!
The thing with the game Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is that you really wanted that flute thingy. ThinkGeek as turned that in-game item into a real product that you can jam on. The ladies will be so impressed.

Colin Furze Makes Microwave That Plays Video Games While You Wait

Colin Furze Makes Microwave That Plays Video Games While You Wait
There’s nothing more boring than waiting around for your meal to cook. Well, Colin Furze has a solution. The Play-A-Wave, a game console for bored chefs (no, not board chefs.) Furze built an LCD screen is built into the door, which had to be modified with added shielding to prevent the screen from going all wonky when the microwave is on.

Monopoly Ditches the Boring Thimble

Monopoly Ditches the Boring Thimble
Growing up, my grandmother was big into sewing. Typically she’d sit on the couch making some sort of clothing or needlepoint project, and she would always be wearing a thimble to keep from stabbing herself. That’s the only reason I even know what a thimble is.

iPhone Jenga Is the Most Expensive Jenga Tower Ever

iPhone Jenga Is the Most Expensive Jenga Tower Ever
The folks over at Unbox Therapy got an idea into their heads to play Jenga with a bunch of iPhone SEs. That phone costs at least $399 for each unit and their little Jenga game needed 108 of them.

Hasbro Wants to Replace all the Monopoly Tokens

Hasbro Wants to Replace all the Monopoly Tokens
Growing up, each time I played Monopoly there was a near brawl over who got to be the car. I mean, no one in their right mind wanted to be the shoe or thimble. Back in 2013, the lame iron was replaced with a cat, and now Hasbro is getting set to replace all your Monopoly tokens with new ones.

A Netflix Original Game

A Netflix Original Game
Netflix offers so much great original content right now, it is hard for anyone who has a subscription to be bored. But if you do get bored, or if you’ve watched every program you want already, you can now kill some time with Netflix’s new browser game. 

The World’s Largest Pac-Man Game

The World’s Largest Pac-Man Game
I have Pac-Man fever and it’s driving me crazy, especially after I saw Inside the Magic’s footage of people playing the world’s largest Pac-Man game. Ms. Pac-Man too. This giant version of the classic arcade game was spotted at the Bandai Namco booth at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Disney Almost Built a Real-World Myst Island

Disney Almost Built a Real-World Myst Island
Back in the day when I graduated from college the very first thing I did after getting my very first paycheck was run down to Best Buy and purchase a 3DO. It was awesome for the time and the very first video game I played on that console was Myst.