Super Mario Bros. Soundrop
*Nintendo | Gashapon | Old School | Toys
Are you a Super Mario Bros. fan? Wish you could take some of the sounds from the game wherever you go? If so, you should check out this great set of gashapon toys from Bandai. Each "soundrop" has one sound from the classic 8-bit game which can be activated at the push of large round button. There are eight soundrops in all, each in a different color. The type of sound effect is illustrated and written out on its surface. The list of sounds is as follows:
- Start
- Jump
- Big
- Coin
- 1up
- In
- Swim
- Ouch!
Each soundrop is in a teardrop sort of shape and has a metal chain attached. They're perfect for attaching to backpacks, bags, beltloops, keyrings, Christmas trees, rear-view mirrors, or just about whatever you want to attach it to.
They are a bit larger than I thought they would be, measuring approximately 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" (6cm x 4.8cm). The sound is of decent quality and is pretty loud. The "Big" sound (the sound when Mario grabs a mushroom) is the only one that sounds a bit off to me. There doesn't seem to be the right amount of bass in this particular sound effect, or it's probably just a limitation of the sound chip. In any case, I think they're quite fun, and you can grab a whole set for about $25 or so if you can find them.
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So where can you buy these? Play-Asia is currently sold out, and I got mine from Jbox.com who is also sold out. Ebay may be your best bet.
