On the blog I go through some of the rare items in my Wonder Eggs collection. If you are a fan of theme parks be sure to check it out. #wondereggs #namco #themepark #pyrallis #history streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
I wanted to make updated employee badges celebrating Wonder Eggs, the first video game theme park. See how they turned out on the blog. #videogame #themepark #wondereggs #pyrallis #namco streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2026/02/crea...
I was wondering what it might have looked like if Namco made watches for the Pyrallis when Wonder Eggs was open. Visit the blog to see what I came up with. #pyrallis #wondereggs #namco #themepark #history streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2026/02/desi...
I am a huge fan of Wonder Eggs, the first video game theme park. It was created by Namco, and ran through the 1990's. I collect items from the park, read about the rarest item I have here. #wondereggs #themepark #history #blog streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
My collection of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit art. The first was a 98th birthday poster featuring Bosko, Oswald, and Felix the Cat. I also created a Phantom Pete from a Super Famicom Disney game. The third poster features Oswald and Homer the Cat. The last is a photoillustration featuring Oswald painting the mural where the TV series is being filmed.
In addition to my NiGHTS art I managed to do some Oswald pieces, Pyrallis & Wonder Eggs pieces, and even the Ocean Hunter, WNBA, actor fan art, and skate art. #artsummary2025 #illustrations #wnba #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #wondereggs #pyrallis #skateart #sega #oceanhunter
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Promotional poster for The Snowman… the Ride. Based on the 1978 children’s book by British author Raymond Briggs, the simulator ride was located in Namco’s Wonder Eggs amusement park during the 1999 and 2000 holiday season.
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My name is Noe V aka BigMex. I write about my interests, and collect lots of stuff. Here are some things I'm proud of. What do you love to collect? #blogger #FGC #wondereggs #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #vinyltoys #streetbasketball streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com
This is a gold colored pin in the shape of a jack o lantern. This was available at the Halloween Festival event at the Wonder Eggs Theme Park in Japan.
This is the back of the pumpkin shaped pin from the Wonder Halloween Festival. In the middle of the pin it has the Copyright logo with the words NAMCO LTD.
I just got another rare Wonder Eggs item. This time a pin from the Wonder Halloween Festival. It was celebrated before Disney had their own seasonal event. Read more about it on my blog. streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-... #wondereggs #halloween #pumpkin #collectable #pin #namco
These are recreations of the employee badge worn at the Namco theme park called Wonder Eggs. Each badge has a white background with a colorful cartoon character called a pyrallis. Each one has a different color. The Pyrallis, the mascots of the park were based on philosopher Roger Caillois' book “Man, Play and Games.” The author explained that there were four types of play, Namco took those concepts and assigned them to mythological characters. Agon the green Pyrallis with a bow and arrow shaped tail, had a stubborn sense of justice, and represented Competition. Ilinx the pink Pyrallis with a propeller shaped tail, was cheerful, funny, and represented Dizziness. Mimicry the blue Pyrallis with a harp shaped tail was shy, gentle, and represented Simulation. Alea the violet Pyrallis with a three pointed pitchfork tail was free-spirited, carefree, and represented Chance. The cybernetic Pyrallis from the Egg Empire were gray colored but were never given names. I took two other concepts from Mr. Callois’ book and named them Tyche (Luck) and Moira (Destiny). I used the fictional language used at the park “Elds’ Character” and put the character names on each badge.
I also created custom backs for the badges. The original badge had a safety pin, and clip over a plain white background. The new ones had the clip, and pin as well. I added the symbol of the fantastic Laperot Village, which Namco themed their park after.
Making sure Wonder Eggs, and the pyrallis never become lost media. I created brand new badges from Vogesey based on the original employee badge. #alea #mimicry #ilinx #agon #namco #wondereggs #themepark #logos #mascots #recreation #illustration #art #ピラリス #ワンダーエッグ #ナムコ #アレア #擬態 #ぎょろぎょろ #アゴ #イリンクス
This is a fictional poster that says Wonder Eggs, Wonder Halloween Festival. This was a real event at Wonder Eggs theme park. There is a floating pumpkin ghost in the middle with outstretched hands and golden slinky arms. The pyrallis mascots are dressed in Halloween costumes. The pink one is Ilinx he is dressed as a pirate, the blue is Mimicry and is dressed as a vampire, the green is Agon and he is dressed like a superhero, and the purple is Alea and he is dressed like a mummy.
For Halloween I did some Wonder Eggs fan art featuring the pyrallis in costume. The pumpkin ghost was a walk around character during their Wonder Halloween Festival event. Did you know it predated the Disney Halloween events? #wondereggs #pyrallis #halloween #agon #alea #ilinx #mimicry #fanart
I created four watch faces with classic Ingersol watch Mickey Mouse arm movement featuring the mascot characters from the Wonder Eggs theme park. Namco ran the park from 1992-2000 and they never actually made prize watches featuring the characters. My design uses the fictional numbering system from the park called Elds' Character. The pink one is Ilinx, the blue is Mimicry, the green is Agon, and the purple is Alea.
