![]() ![]() ![]() They caught on big time and led to the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of 1983 which was seen as the first big toy craze. They had many variations of bodies and heads that allowed Coleco to make many different versions leading to more unique dolls. The new Cabbage Patch Kid dolls all came with adoption papers and unique looks and names. He started mass producing them and came up with their backstory. He said that if he couldn’t sell her dolls he would sell ones just like it. He started to sell them for high prices and she didn’t like it. She would sell them at craft fairs and shows and they caught the eye of a guy named Xavier Roberts, who you may remember from seeing his name branded on the ass of a Cabbage Patch Kid. But to save time here’s a quick rundown on the history of the Cabbage Patch Kids.Ĭabbage Patch Kids may have been a stolen idea as they were first created by a woman named Martha Nelson Thomas who called them “Doll babies”. There’s no doubt you’re aware of Cabbage Patch kids and you can check out a full-on article I wrote about them here. The Cabbage Patch Kids Leading The Way For Garbage Pail Kids Here’s the story of the Garbage Pails Kids. And the Garbage Pail Kids were a hit carving out a nice little corner of their own in the ‘80s. Give a product a bit of a “forbidden fruit” aspect to it and you more often than not have a hit on your hands. I’m not sure if we were one of the schools that banned them but they were definitely frowned upon if I remember correctly. I remember keeping Garbage Pail Kids cards hidden in my desk at school. Whenever you can take the piss out of something that is so successful it always finds an audience. Like Madballs, Garbage Pail Kids were one of those things in the ‘80s were the creators were like, “screw it, kids are going to love these”. They were a parody of the hugely successful Cabbage Patch Kids leading to lawsuits, bans, a movie, and many future releases. Garbage Pail Kids were a collection of trading cards from 1985 released by Topps. All rights reserved.You can’t blame a company for trying, and in this case succeeding, in creating a culturally significant movement. Iam8bit®, iam8bit Presents™, and the related logos are trademarks of iam8bit, Inc. Garbage Pail Kids and GPK are registered trademarks of The Topps Company, Inc and is Officially Licensed by The Topps Company, Inc. *** This order is subject to iam8bit’s refund policy for titles with digital content. It truly is completely random, even to iam8bit staff. We cannot guarantee which version you will receive. The edition is comprised of: Mad Mike Blue and ultra limited Stale Gum Pink (1 in 8 odds for the ultra limited cartridge). **Cartridge colorways are randomly inserted into sealed, unmarked boxes. Wanna play the game but don’t have a retro console? Don’t fret! You can download Garbage Pail Kids: Made Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and the Epic Game Store NOW at Pop this sucker in your NES! Cuz it’ll actually work!! Available in both Stale Gum Pink and Mad Mike Blue color variants, this box also includes a Full-Color, Premium Instruction Booklet and an Exclusive batch of Pixel Art GPK Cards. It’s a complete throwback to the golden era of gaming.Īnd of course, we had to house it all in a SICK iam8bit-exclusive NES Cartridge collector’s package. Iam8bit Presents, alongside the developers/time-travelers at Retrotainment and our friends at Topps, are proud to reveal this Long-Lost, All-New Garbage Pail Kids NES Game on a real, functioning NES Cartridge! That’s right, Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum is a BRAND NEW NES game! This old school platformer features four playable GPK characters, six disgusting, secret-filled levels, and its own trading-card system. Well, here’s the thing: that never happened. So, it only made perfect sense when these two dominant forces of 80s pop culture came together… right? Right? At the same time, Nintendo was taking over America with their first home video game console. These lovable, grossout monster children could be found in the lunchboxes of every latchkey kid, juvenile delinquent, rascal, and brat in your neighborhood. In the 80s, the world was ruled by two things: the Nintendo Entertainment System and Garbage Pail Kids cards.
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