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Link Roundup: Stretch Armstrong, Donkey Kong, Gremlins, and more

By: Todd CoopeeApril 15, 2023
Filed to: Weekly Link Roundup

8 things we wanted to share this week:

Character Options and Hasbro have agreed to extend the Stretch Armstrong brand.

Character Options and Hasbro have agreed to extend the Stretch Armstrong brand.

[h/t Toy World]
For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR.

For the first time, you can now watch every Star Trek movie in 4K HDR.

[h/t Ars Technica]
Here’s a look at how the late Al Jaffee created those brilliant Mad Magazine folds-ins.

Here’s a look at how the late Al Jaffee created those brilliant Mad Magazine folds-ins.

[h/t Open Culture]
We’re loving the planned 20-foot-tall, fully playable Donkey Kong arcade machine at The Strong National Museum of Play.

We’re loving the planned 20-foot-tall, fully playable Donkey Kong arcade machine at The Strong National Museum of Play.

[h/t The Strong National Museum of Play]
Netflix has announced an animated series set in the Stranger Things universe is in development.

Netflix has announced an animated series set in the Stranger Things universe is in development.

[h/t NME]
Required viewing: The Party, a new D&D-themed web comedy series.

Required viewing: The Party, a new D&D-themed web comedy series.

[h/t Boing Boing]
Eye candy: The new trailer for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.

Eye candy: The new trailer for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.

[h/t Polygon]
The Super Mario Bros. theme Is the first video game track to be added to the Library of Congress.

The Super Mario Bros. theme Is the first video game track to be added to the Library of Congress.

[h/t Nintendo Life]

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