I was wondering what a prize watch from Wonder Eggs might have looked like. I used the numbers from the fictional Elds' Alphabet. I wish there were more mascot watches out there. Which characters would you collect? #wondereggs #pyrallis #namco #watchdesign #ilinx #agon #alea #mimicry
These are pin designs in the style of the employee badges for the Wonder Eggs theme park in Japan. The colorful mascots were called the Pyrallis. They were named after the mascots of play in Roger Callois' philosophy book Man, Play, and Games. The blue one is Mimicry, the green one is Agon, the purple one is Alea, the pink one is Ilinx. The grey one was a robotic one which represented the sister theme park the Egg Empire.
Started designing pins for each pyrallis in the style of the Wonder Eggs employee badge. I'm sure that I could sell them at Wonder Festival if I lived in Japan. #alea #mimicry #ilinx #agon #namco #wondereggs #themepark #mascots #illustration #art #ピラリス #ワンダーエッグ #ナムコ #アレア #擬態 #ぎょろぎょろ #アゴ #イリンクス
Got a grail item, an employee badge from Wonder Eggs, the 1st video game theme park built by Namco in 1992. To put it in perspective; imagine living in Japan today & scoring a Disneyland employee badge from 1955. #wondereggs #themepark #collector streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-...
Actor Jim Carey on the Drift King kart racing ride at Namco’s Wonder Eggs amusement park (circa 1990s)
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As a theme park fan there's nothing in my collection that I'm proud of more than my Wonder Eggs items. It was the first video game theme park in the world built by Namco. #art #alea #mimicry #ilinx #agon #namco #wondereggs #themepark #logos #mascots #ピラリス #ワンダーエッグ #ナムコ #アレア #擬態 #ぎょろぎょろ #アゴ #イリンクス
Created my very first fonts using Calligraphr. This was based on "Elds' Character" from Wonder Eggs, the first video game theme park. Read all about this magical park on my blog. #wondereggs #namco #pyrallis #ワンダーエッグ #font
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🙂 If only I could go to #Japan back in the #1990s. 🙂
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#NAMCO #WonderEggs was a theme part operated by #NamcoLtd. It was opened with Wonder Egg 2 and Wonder Egg 3, and closed on December 31, 2000.
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The final entry on the Wonder Eggs series is up. We look at how the park was celebrated by the community many years later. I hope you enjoyed this deep dive on the world's first video game theme park. #namco #history #themepark #videogame #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-...
Today we look at the Egg Empire, the sister park to Wonder Eggs built by Namco. This park looked to the future of entertainment. How did they achieve this? Find out here. #themepark #history #eggempire #namco #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Wonder Eggs was performing much better than expected. So much so that Namco built a sister park next door called the Egg Empire. This was years before Disneyland / Tokyo Disneyland did the same thing. Find out more. #namco #themepark #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Namco's Wonder Eggs created "Participatory Story Attractions." These were interactive walk through attractions that changed on each visit. Find out how on the blog. #history #namco #themepark #wondereggs #escaperoom #videogame streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
The team that built Wonder Eggs were allowed to retool attractions. It was a luxury that few in the theme park industry enjoyed. This translated to the park becoming popular with couples. Find out how. #wondereggs #namco #themepark #history streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Wonder Eggs followed in the footsteps of Disneyland. The park offered classic attractions, as well as the next generation of video game experiences. See how on the blog. #themepark #history #wondereggs #namco #arcade streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
On the blog we look at the attractions featured at Namco's Wonder Eggs. How did the company reinvent the classic fortune tellers, carousel, bumper cars, and old mill boat ride? Find out on the blog! #themepark #history #namco #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
A former Imagineer explained how the Disney Parks, & Cruises engaged with different types of customers. See how those lessons kept Dreamers returning to Wonder Eggs year after year. #themepark #disney #history #blog #imagineering #namco #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
The history of Wonder Eggs was connected to the history of Namco. It was the place that designer Shigeki Toyama dreamed about as a kid, and wanted to build for the next generation. Find out how. #namco #themepark #wondereggs #history #blog streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Why are theme park fans so passionate about their favorite attractions? What if you could be rewarded for being the best visitor that day? We look at how Wonder Eggs created a special bond with visitors. #themepark #history #namco #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Wonder Eggs was a tiny but capable theme park. See what Namco learned from Disney, and vice versa on the blog. #disney #themepark #history #ridetechnology #immersiveexperience #namco #wondereggs streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Namco was serious about building a theme for Wonder Eggs. They used psychology, sociology, and mythology in the foundation of their park. Read about it here. #blog #wondereggs #themepark #history #videogame #namco @bandainamcousa.bsky.social streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
Namco created a theme park that made every moment feel like play. It had a mythology, and a secret language for dreamers to discover. Find out about it on the blog. #wondereggs #namco #themepark #history #amusementpark @bandainamcousa.bsky.social streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...
