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We Got A Visitor! MORPH!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls please be standing for... MORPH!!!

Morph? You're kidding!
Yes that 70's classic plasticine dude came by Firebox HQ today to be photographed and boy-oh-boy were we happy to see the little fella.  Put it this way, we couldn't shut him up! "Burbba" this, "Behh Behh" that, he was quite amusing.

Didn't he burn in that fire?
Nope. Apparently he didn't burn in the recent Aardman fire, but the box he was stored in was burnt. So it is a miracle he lived to tell the tale really. It's purely coincidence that he came to FIREbox.

Wow. So how's he doing?
Morph is getting older now and doesn't make many public appearances, but he told us he still enjoys drawing (with a very big pencil) and sleeping in his wooden watercolour box.

But what about the other guy he hung around with?
What Tony?

No the angry one! Dave?!?
Chas! Well he didn't really mention him to be honest. Who knows? They might have sorted out their disagreements.

So then what happened?
Well, several pics and cold drinks later and it was time for him to make his way back home to Bristol. Needless to say we were well chuffed to meet him.

When do we get to meet him?
Soon. How about Christmas?

Morph is coming to Firebox. So stay tuned!

Listen to an interview by BBC Bristol with one of Morph's creators Peter Lord here.

FACT: Did you know that the idea of Morph came about because BBC Producers wanted something to 'jolly up' Tony Harts show.

K.I.T.T Is A Hit On Ebay

The 'original' Kitt car from the hit 1980s television show KNIGHT RIDER is up for sale on Internet auction website eBay or at least thats what we were told in the papers today. The black 1984 Pontiac Trans Am, which has a flashing red light on the front is already attracting bids up to £16,000 on the site but it seems that the car is not an original, but just a very good restoration.

After being released from its film duties, KITT found its way into the show circuit by promoting many Budweiser World of Wheels car shows for a number of years. After its tour of duty, the car was in need of restoration and in 2001 the owner approached Mark Scrivani of Mark's Custom Kits to restore the vehicle.

Auto Blog commented, "This is a picture-perfect reproduction of the Knight Industries 2000. Unfortunately, after all that money and man-hours, the gooey center is still an '80s F-Body. Canadian seller Zapper80 has done an awesome job putting this car together, and claims a cost of over $40,000 CDN. Zapper80 cites original molds as the source for some of the body parts, which leads us to believe that the car was put together from the wealth of parts and information available from the enthusiastic Knight Rider fans on the web. The amount of information, and lines of communication back to KITT designer Michael Scheffe are truly astounding."

Did you know KITT stood for Knight Industries Two Thousand? You do now... tell everyone!

Can't afford the real replica? We got a little something for ya!

Talking of remakes. You heard about the new Robocop?

Lego Computer Games

A little while back we posted some videos of some Super Mario levels made in Lego. Well check out these Lego computer game scenes. Aces!

Click here for more.

Minilogue/Hitchhikers Choice Animation

"It's Rohohoholf's Cartoon Club! You can join today!"

Well, no it isn't. But it's close enough. Check this animation out!

Want some quality Rolf time?
Want to see Margot making the first computer?

A Stella Collection of Fakes

Oi! Stop waggling ya joysticks and cop a load of this! Atari game covers from yesteryear.

Who remembers getting to the last level of 'Finding The Koala'? or beating your mates on a quick game of 'Salvador Dali's Pinball Thrills'?

Anyone fancy a game of 'Buzz Aldrin Space Rainbow Tennis'? Click here.