Link Roundup: World Video Game Hall of Fame, Nintendo, LEGO Life Hacks, and more

8 things we wanted to share this week:

The Strong Museum of Play welcomed Animal Crossing, Microsoft Flight Simulator, StarCraft, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

[h/t The Strong]

MAISTO is relaunching the Muscle Machines diecast brand.

[h/t The Toy Book]

The Muppets are visiting Disney’s Haunted Mansion in an upcoming Disney+ special.

[h/t AllEars.Net]

The thirty-ninth comic book adventure of Asterix, Obelix, and Idefix arrives in October.

[h/t Maurizio Distefano Advisory SRL]

Nintendo has announced new Game Builder Garage software for those wanting to learn the foundations of video game design and programming.

[h/t Nintendo]

Adidas and Marvel have dropped a sneaker that’s inspired by Iron Man’s Stark Industries.

[h/t Footwear News]

Required reading: LEGO Life Hacks: 50 Cool Ideas to Make Your LEGO Bricks Work for You!

[h/t Dorling Kindersley Limited]

Mattel has partnered with Wallshoppe to create nearly 200 vintage Barbie-inspired wallpaper designs.

[h/t Apartment Therapy]

Peruse a weekly summary of intriguing articles related to toys, games, and nostalgia that have hit the news this week.