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"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the chart in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdQbf6PuRps

LP-Radiowerbung (November 1989) trifft Plattenschrank:
Ronny's Pop Show 14 (CBS)

#compilation #sampler #cbs #ronnyspopshow #kaoma #lambada #blackbox #rideontime #technotronic #tinaturner #mikeoldfield #martika #toysoldiers #lizaminnelli #honesty69 #frenchkiss #millivanilli #radio #radiowerbung #ads #radioads #vinyl #record #1989 #80er #80s

My tags:

#babetcirkocs
#ajourneyuntoward
#comethwithvengeance
#heartwinghospital
#toysoldiers

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 140

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Retro Videos Of Scary Movie (2000) – Some of you might be aware that a brand new Scary Movie (2026) is coming out very soon. Although it’s nice to see Anna Faris and the Wayans brothers in the trailer of the new movie, I am not very motivated to see it. That said, I am more nostalgic about the original Scary Movie of 2000 and that film is significant as there are many retrospective videos about it in YouTube. As such, I posted below the selected videos of Scary Movie (2000) for your enjoyment.

https://youtu.be/0Dhf7_I_uig?si=Ce6xO35Xn88wywnh

https://youtu.be/YjMdS77mMGc?si=8okaY1X0A4dFHmRe

https://youtu.be/jTJ_VSU-aO4?si=wJGG3IbG7hhaveB_

https://youtu.be/GG50jTrs6g8?si=Q1H1mnou6lfuG2J3

https://youtu.be/YiZfO6X6rq8?si=nHldJOB4KukBYdFb

https://youtu.be/ZzPbMHBYPEU?si=wsvExaZn3AZgIfKX

https://youtu.be/uNQUGOp1D3Y?si=ZUrNE-66QrNeyd2X

#2 How Tekken 3 Was Made Possible On PlayStation – When I first played Tekken 3 in the arcades in 1997, I was already an avid fan of Tekken 2 which I played a lot on the PlayStation console. Back then, I wondered how Namco would be able to port Tekken 3 on PlayStation are the arcade version had much more powerful hardware. A year later, Tekken 3 was released on PlayStation and I played it a lot. The more I played it, the more impressed I was with how the game looked and felt on PlayStation. Not only that, Tekken 3 on PlayStation had features that the original arcade version did not offer. To find out how Namco made the “impossible port” of Tekken 3 using the PlayStation’s aging hardware, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/GXZ6oBUW3c4?si=Plylt6aMUlEKTu2h

#3 1990s NBA Plays That Are Still Great To Watch – Remember how exciting NBA basketball action was back in the 1990s? It was during the 1990s when the NBA became a global phenomenon, when the NBA had such super stars like Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and others who made great basketball plays. Back in those days, the Internet was slowly emerging and there obviously was no social media to amplify the great NBA moments. Posted below is a video that looks back at sixty great NBA plays that would have rocked the world had social media existed much earlier.

https://youtu.be/OEGpmzHaykI?si=7-9zipAQ64vuNCKf

#4 Lunch At Ginza – Have you ever been to Ginza when you visited Japan? For the newcomers reading this, Ginza is the premier upscale district in Tokyo famous for shopping, fine dining and entertainment. Believe it or not, there are places in Ginza where visitors can have lunch at affordable rates and be satisfied. Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/18xMYQK96OY?si=O8QKMILHIBVTV6xi

#5 You, Me And The Movies React To Resident Evil: Degeneration – When the computer-generated movie Resident Evil: Degeneration was released in 2008, it created a lot of buzz for the dedicated fans of the Resident Evil video games, particularly those who followed the iconic characters Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield (the Resident Evil 2 characters). The limited theatrical releases did not stop the movie from achieving good box office numbers and it went on to sell a lot on DVD and Blu-ray later. But has the movie aged well and does anyone here enjoy it more than the live-action Resident Evil movies of Milla Jovovich? Watch the reaction video below and observe how it impacts You, Me and the Movies.

https://youtu.be/hikyGLzHxoc?si=oEYeNyJ9dpkI6l4H

#6 Shoplifting Rampage By Hijabi Muslim Goes Very Wrong – Did you notice any woman wearing a hijab who engaged in theft lately? Overseas, someone committed shoplifting and things went very wrong. If you manage a store or if you care much about preventing the crime of theft from happening, you better watch the video below and pay close attention to the details. Do not let the Islamists manipulate you and never let them terrorize you.

