The retro archivist and Keshi Corner creator Mr. Talida has offered an exciting update on his ongoing efforts to preserve video game-related Keshigomu, revealing that he has now scanned over 500 of the rubber figures.
Mr. Talida first outlined his plans to digitize his own collection of Keshigomu (then numbering in the dozens) back in early October 2022, with the goal of the project being to both document and research this often overlooked piece of video game merchandise/marketing and make them available in perpetuity for those who want them.
Since then, he has gone on to scan several complete sets including lines based on The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, with all of these being readily available to download for free online as STL files that you can render and animate, or print out to paint yourself.
According to Mr. Talida, it's taken "thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours" to get to this point, with the preservationist going to some frankly incredible lengths to make sure that these discontinued toys can be enjoyed by everyone and won't end up becoming lost to time.
You can view the complete Keshi Corner archive here.
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I've said it before, but I love this project. It's a great idea. You can't preserve everything like this, but this makes a lot of sense. It's a specific type of collection. It's a lot of prominent game characters with a lot of Nintendo characters, along with various other things like Mappy, Mega Man, Street Fighter, and others. It's cool to be able to archive these physical items with digital scans, and for people to be able to print them for themselves if they have or have access to 3D printing. It could also be a nice thing for young kids to have as small toys, especially if they're already into Nintendo characters or the others. When I was little, some of my favorite toys were small plastic or rubber figurines that look similar to these. I would have loved to have video game characters to play with back then.
Congrats to Mr. Talida for doing so much and finishing the project.
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