{"id":3156,"date":"2025-11-24T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3156"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:00:40","slug":"awesome-jumbo-playstation-1-and-2-cushions-are-warm-fuzzy-nostalgia-that-has-to-be-won-not-bought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3156","title":{"rendered":"Awesome jumbo PlayStation 1 and 2 cushions are warm fuzzy nostalgia that has to be won, not bought"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You\u2019ll need skills at a different kind of game to get your hands on these video game plushies<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a lot to like about the design of the original PlayStation<\/strong>. Not only did Sony\u2019s bet that the future of gaming would be polygonal and disc-based position the company for nearly instant success as it entered the video game console arena, the PS1\u2019s form factor was pretty much perfect. A mix of hi-tech flourishes with invitingly soft lines to its disc lid and buttons, plus a playful splash of color within the PS logo itself, quickly conveyed that you were getting something both cutting edge and fun.<\/p>\n

Just looking at a PS1 is enough to fill old-school and retro gamers with warm fuzzy feelings, but today we\u2019re looking at a PlayStation that is, itself, warm and fuzzy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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That right there is the Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation<\/strong>, part of toymaker Banpresto\u2019s<\/strong> line of super (\u201cmecha\u201d) fluffy (\u201cmofu\u201d) and huggable (\u201cgutto\u201d) stuffed animal crane game prizes. Given the PlayStation\u2019s overall rectangular shape, though, it probably makes more sense to call it a PlayStation cushion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The attention to detail is impressive. Rather than just pick out a PlayStation-gray shade of fabric and slap the logo on it, Banpresto\u2019s designers made sure to faithfully recreate every single line that was present on the actual console, including details that would have been easy for anyone but hardcore fans to overlook, like the reset button or the little rectangular strip in front of the power button that illuminated when the system was turned on.<\/p>\n

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Also present and accounted for are controller and memory card plug-in ports.<\/p>\n

\u25bc That\u2019s right, kids, wireless controllers didn\u2019t become the industry standard until the time of the PS2.<\/p>\n

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Had Banpresto stopped here, the Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation would already by a very satisfying piece of huggable plush nostalgia. And yet, as you might have guessed from looking at the side view of the cushion, they weren\u2019t done just yet, because they needed to represent the series of ridges that were found on the system\u2019s flanks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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And since they went that far, naturally they were going to keep going and recreate the hookups for the AV cables, power cords, and even the covered expansion port<\/strong>, which never ended up serving any major purpose but which Sony\u2019s hardware team included just in case.<\/p>\n

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Finally, on the bottom, you\u2019ll find illustrated versions of the PS1\u2019s rubber padding, closure screws, and airflow vents.<\/p>\n

\u25bc I\u2019m sorry, original PlayStation air vents, if you had to do more work than you\u2019d counted on after I modded mine to play import games.<\/p>\n

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At 42 centimeters (16.5 inches) in width<\/strong>, the Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation is longer than an actual PS1, and softer too, of course, but it\u2019s otherwise an extremely accurate recreation of Sony\u2019s pivotal hardware release from 1994. Its monumental success lead to the PlayStation 2<\/strong>, a system that\u2019s also earned a special place in the hearts of many gamers\u2026and has now earned a Mecha Mofu Gutto version too.<\/p>\n

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\u25bc It\u2019s always nice to see siblings getting along so well.<\/p>\n

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The PS2\u2019s physical form was in many ways simpler than that of its older brother, with the side bearing the PS2 logo being basically a flat plane. Still, it has its own characteristic design points, like the splash of blue surrounding its front USB ports or the secondary power switch and cooling fan at the back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Though the actual PS2 was slightly bigger than the PS1, the cushions are the same size, with the PS2 also 42 centimeters along its longest side.<\/p>\n

\u25bc The Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStations with a standard 500-mililiter (16.9-ounc) water bottle for scale.<\/p>\n

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As these are crane game\/UFO catcher prizes, they have to be won, not bought. Our photo shoot here shows off the pair won by friend of the site Marcus Lai of video game website Punch Jump<\/a>, and if you\u2019re hoping to obtain your own, the Banpresto site has a list of arcades where the prizes have been stocked can be found here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos \u00a9SoraNews24<\/em>
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