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For the fourth week in a row, Dominic and Keith continue to discuss COVID-19’s effect on the nerd pop landscape. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL187.mp3 Movie theaters are closing, the Olympics have been cancelled, and people across the country are being ordered to shelter at home. Pop culture may seem inessential in a time like this, but the arts […]
Created by the infamous Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas was a godsend to goth kids everywhere. In our family, Halloween is every day. My best friend loves Jack Skellington and had one of those plushie keychains of his face on her backpack in high school. I just recently became a fan, and my stepson loves the soundtrack! Whether you’re a Christmas enthusiast with a dark side or a Halloween fanatic, I think that we can all agree that this movie is a masterpiece. The spooky stop-motion film actually took 3 years to complete, can you believe that? Your baby might not defeat Oogie Boogie and save Santa Claus, but they certainly can do a lot in three years’ time. No matter your age, whether you love musicals, stop-motion, or Halloween, The Nightmare Before Christmas is for everyone.
Nightmare Before Christmas Predictions Card
How cute is this prediction card? I totally didn’t text my best friend asking her to please have a baby so that I can fill this out and send it to her…
Nightmare Before Christmas Headband and Barefoot Sandals
Okay so, we all love baby feet. They’re so small and soft and delicate. These little sandals and matching headband are terrifyingly adorable. Pairing the two, where can we go wrong?
Zero Baby Lovey
Hopefully, your baby doesn’t have a red nose like Zero. This handmade lovey will be the perfect addition to your baby’s diaper bag essentials, a prop for a photo shoot, or just their new fave portable crochet toy.
This onesie could not be more true. Your little one might be cute, but they can certainly resemble a nightmare. They’re your nightmare, though.
Jack Skellington Costume Romper
“I am the Pumpkin King”. Your baby may be your Lil pumpkin, but be careful calling them a king (or queen for that matter) it might raise their ego!
If you are a Nightmare Before Christmas fan, you NEED this for your baby. The artwork is cheerful, bright and true to Sally’s patchwork dress from the movie.
Beatles Boogie Abbey Road Onesie
This is one of our favorite mashup snapsuits. Lock, Shock, and Barrel following Jack across the street pays homage to the iconic Beatles Abbey Road album cover.
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, tie him in a bag – sorry. Here at Geek Baby Clothes, this is our personal favorite Nightmare Before Christmas song. Teach your baby this song while you’re changing their diaper in the middle of the night.
Nightmare Before Christmas Cast Onesie
The gang’s all here in this awesome onesie design. What’s not to love?
Lock, Shock, and Barrel take the place of Snap, Crackle, and Pop on this creative spooky snapsuit. The dice included as the surprise inside may or may not be a euphemism for a full diaper. We’ll let you decide.
Sally’s patchwork heart makes this snapsuit stand out. You and your little one are simply meant to be.
The Nightmare Before Christmas Onesie
Closely resembling the movie poster, this artsy bodysuit will be sure to spookify your baby’s wardrobe. We’re not sure why, but this reminds us a little bit of a classic painting by Vincent van Gogh.
Lock, Shock & Barrel Baby One-Piece
If you’ve played Kingdom Hearts II, you’ll know that these three not only serve as Oogie Boogie’s henchmen but also make an appearance serving Maleficent.
Dr. Finkelstein One Piece
Dr. Finkelstein pays tribute to Mary Shelley’s Dr. Frankenstein. We think that the pink background of this snapsuit looks best with Finkelstein’s exposed fleshy brains.
Halloween Road Snapsuit
I know what you’re thinking. This looks just like the Beatles Boogie onesie that we featured earlier. This one is a little more detailed and Halloween-ish. If you’re a goth kid, you’ll most likely lean towards this one.
How cool would it be to have a ghost pup? Zero is said to be a ghost basset hound (for those animal lovers out there). Zero’s floppy ears and glowing pumpkin nose are a clever pun on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Calling all of our 80’s parents! This design is ingenious. Oogie Boogie (enveloped by the orange python that eats a Christmas tree in the movie) replaces the typical ghost in the ghostbuster’s symbol. Who ya gonna call?
Nightmare Before Naptime Baby Outfit
Even apart from the clever pun on the snapsuit, this outfit is stylin’. You could pair this with a cute pair of black booties or socks and watch your baby spook everyone in the house. We wish that they made these accessories in adult sizes!
We know it’s out of the question to give your baby sugar. But what if you did? Would they be like the pumpkin spider from the movie and crawl up the wall? You can put them in this sugar skull style moon onesie.
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If you are familiar with the Dynasty Warriors franchise, you know it’s basic gameplay is to either capture the map or defeat certain enemies with flashy over the top button mash gameplay. One would think that this type of gameplay would mesh perfectly with the One Piece franchise and four games lately seems to prove this notion correct. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed entries 1-3, but how does this latest one stack up? We found out in One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4.
I hope you are familiar with One Piece and its 900+ chapters of characters and lore because this game is definitely for the fans. Previous games have gone more into depth with the earlier story beats, but this game opts to only touch on 3 major arcs pre-time skip. Not surprisingly in the least, but I was a bit disappointed, that a lot the post-time skip story was glossed over. What we get is the re-introduction on Sabaody Archipelago, Dressrosa, Whole Cake Island, and Wano. Like the previous games since the current arc in Wano is still currently going, the game does its own version and story of it. If all the words and names don’t mean squat to you well this may not be the game for you. It heavily relies on its audience already knowing the story so it doesn’t have to go too in depth. The crux of the game is its gameplay… which can be hit and miss.
Pirate Warriors is an exercise in mindless fun in a good way, you’ll go through scores and scores of enemy fodder easily pulling off some of your favorite character’s most powerful moves. The combat has been expanded since the last game, adding air-combos and more transformations. Each character feels like its own person and feels true to the source material. Some characters excel in the air while others are heavy hitters. At times, you really do feel like your favorite Straw Hat living out that power fantasy.
Unfortunately, other times you feel just plain frustrated. The controls aren’t very tight and can be very squirrely which can be pretty frustrating when you can’t hit your target. Sometimes fighting against the camera can be an uphill battle. While there is a lock on system, it doesn’t lock the camera on the target but your character to the target. And even then you can lose your target pretty easily when there are lot of enemies on screen. It’s hard to control characters who can stay airborne at times since you can’t really control your altitude. And when things get really hectic and fast, I often found my camera caught in a wall or behind a building. It’s not awful, but definitely could be a lot tighter.
Pirate Warriors also has a Free Log mode, which lets you replay any mission with any characters you’ve unlocked and a Treasure Log mode that are missions with different challenges and enemies. Every mission is ranked so if you want the added challenge you can go for an S rank on everything. There’s enough here to keep you busy for quite some time, especially for those completionist.
This game at its core is plain ol’ mindless fun and there’s nothing wrong with that, but I wish it was more polished. I feel like the last entry offered more and had a tighter control scheme. If you’re a fan of One Piece, this can keep you busy for a while. You’ll get frustrated at times, but overall you’ll have fun. However, if you aren’t into One Piece then I really can’t recommend this to you. With a bunch of other games coming out, I would say just grab one of those.
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