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It's that time again TruffleShuffle fans!!

Yep for a few weeks now we've been going around the office picking on people selecting a lucky member of staff to take the plunge and answer some hot burning questions on here our wonderful retro blog.

This week is the turn of a TruffleShuffle veteran Lee to take the hot seat and tell us all about himself an what he does here in the weird and wonderful world of TruffleShuffle. Sit back and enjoy everyone!

What do you do here at Truffle Towers?

I’m the in house Product Photographer.

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In honour of the absolutely amazing eighth instalment of the Mario Kart series and our fab new Mario T-Shirts, we have decided to pay tribute to Nintendo's finest icon.  As a long time gamer since the NES days myself, I am very proud to present to you '10 things you (probably) didn't know about Mario!'

1 - Mario's first appearance was in the game Donkey Kong but he was originally named Jumpman.  Nintendo must have realised their hero was deserving of something better and his name was changed because of an uncanny resemblance to the landlord of Nintendo’s US office, Mario Segale, who had been busy chasing Nintendo for rent money!

2 - Donkey Kong was originally intended to be a Popeye game but Nintendo couldn't secure the rights so had to create their own cast of characters.  Popeye was replaced with Mario (or Jumpman), Olive Oyl with Pauline (the damsel in distress) and Bluto with Donkey Kong, a legacy was born!

3 - Mario was originally a carpenter when he appeared in Donkey Kong.  Since then he became better known as a plumber but has also been a doctor, kart racer, archaeologist, referee, golfer, tennis star,  typing tutor and many others.  Has he no ends to his talents!

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It's nearly here folks! Anyone else getting excited to see...we mean experience the upcoming Transformers flick, Age Of Extinction?? We sure are which is why we just jumped at the chance to get designing our very own and oh-so exclusive Transformers T-Shirts featuring the main man Optimus Prime himself!

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The film begins after an epic battle that left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history... while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans, Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen) and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world.

Featuring artwork from our favourite promo poster, this official t.shirt is on a mission to remind you ‘Transformers are Dangerous.’ Take a peep....

Ladies Transformers Age Of Extinction T-Shirt

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It's here! Yep, today will see a dads everywhere enjoying a special day of gifts, fun, and maybe a free beer down the local....if he's lucky.

No doubt all you wonderful kids out there have been frantically searching high and low for the perfect gifts to spoil your old man this year. We sure have!

From all of us here at Truffle Towers, we'd like to say a HUUUGE Happy Father's Day and we really hope all the Dads out there have a fantastic day.

xoxo

Still stuff for a Father's Day gift? Fear not, we’ve got tons of goodies and have picked out some staff faves with Movie Buff, Couch Potato & TV addict dads in mind! Why not check out all our gift ideas here or scroll down for more specific ideas....

Gifts for a... MOVIE BUFF

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HEY YOU GUYS! 80s cult classic, The Goonies, a story about a band of pre-teens who live in the "Goon Docks" neighbourhood of Astoria, Oregon attempt to save their homes from demolition, and in doing so, discover an old Spanish map that leads them on an adventure to unearth the long-lost fortune of One-Eyed Willie, a legendary 17th-century pirate turns 29 today!!!

To celebrate such an important birthday in TruffleShuffle's calendar we wanted to bring some Goonies-love to the blog. But since we've already shown you how to do the TruffleShuffle and discussed 5 Things You Didn't Know About The Goonies, I thought (with a Goonies sequel in the pipeline) we'd catch up with the some of the stars.... Come with us as we investigate what became of the cast of the 1985's The Goonies.

Sean Astin – Michael 'Mikey' Walsh

Sean Astin played the adventurous Mikey, who led the gang on their hunt for One-Eyed Willie's treasure, and his experience of quests stood him in good stead for his highest profile post-Goonies role, as Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings. As well as Hobbiting it up, Sean nabbed himself an Oscar nomination with his wife for their short film Kangaroo Court (1994), starred in 24, as well as other hit TV shows including My Name Is Earl and most recently became the voice for Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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