A blog about my interests, mainly the history of fighting games. I also talk about animation, comic books, car culture, and art. Co-host of the Pink Monorail Podcast. Contributor to MiceChat, and Jim Hill Media. Former blogger on the old 1UP community site, and Capcom-Unity as well.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Is Dhalsim a fan of curry? A rare Street Fighter collectable from Japan turns up on my birthday!
I got tons of goodies for my bday. Games, comics, toys, and lots of Disney stuff, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. My favorite gift is something that’s been on my radar for almost a decade. Capcom had a cross promotion with CoCo Ichibanya to celebrate the release of Street Fighter X Tekken. They sold a limited number of spoons featuring the stretchy armed Dhalsim. The restaurant serves Japanese style curry in case you haven't heard of it. It's super tasty if you ever get a chance to visit it.
Dhalsim is Indian as you may know, and seen eating a plate of curry on the spoon. When the promotion started I asked the manager at the Torrance California location if they would be getting any. He gave me the strangest look. I never forgot about the spoon but it would only pop up intermittently on bidding sites. Anyhow, it’s finally off the checklist. I’ll keep it with my official Charlie Nash dog tags, Chun-Li bracelet, and Balrog/Claw mask. Do you have any odd Street Fighter collectables? I'd like to hear about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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coco ichibanya,
collectable,
curry,
dhalsim,
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