Hold On To Your Potatoes

Street Fighter II was released by Capcom Co., Ltd. in 1991 as a follow up to its 1987 release of its first ever fighting game, Street Fighter. The sequel added to the original with multiple and playable characters, each with their own unique fighting style, and features such as command-based special moves, a six-button configuration, competitive two-player multiplayer and something then referred to as a "combo system."Today, it is considered one of the popular and influential games of all time and is credited with popularizing the fighting game genre. It wasn't enough to simply beat the game. People would return to play the game over and over again, wanting to master every combination of every move of every character and then use that mastery to compete against other master players.Perhaps more surprising than the game's success is the fact that one of the key gameplay features of Street Fighter II, the combo system, wasn't a really a feature in the game's initial release at all. It was an accident.Hold On To Your Potatoes, this is how Street Fighter II glorified fighting game combos.

Action Comics No. 1 has become the world’s most collectible, and therefore expensive, comic. It is akin to the holy grail for comic book collectors and is affectionately referred to by some simply as "Action One". Only about 100 copies are thought to be in existence and only a few are likely in good condition.On November 30, 2011, via ComicConnect.com, a premier online comic marketplace and auctioneer, a copy of Action Comics No.1 sold for a record-breaking $2.16 million US. It had a CGC rating of 9.0, making it the highest publicly-graded copy of Superman’s first appearance. That particular comic belonged to American actor, Nicolas Cage. Before it was recovered, it was reported stolen from Cage's Bel-Air home in February of 2000. It had been missing for 11 years.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…This line would set up the two-word title card of what would become synonymous with a multibillion dollar franchise spanning generations of adoring fans.But the version of the Star Wars logo that appeared in theatres in May 1977 was not the work of George Lucas. Nor was it the work of the veteran designer who was contracted to create versions for movie theatre marquis and most of the movie’s print advertising. It was actually designed for a brochure by a 22-year-old art director, who was new to working on feature films, and whose name doesn’t even appear in the film’s credits.Hold On To Your Potatoes. This is the story of how the Star Wars logo was created.