https://youtu.be/Nc4v06ZVDss?si=IGu6sQpSimfCNviV

#7 Origin of The Jackal – You ever heard of The Jackal in comic books? The Jackal is one of Spider-Man’s super villains and he is involved in one of the most tragic events of the icon’s life and also in the sagas about clones. Veteran creator J.M. DeMatteis called the Jackal as “a terrific villain.” To get to know more about the Jackal, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/p8XRliMd2qQ?si=2a9M09UKmT5v4zuV

#8 Rhetorical Thrill Reacts To Toy Soldiers – Remember back in the 1990s when there was a slew of action or adventure films with terrorists as the antagonists? This was the so-called “Die Hard effect” in reference to the 1988 classic action film that starred Bruce Willis. In 1991, the movie Toy Soldiers was released and it was about an all-male boarding school that got occupied by terrorists, and only a group of rebellious students can achieve a breakthrough. Recently, Rhetorical Thrill posted her reaction video about Toy Soldiers and it is entertaining to watch.

https://youtu.be/RXCVtmkWEj0?si=vLDYLb-IFYGXP3Bw

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"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the chart in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIzQM2LiQY

"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the chart in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIzQM2LiQY

Toy Soldiers #toysoldiers #toys #WarHero #military

I know (from reading three books about #toysoldiers during this search) that German toy makers attempted some standardization in the 1840s, but sources are confused about whether those were head-height or eye-height standards.

Take, for example, Heinrichsen's oft-cited "Nuremberg scale."

Today's #TTRPG related purchase at the #Ypsilanti #fleamarket is positively ancestral: A $10 box of 1970s Britains #ToySoldiers I bought because I'm researching gaming #miniatures scales.

Gloria Camiruaga, “Popsicles”, 1984, video, 5 min ★ Chile/USA/Quebec/Canada ★ https://www.sawvideo.com/mediatheque/video/popsicles ⦾ https://hammer.ucla.edu/radical-women/art/art/popsicles #GloriaCamiruaga #videoart #popsicles #icecream #toysoldiers #antiwarartworks #humanrightsartworks #aboutauthoritarianism #authoritarianism #AugustoPinochet #feministartists #Chileanartists

Глория Камируага сняла в своей работе и дочерей, и себя (как мне показалось), и ещё подросткинь и взрослых. Есть на видео и один андрогинный юноша с фруктовым мороженым во рту.

Pretty happy with how these turned out

#miniatures #miniaturepainting #miniart #grimdark #toysoldiers

Rocky times for this goblin scouting party as the leprechaun's trap is sprung. #miniaturewargames #fantasygames #oathmark #frostgrave #moonstone #miniwargames #leprechaun #spriggan #tabletopgames #warhammer #aos #warcry #underworlds #indiegames #shivershield #paintingminiatures #toysoldiers #froud

Cludbur militia. A fun challenge to get a sense of weight in the slings. #fantasygames #fantasyminiatures #shivershield #miniwargames #toysoldiers #halfling #halflings #minisculpting #tabletop #ttrpg #warhammer #wfb #oldworld #kingsofwar #oathsworn #frostgrave #wargaming #wargames

Martika - Toy Soldiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdLovAaYzM

#Martika #ToySoldiers #Music

10 Days of Gen X Christmas Toys: Throwback to my favorite childhood gifts from the 1970s and 80s!

#ChristmasToys #GenXChristmas #RetroToys #70sKid #80sKid #HolidayNostalgia #writingcommunity #author #ToySoldiers

"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the chart in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsIzQM2LiQY

"Toy Soldiers" is a song by American singer-songwriter #Martika, appearing on her self-titled debut album (1988) and released in the United States as the second single from the album on April 26, 1989. It was her only song to top the charts in the United States, reaching the number-one on #Billboard #Hot100 for two weeks in mid-1989. An edited version of the song is included in the imported version of the album #ToySoldiers: The Best of Martika.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvdLovAaYzM

I love this more than words can ever express...

