(Don’t tell her about the crash)
Premium doll company American Girlhas revealed a new arcade game-lovin’ galas part of its “Historical Characters” range. Courtney Moore is described as a “total ’80s girl” who grew up in the sun-soaked streets of California’s beautiful San Fernando Valley. Not only that, but she’s like, totally the best atPac-Man… Fer sure!
Standing 18 inches in height, Courtney is rockin’ a slew of ’80s fashion staples such as a side-ponytail, a stone-washed denim skirt, a rainbow Walkman, and neon-coloured bangles, bum-bag and hair scrunchie. American Girl is also taking pre-orders on a fully-working,doll-sizedPac-Mancabinet,so Courtney can take on that Mitchell kid everyone’s talking about down at the mall. Gag me with a spoon.
As with all of the dolls in theHistorical Characters range, Courtney comes with a storybook detailing her adventures growing up in the carefree days of Cali ’86. While a big fan of video games, Courtney is disappointed at the lack of girl characters on offer, so takes the opportunity to develop herownvideo game as part of a school project, creating the kinds of characters she’d like to see reflected on the CRTs of her local arcade scene.
American Girl has also announced that it will be matching all of its customer donations (to a maximum of $50,000 USD) toGirls Who Code. This non-profit outfit helps young women from diverse backgrounds study computer sciences through an expansive range of online resources, scholarly sessions, and summer events. In addition, American Girl will be offering $5,000 scholarships to four of the programme’s students. you may learn more about Girls Who Codevia the official website.
The Courtney Moore doll, the pint-sizedPac-Mancabinet, and a range of alternate, ’80s-themed outfits, (including someCare Bearsgear), can all be purchasedfrom the official American Girl website. Courtney will be available to purchase from American Girl high-street outlets from September 25.
Newest American Girl doll is a Pac-Man champion and game developer[Polygon /Twitter]
