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Link Roundup: Mattel, Sunday Comic Strips, Six Flags, GigaPets, and more

By: Todd CoopeeJune 29, 2024
Filed to: Weekly Link Roundup

Mattel will make 80% of its games color-blind accessible by the end of the year and 8 other things we wanted to share this week:

Mattel will make 80% of its games color-blind accessible by the end of the year.

Mattel will make 80% of its games color-blind accessible by the end of the year.

[h/t The Verge]
Eye Candy: This nostalgic list of largely forgotten cartoons from the 1970s.

Eye Candy: This nostalgic list of largely forgotten cartoons from the 1970s.

[h/t Rhetty for History]
Here’s a list of the 12 longest-running Sunday comic strips.

Here’s a list of the 12 longest-running Sunday comic strips.

[h/t Interesting Facts]
Seattle’s Living Computer Museum has closed.

Seattle’s Living Computer Museum has closed.

[h/t Retroist]
Mr. Six has returned in his first Six Flags campaign in 14 years.

Mr. Six has returned in his first Six Flags campaign in 14 years.

[h/t Carney]
King Features Syndicate has launched a Flash Gordon publishing program.

King Features Syndicate has launched a Flash Gordon publishing program.

[h/t License Global]
Top Secret Toys has launched four ’90s-inspired GigaPets.

Top Secret Toys has launched four ’90s-inspired GigaPets.

[h/t The Toy Book]
There’s a new U.S. Forever Stamp that celebrates the legacy of Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

There’s a new U.S. Forever Stamp that celebrates the legacy of Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.

[h/t Nerdist]
Here’s a look at how Mattel is using AI to bring their next Barbie box to life.

Here’s a look at how Mattel is using AI to bring their next Barbie box to life.

[h/t Fast Company]

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