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[SRGilbert]

Well, it looks like we have a neat little series on our hands. A follow up to last years super cool Pac-man arcade machine ornament, this year Hallmark is selling a Galaga ornament.



http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...fromSearch=true

[FlightSuit]

Those things are gorgeous! And at 4.45 inches tall, they're just about the right height for a diorama featuring Star Wars or GI Joe action figures.

[SRGilbert]

FlightSuit, on Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:00 PM, said:

Those things are gorgeous! And at 4.45 inches tall, they're just about the right height for a diorama featuring Star Wars or GI Joe action figures.

I have the Pacman one from last year and it's pretty cool. I think they are $20 when they come out, but if you are patient, they are usually at least half off right after Christmas, sometimes less if you wait even longer. I think I picked up a second one for $5 a while after last Christmas.

[FlightSuit]

Is the Pac Man one still available? These look way better than my papercraft arcade cabinets, that's for sure!

[SRGilbert]

FlightSuit, on Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:08 PM, said:

Is the Pac Man one still available? These look way better than my papercraft arcade cabinets, that's for sure!

You could check your local Hallmark, but I doubt it. They clear everything out pretty fast after Christmas. Best bet is probably Ebay, or maybe someone on here has an extra they will part with.

[Jess Ragan]

Not gonna be happy until these things are playable.

[pboland]

I got the Pac-Man one as well. I will definitely be getting this one too.

[16-bit]

That's awesome! I'll have to look for one after this Christmas.

[Chickybaby]

Oh yeah, now we're talkin'. The Pac-Man one was gone around here before Christmas so I wasn't able to get one but I so have to have them both.

[yuppicide]

Awesome! If they were playable that would make them so freakin valuable.

[Lord Helmet]

I have the Pac-Man one. It's cool because when you press start it plays the music and sound and lights up...I just wish there was a way you could plug it in to the lights so it would stay lit along with the rest of the tree

[yuppicide]

It would be nice if it randomly made some lights and sounds throughout the day. Either you select one of three intervals or it automatically does it.

[atari2600land]

I have the Pac-Man one and will be getting this! Was there one before the Pac-Man one, or was that one the first?

[dwh]

I just saw this and was going to make a new topic all about it, but AA members are way ahead of me.
I have a x-mass tree that is a plant frame in a bucket with star wars and star trek ornaments strung on it.Now I want to make another one with just these cool mini-arcade cabs.

[SRGilbert]

dwh, on Sat Aug 8, 2009 5:57 PM, said:

I just saw this and was going to make a new topic all about it, but AA members are way ahead of me.
I have a x-mass tree that is a plant frame in a bucket with star wars and star trek ornaments strung on it.Now I want to make another one with just these cool mini-arcade cabs.

We have a pretty big 8' or 9' tree that is covered in Trek, Star Wars, robots of all kinds, as well as my wife's fetish, ducks. Not a lot of video game stuff out there unfortunately, but as I've said before, those Jakks Atari joystick and paddle keychains make perfect tree ornaments! I wish Hallmark would make some Atari themed ornaments, maybe a little Heavy Sixer, or some mini game carts.

[chris_lynx1989]

atari2600land, on Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:48 PM, said:

I have the Pac-Man one and will be getting this! Was there one before the Pac-Man one, or was that one the first?

Just a couple 'Pins' ones 'Snowball Blaster' several years ago and 'Bugs Bunny' in '07.

[mos6507]

Jess Ragan, on Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:13 PM, said:

Not gonna be happy until these things are playable.

Me too. How about someone hacking this TV into a real monitor with a small LCD in it?

[mos6507]

I knew someone would eventually make a model of Pike in his Yes/No state. What a world we live in. Imagine giving that to a small kid "hey, Jonny, here's a guy horribly disabled by radiation! Laugh at him as he blinks his lights!"

Edited by mos6507, Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:03 AM.

[tremoloman2006]

Awesome!

Thanks for the heads up! I have my Pac-Man on my desk at work. At least once a day someone walks by and presses the Player start buttons so they can hear the Pac-Man sounds. I currently have a character from Monsters Inc. I got from a friends Happy Meal playing it. The character lines up perfect with it.

I'll post a pic if anyone cares later...

[Albert]

Man that is bad ass, I wish I had the Pac-Man ornament. I'll definitely be picking this one up. Holy cow, it even has the starting music as well as some gameplay audio.. drool..

..Al

[SRGilbert]

mos6507, on Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:02 AM, said:

I knew someone would eventually make a model of Pike in his Yes/No state. What a world we live in. Imagine giving that to a small kid "hey, Jonny, here's a guy horribly disabled by radiation! Laugh at him as he blinks his lights!"

I can't help but think of the Futurama episode with Fry in the chair when I see Pike.

Also, at the end of the new movie when the showed Pike in his wheelchair, I turned to my wife and said "Beep, Beep" she cracked up!


Looks like the Pac-man ornament can still be found online fairly easily for those interested.

[rmaerz]

I just checked the WWW site and it still is not available...

[Tempest]

I picked it up yesterday. The startup tune it plays is absolutely perfect. The wife just rolled her eyes.

Tempest

[rmaerz]

Tempest, on Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:52 AM, said:

I picked it up yesterday. The startup tune it plays is absolutely perfect. The wife just rolled her eyes.

Tempest

Where did you get it cuz the WWW site says it's not available?

[Tempest]

Bakersfield California at a Hallmark store.

Tempest