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Celebrate 50 Years of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory With Roald Dahl!
That's right Roald Dahl fans! The amazing childhood classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory turns and amazing 50 years old this year!
A bedtime staple since its first publication back in 1964, this story has been a part of almost everyone's childhood and has become hits as films (1971 & 2005), operas and as a hit West End musical!
To celebrate this Whipple-Scrumptious occasion, the wonderful people at Roald Dahl have put together an amazing change for you to share YOUR Wonka memories.
To get involved, simply upload a picture or video of yourself with your favourite copy of Charlie â maybe even the one you read as a child â as well as your name, age and location and they will share their favourites on their amazing new RoaldDahl.com website blog as well as on their social media pages and profiles. Just like some of the celebrity fans...
10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About...Transformers
Transformer fans unite! To celebrate the release of our amazing new and exclusive Transformers clothing, we've been searching the interwebs high and low for some amazing nuggets of retro information about the coolest Alien robots around. We just love to keep you clued up huh! :)
For over three decades, our lives have been influenced, impacted, transformed by giant robots from the far away planet Cybertron. For them, it has been millennia of civil war, fights and trouble, but for us, it has been decades (scary!) of watching, playing and loving these iconic Autobots and Decepticons.
However you came to love these guys, sit back and enjoy our perhaps slightly hidden treasures of some of the most iconic retro characters ever!
1. According to Bob Budiansky, the writer for the Marvel Comics series, Hasbro originally thought the name Megatron sounded too villainous. Budiansky pointed out that was the point and Hasbro went along with the suggestion. Thank you Bob. The evil Decepticon could be known as nothing else!
2. Fans of the cartoon Robotech found an odd similarity between the Valkyrie jet-transforming-robot suits and the action figure of Autobot Skyfire. In Japan, they used the same model to produce both toys. In the cartoon, the Decepticon-turned Autobot giant jet didnât look like the alien-killing Robotech vehicles. But when kids received Skyfire the toy, many little heads were scratched.
3. The Transformers began with the 1980s Japanese toy lines Microman and Diaclone.
4. Optimus Prime's original name before he became Autobot leader was Orion Pax in the television series. Orion is the mythological Greek hunter while Pax is Latin for peace. In Latin, Optimus means "best"; "Prime" comes from primus, meaning "first".
Top Retro Video Games: Then Vs Now!
Hello retro gamers! No doubt if you're reading this, you're one of those lucky few who have grown up through one of the most exciting ages for gaming.
Yep new gamers these days enjoy their HD graphics, online streaming and uploading, international seamless multiplayer, as well as wireless controllers and now even no controllers at all! We love all of these things, but a classic retro gamers, we've been able to really see just how far things have come first hand and for every new game, upgrade and accessory that is available, see our 7 year old self's wildest dreams come true in more ways that we could imagine!
To help show what we mean, we thought we would take a few moments to look back at the classic games we all loved from the 80s and compare them with their modern day counterparts (sort of). It's amazing how far things have some and just think of where they'll be in another 20 years when we're playing our PS10's in our rocking chairs :) Enjoy!
Wolfenstein (1992)
Battlefield 4 (2013)
What Time Is It? Adventure Time! Amazing New Accessories Now In...
That's right folks! We've been hard at work (and having fun doing it) searching for yet even more amazing products inspired by one of the biggest cartoon shows going, Adventure Time. For those not in the know, Adventure Time is a USA grown animated series that follows the weird and funny adventures of Finn, a human boy, and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake who is a dog with magical powers so he can change shape and grow and shrink to whatever he likes. Sounds cool huh!
As huge lovers of this hit show with a massive online cult following, rather than simply showing off our latest Adventure Time accessories (which would be awesome enough right?!), we've decided to show you lovely people some of our favourate GIF images that in our own very small way will help to show you just how amazing it is.
Sit back and take a trip with us to the amazing and often very random world of Ooo.....
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Hope you've enjoyed out little GIF reel and perhaps if you haven't seen the show we've given you a quick glimpse into the weird and wonderful world of Ooo. As promised, take a peep at our amazing new Adventure Time accessories including these little beauties....
Do you want to work at TruffleShuffle?
Exciting news folks - TruffleShuffle.com are looking to recruit a part time customer services assistant/administrator.
Full details of the role can be found below so if you want to work among the best team in the world (even if we do say so ourselves!) GET IN TOUCH!
Oh and even if this isn't the role for you but you know someone who would make the perfect addition to our team - please get sharing.
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New Exclusive Retro Tees Tie Dye For!
Just about as retro nostalgia as they come! That's right folks, Tie-dye had a major moment from the late '60s to early '70s, then a second coming in the '90s, and now itâs back!
Before now the very mention of tie dye would conjure up images of 60 festivals and summer camps or a Grateful Dead tour, even then stretching to 90s where it became a challenge to see how many bright colours you could wear at once. Now it seems it's back and perhaps a little more dignified but with much added style.
Always wanting to ride high on the latest trend wave, we just had to get to work and create some of our very own and exclusive designs that are a perfect mix of retro style and bang up to date style icon!
Available in a unisex shape, each have been lovingly dyed by hand with some of the funkiest and brightest colours going to give your style a punch of colour and some added wow factor. Check out our latest Tie Dye T-Shirts designs available for only £14.99...
