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Space Invaders luxury chopping board

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Some kitchen cool with a nod to video games past – the Space Invaders chopping board.

Not just a throwaway gimmick, this is serious quality – handmade by Cameron Oehler, the board is made of walnut and hard maple, each cube carefully glued to the next before a sanding and glossy finish. Limited edition too – available until the creator gets bored of hand making them.

Sized at 15 x 10 inches and certainly not dishwasher friendly, you can bag one for $129.99 (around £65).

Find out more at the ThinkGeek website

Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Liquorice Allsorts House

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Bassetts Liquorice Allsorts have been around since 1899 and are fondly remembered from many a childhood. In these days of worries about healthy eating and overweight children, here is a healthier way to introduce the sweets to a new generation – the Liquorice Allsorts House.

The set contains 25 individual soft pieces that look just like the sweets for children to use to build a house. Of course, the pieces aren’t made from sugary treats, but from foamed filled soft touch vinyl.

At just under £500, it costs considerably more than a quarter of your favourite sweets, but will last longer. It is available to buy from the Urchins website.

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Sega Mega Drive returns – as a handheld device

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Remember the Sega Mega Drive? Once upon a time (and not that long ago in truth) it was state-of-the-art gaming. But time and technology moves on – allowing the new Mega Drive to fit into your hand.

The Sega Mega Drive handheld from Blaze is certainly a lot of gaming for not a lot of cash, coming pre-loaded with 20 games, specifically Sonic & Knuckles, Shinobi, Alex Kidd (and the enchanted castle), Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Arrow Flash, Columns III, Crack Down, Decap Attack, Dr.Robotnik, E Swat, Ecco, Ecco Jr, Flicky, Gain Ground, Golden Axe, Jewel Master, Kidd Chameleon, Sonic Spinball and Shadow Dancer.

Oh yes – and there’s also built-in speakers and screen and a TV-out, should wish to go for some big screen game playing. You can pick it up online for £29.99.

Find out more at the Sega Retro website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Toys and Games

Nintendo Wall Graphics – turn your house into a Mario game

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Ever wanted to be a character in a video game? Well, if you pick up these Nintendo Wall Graphics, you can be just that.

Take your pick from Donkey Kong or two variations of Super Mario Brothers in all of their 8-bit glory and all represented by vinyl restickable wall-stickers, which allow you to re-create your favourite levels in life-sized detail. And when you’re bored, peel them off and start again.

Available online, each pack costs $74.99, which is around £38.

Find out more at the ThinkGeek website

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Pin Art – the 1980s office toy returns

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How did anyone waste time at work before the internet? Simple – office toys – and Pin Art was certainly one of the more memorable.

What is it? Well, thousands of blunt pins in a case, which you can push objects into – or your own body parts, should you so wish – to create 3D images.

Ok, it’s not got as much depth as Retro To Go, but it might make an interesting diversion for £13.99.

Find out more at the IWOOT website

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Star Wars Russian Dolls

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Microzine is a men’s lifestyle store so they have plenty of gadgets, boy toys and other fun but not entirely practical things. In the Boy Toy section, are a range of Star Wars Russian Dolls.

Each set comprises of three dolls, but rather than each doll being the same on a smaller scale, each doll represents a stage in that character’s life across the film series. Pictured here is the Darth Vader set, but there are also sets for Obi Wan, Wookie, C3P0 and Sith.

They cost £11 per set. Visit Microzine’s website to view the range.