Posted by Bob Mackey
What you're looking at right now--courtesy of 1UP.com--are the various plastic trinkets bundled with Amazon.com's Ghostbusters Exclusive Slimer Edition (not pictured: LEGO ripoff figurines of four random ghouls). How much would you pay for a collection of plastic trinkets that could easily find their way into your average McDonald's Happy Meal? 10 dollars? 20 dollars?
How about 70 dollars?
That's right, for a mere 70 dollars more than the "bare-bones" retail version, Ghostbusters: Slimer Edition will reap you the following rewards:
* An exclusive Slimer bust designed and created by the original movie sculptor, Steve Johnson. Comes complete with a certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor himself.
* Exclusive Ghostbusters Minimates. Only be available with the Slimer Edition.
* Exclusive Ghostbusters Gamer Graffix Console Skins.
* Exclusive Ecto 1 Key Chain with lights and sound.
Along with Steve Johnson's signature, I'm wondering if the sculptor will also include a few choice words about economic responsibility. "You moron!" and "So long, suckers!" both seem to fit the bill. Of course, if you drop 70 extra dollars--let me repeat, 70 extra dollars--on this shameless and exploitative cash grab, it's possible that you deserve more than an insult scribbed on a certificate of authenticity. Food for thought.
Related Links:
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Film to Games: Ghostbusters is the Beginning of a (Hopefully) Beautiful Friendship
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About Bob Mackey
For a brief period of time I was Bull from TV's
Night Court, but some of you may know me from the humor column I wrote for Youngstown State University's The Jambar, Kent State University's The Stater, and Youngstown's alternative newspaper, The Walruss. I'm perhaps most well-known for my bi-weekly pieces on Something Awful. I've also blogged for Valley24.com and have written articles for EGM, 1UP, GameSpite and Cracked. For all of my writing over the years, I have made a total of twenty American dollars. It's also said that I draw cartoons, which people have described with words such as "legible." I kidnapped the Lindbergh Baby and am looking to do so again in the future.
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