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...popularity of retro items like My Little Pony also suggests that when kids do want traditional toys, the classics resonate. "Kids love horses and playing with hair, and My Little Pony speaks to that," says toy expert Byrne. A recent survey by the consulting firm Funosophy found that kids 6 to 8 prefer toys over consumer electronics 49% to 30%. Trouble is, kids a little older (9 to 11) favor the electronics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zapped! How the toy industry is being outplayed by video games this holiday season | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Retro games don't have the eye-popping graphics of today's hot sellers, but that doesn't make classics like Centipede and Missile Command any less addictive. To find out how well the updates replicated the originals, I asked a dozen TIME staff members to test them. The verdict: Anthology most faithfully recreates the Atari classics, whereas Flashback is a disappointment, lacking in both depth and performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: Joystick Nostalgia | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...favorite T shirt design from dollfacepunk.com--"How About Never? Is Never Good for You?"--also comes on a spaghetti tank top, trucker hat and thong. See Retro Collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Shopping Guide: Cool Gifts | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...gives Lounge patrons the opportunity to fulfill their rock-star fantasies. A wide assortment of music, from Outkast to Queen, gives performers the freedom to show off their pipes any way they please. The Milky Way also boasts the inexpensive Bella Luna Restaurant and a set of retro bowling lanes...

Author: By Aria S.K. Laskin and Rebecca M. Myerson, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: You’ve Lost That Lovin' Feeling | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

...personally responsible for the content of the film, Bird somehow still seems awed by the final product. “One of my favorite parts of the film is the setting—it takes place in a retro type city but sill has many high tech gadgets…it’s this wonderful fusion that our animators were able to achieve...

Author: By Vijay A. Bal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Director Brad Bird Soars Over Limits of Animation | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

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