It doesn't happen often but every once in a while the obvious solution/answer is not exactly a helpful thing. Sometimes it's because the site that was behind the sticker is now defunct and doesn't work anymore. Other times the element I think would be a unique thing to research turns out not to be an easy result on the almighty Google. Tonight's sticker is a little closer to the first issue I usually run into. The site www.baseck.net does exist out there and something does come up when you go to it. However I have no clue what this site is. It's tied to something called justhost.com, which I would guess is a web hosting kind of thing like Weebly is. The options that Baseck gives you are weird though. Bases, wood plaques, architectural products, crystal vases, and family fun games are a couple of the options and I honestly don't see how any of it is tied together, let alone to the sticker I found. Even though I went to the site, I wouldn't suggest exploring it for yourself. I tried a couple of the links to see what things were and my anti-virus freaked out saying that what I was trying to access was a bad idea. I know there's a way to override it so that I could keep going, but I have enough computer issues in my life so why invite more. I may be a curious creature and generally feel the need to find out why things are the way they are, this however doesn't seem worth the possible lost of one of my remaining lives.
Despite the fact that I've run into a dead end, this sticker is certainly an interesting collection of ideas. A big reason it caught my attention when I was walking towards Squirrel Hill is the Gameboy base. I'm sure this was the case for most of the people I know but the original Gameboy was definitely my family's intro into the gaming community. My mom had one and we would all make our attempts at playing Mario, Frogger, and of course Tetris. I remember when the Gameboy color came out though, which this sticker is clearly referencing, and getting the bright green one. While it was intended as a device to be shared by all, it definitely became the brothers' belonging. But that neon green Gameboy certainly reminds a fixed image in my memory, causing this sticker to jump out at me. Along with the late 90's reference, this sticker also has a record player where the screen should be and the record is a buzz saw blade. I'm sure could attempt to draw some conclusion as to what the artist was trying to say with the design, but these are too varied of references to really come up with something concrete. All are pretty big moments in technological advances but seem weird to place together. It could be some reference to a game, I mean I'm sure buzzsaws are a common element in video games and while record players may not be a common sight music certainly is. In the end trying to tie a meaning of some kind to this image is probably better left up to someone who actually does video games and not me.
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