(I think #Markwayne the Plumber and #KegsBreath should start a mutual reach-around group then start leaking together)

#ToySoldiers #GOPpussies

Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your own mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #digitalArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #noAFD #NoRacism #NoFascism #humanrights #humanDignity #Нетвойны #monkey #chimpanzee #childrenPlaying #childrensGames #sandbox #beach #warToys #warGames #toyTank #toySoldiers #machineGun #ak47

Coming Up On Carte Blanche – 2 June 2024

#CarteBlanche #MNet101 #FollowTheBallot #ToySoldiers #MadSwimmers #SchoolTies #RoadToElections #EasternCape #KwaZuluNatal #MKParty #NorthernCape #ZamaniSaul #ElectionRundown #RhinoPoaching

https://www.samdb.co.za/blogs/blog/2024/05/31/coming-up-on-carte-blanche-2-june-2024/

Step by step, heart to heart
Left, right, left, [they] all fall down
Like #ToySoldiers.

#Martika predicted this outcome in 1988.

https://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68606974

Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your own mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #digitalArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #fckFdp #fckAfd #Нетвойны #monkey #chimpanzee #childrenPlaying #childrensGames #sandbox #beach #warToys #warGames #toyTank #toySoldiers #pacifism #eye #watchingThem #surveillance #observation

Digital painting: Ambiguous impulses for your own mental cinema!
#kunst #contemporaryArt #mentalCinema #digitalPainting #virtualPainting #aiAssistedArt #digitalArt #saveBioDiversity #climateActionNow #systemChange #endFossilFuels #makeArtNotWar #fckFdp #fckAfd #Нетвойны #reichstag #government #selfportrait #mySon #mójsyn #nextGeneration #familyAlbum #family #sandbox #toySoldiers#helicopter #tinCan #soldiers #anatomyModel #muscles #thirdArm #sunlight #forest

Martika, Toy Soldiers (1988)
#80s #martika #toysoldiers

Did you know that wargaming, and by extension the tabletop roleplaying hobby, can claim descendence from a H.G. Wells book?

In 1913 already well-known novelist H.G. Wells published Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys’ games and books which provided a simple system for wargaming with miniatures.

Now, wargaming was older of course (I mean, there was chess after all, and Kriegsspiel was created as a training tool for the Prussian army in the 18th ct., and he does acknowledge a relation), but I think this might have been the first (published) ruleset to involve using toy soldiers and terrain built from toys.

According to the book the idea for the game came to notable pacifist Wells during a visit by his friend Jerome K. Jerome, where they began shooting toy soldiers with a toy cannon after dinner, which spiraled into a mess on the floor as more and more toys and written rules were added over time.

He even started with further extensions, and with thoughts how to integrate this whole system into the larger context of Kriegsspiel and make this into a strategic campaign. That all sounds very familiar.

What takes it from just interesting into adorkable territory though are the pictures. Pictures of soldiers and terrain, yes, but also of Wells and his friends playing the game properly dressed in some casual suit and tie.

The book often is reprinted alongside the previous book Floor Games, in which he describes games to be played by kids on the floor that do not involve war. Notably he described himself and his friends playing the war game, obviously trying to make a difference between children’s games and games for adults here. (although his subtitle indicates kids could be interested in it as well)

Where to get it

There’s reprints that can be found easily enough on various internet bookshops. But as these books are very much in the public domain right now the texts can be found on Project Gutenberg, archive.org, WikiSource, even as a free audiobook version on LibriVox

Little Wars on Project Gutenberg, Archive.org, WikiSource, Librivox (audio)
Floor Games on Project Gutenberg, Archive.org, WikiSource, Librivox (audio)

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https://gmkeros.wordpress.com/2023/10/26/h-g-wells-and-the-beginning-of-miniature-wargaming/

#h #Miniatures #scienceFiction #toySoldiers #ttrpg #Wargames #wells

Idea from @VVitchy -
To help make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.

#BrownsvilleStation
#toysoldiers
#sunglasses
#dominos
#BluesBrothers
#Vampirella

“the war game was constantly improved and elaborated, until from a few hours ‘war’ took weeks to play, and the critical operations in the attic monopolized half our thoughts.”

—from “Stevenson at Play”, by Lloyd Osbourne. Scribner’s Magazine, December 1898

#RobertLouisStevenson & #wargames #wargaming

#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #games #boardgames #toysoldiers

Read the article online here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beattie/timeline/rlstext.html

Britains British 93rd Highlanders, 1854-1856.

#toysoldiers #britainssoldiers

Kotaku: The Week In Games: Twisted Therapy And Toy Soldiers https://kotaku.com/may-game-releases-this-week-outlast-trials-tin-hearts-1850441245 #gaming #tech #kotaku #health2cmedical2cpharma #technology2cinternet #healthsciences #war2cconflict #toysoldiers #videogames #articles #therapy #twisted