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Cornhole, while a good game, could use a little livening up to make it a more enjoyable experience. The Toad Toss’n Floating Bean Bag Toss Game adds two new features that will get you back into the game. The first is that it floats—the ability to play any game while in a pool rather than on dry land is a definite plus. The second is that the bean bags are little toads. Nothing like tossing around a few reptiles to get your blood flowing.
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The entrepreneurial spirit lives on. I guess Australia has a Cane Toad eradication program, since the damn things just keep multiplying and has no natural predators. Someone has come up with the idea that rather than waste the toads, they tan the skins to make a sort of leather.
This Cane Toad Change Purse is just one of the many products they have available. But the real selling point for this particular one is that you can either get the version pictured above, or a second version that has legs. All these choices.
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By day this is just a nice little toadstool with a fairy taking a break underneath it. At night, all those rays it soaked up during the day are converted into energy to put out a little light. There are a few different kinds to choose from, so buy a bunch of them and make a nice little village in your backyard that will light up at night.
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Another Monday, another set of classic games available on the Wii Shop Channel. This week features three new selections:
Super Mario World™ (Super NES®, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): During a vacation in Dinosaur Land, Princess Toadstool gets kidnapped and a spell is cast on the inhabitants of the island. When they stumble upon Yoshi™, a young dinosaur, Mario™ and Luigi learn that Bowser is responsible for the terrible misdeeds. Now, all Yoshis are trapped in magical eggs that Bowser has hidden throughout seven castles. Many hidden paths aid Mario in making his way to Bowser’s castle, completing 74 areas and finding all 96 exits. Discover items, including a feather that gives Mario a cape that allows him to fly, or a flower that shoots fireballs in layers upon layers of 2-D scrolling landscapes. Players can even ride Yoshi and swallow their enemies.
VIGILANTE™ (TurboGrafx-16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): Brave the streets of New York City in this side-scrolling beat-’em-up game. Thugs kidnap the beloved Madonna, and it’s up to players to become vigilantes. Players fight their way into enemy territory to get her back. Enemies attack with weapons like iron pipes, chains, guns and motorcycles. To fight back, players can punch, kick or use the “nunchaku” item that appears in the stage. Players must use each of the attacks effectively to defeat their enemies. To clear a stage, defeat the boss that waits at the end. Players fight their way through exciting stages that include the City Streets, Junkyard, Brooklyn Bridge and the Backstreets.
Gain Ground™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): It’s the 31st century, and science and technology have progressed to the point that the human race is approaching perfection: no war, no poverty and no conflict. With nothing to worry about, the human race seems destined to live forever in harmony. But what if Earth came under attack? By this point in time, people did not know how to cope with problems or conflicts, and had completely lost their survival instincts. In response to this, the United Earth Government created the Gain Ground system, a war simulator that would help humans rediscover their lost instincts. After several terrible malfunctions, the creators became prisoners in their own creation. Now it’s up to players and two courageous comrades to go into the Gain Ground system, rescue their fellow humans and destroy the system. Players battle through different periods in history as they revive their survival instincts, while trying to live.
As usual, the games should go live around 9a.m. PST (12 p.m. EST)
