A few weeks ago, I posted about some Kidrobot tchotchkes, including their Super Mario Magnets. Well, it's not Kidrobot, but have a looksee at what I found at a local store.
Mario magnet figures? But what magnets are in them?? Maybe if I peek at the top I can figure out ...
Look, there's little Mario, jumping in the air through a hole in the cover! How clever and tricky this packaging is. Now what about the series two box?
Ah, it's Fire Mario, and he's about to squash some goombas. I see.
Oh, so the first box had a crouching Mario & a coin! This coin though, it doesn't really stick to anything but Mario, which makes it rather hard to create the illusion that it's floating above his head.
Hey, it's Luigi! With a box they can ...hide behind.
Or stack and climb to the heavens!
As evidenced by the side of the boxes, there are many more to collect, and I think I will. They certainly do look like the Kidrobot magnets though, however the packaging states it's a Banpresto job.
Regardless, they certainly do spruce up the ol' refrigerator and have earned their spots next to our 'Private Ham - NASA Chimp' and 'Iron Chef - 21st Century Battle' magnets. Keep up the good work Mario Bros.!
#1 Soup Apr 18, 2006 12:16pm
I've seen those around in novelty stores before in New York. Liooks like you got yourself some "booster packs." There are "starter boxes" you can get that come with a magnetic backdrop of one of the stages as well. If they' weren't so pricy (and if I had more magnetic surfaces to put them on), I would have invested. ah well.
#2 R. LeFeuvre Apr 18, 2006 02:22pm
Oh that's so awesome!
I assume not so much a chain store though... any clues as to where to check for them?
#3 Servo Apr 18, 2006 04:25pm
Goombas, they're goombas!
Has the world gone mad?
#4 Glenn Turner Apr 18, 2006 04:28pm
Topsy turvy!
(Thanks Servo)
#5 hobbie Apr 20, 2006 02:48am
I bought some of those from Lik Sang, but some of the magnets were kinda weak.
#6 DrJones Apr 20, 2006 07:51am
That is the coolest shit I've ever seen.