Spit & Polish was something all custom toy fans have been dreaming about for a very long time. Doktor A finally got the solo show he deserves and boy did he live up to the expectation with some magnificent custom pieces. The highlight of show for me is the custom Soopa Coin Op Bros titled “The Secret History of Video Games: Pac Gentleman”.

This is what Doktor A had to say about the piece;
“When this game was first released in 1880 it was so hugely popular in taverns and inns that the bank of England was forced to mint more threepenny bits to keep up with demand. The game was created by messrs Nam & Nam and Co. as a novelty pastime for the masses. Outdoing the previous top public house game of Shove Ha’penny. “

Check out the rest of the customs below and any custom toy artists out there take note. The show runs until Nov 31st at Cardboard Spaceship in California, USA.

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Ever wondered what Pac-Man’s skeleton structure would look like? Well Le Gentil Garçon in collaboration with François Escuilié, a palaeontologist, made some comparative observations of human and predatory animal skulls to come up with these two concepts. I have to say that Pac-Man skinless looks pretty awesome although I wonder what Pac-Man’s brain looks like, I predict it would be pretty tiny as he does is wonder around a maze and eat all day.

I was just watching Ask a Ninja and so I was in the mood for some ninja gossip… and guess what two classic Ninja games are coming to the Wii Virtual Console. The games are Ninja Gaiden from the NES and Ninja Spirit from the TurboGrafx16. Along side these 2 Ninja games is Pac-Man. I am surprised Nintendo has not made more fuss about Pac-man. I know its is old but it is one of the most popular games ever made. More info about all 3 games over at The Last Boss.

Pac-man has a huge following but I don’t expect many people to show this much love towards Pac-Man. The only disappointing thing is the ugly looking ghost in the middle and the fact that there is no Pac-Man, Only the map??? Well the reason is that it is quite a deep story behind the tattoo.

“The reason is because in life, there are so many paths that you can take, paths that you take that might lead to a dead end and paths that you take that might take you to happiness. In the centre of life (of the tattoo) is what I want to achieve is an arduous path of life. Some might not be able to live to find it, and some will find it. That is the meaning of my tattoo. Notice the void in the middle of my tattoo. I’m leaving it blank until the day I found my true self… and then I will put something in it.”

Ok now I am confused. Is this actually a Pac-Man fan with a Pac-Man tattoo?

More at Destructoid and Tattoo Blog.

Pac-Man is a character everyone loves to recreate in different ways and Smidigt has compiled a list of Pac-Man used in various food creations. Good to see that Pac-Man cakes are created in more ways than just cutting a slice out.