The History of Myachi Gear

by Crazy Ivan

First came the Myachi, but it wasn't long after the Hand Sack's introduction that we started to branch outward into the realm of Myachi Gear.  There have been a number of incarnations of Myachi accessories in the past.  Some have remained a part of the movement for years, others have fizzled out.  Still others were made for specific events and discontinued afterward.

While we were doing some spring cleaning out at the HQ today, Pinky came across a box containing several little bits of gear nostalgia.  We looked through it and took an impromptu stroll down memory lane.  Afterward I grabbed the camera and decided to take you, the loyal reader, on a guided tour down that same lane.

 Myachi Shirt

The first expansion of the Myachi line were the T-Shirts.  Now, for most companies this is a no-brainer.  You slap your logo on a T-Shirt and sell it to your customers.  Then they're paying you to advertise for you.  It's worked well for a century so we figured it would work well for us.

I know he's kind of skinny, but that
dude has some mad skills.

For most companies this would be the end of it, but in Myachi we're all about doing something new and different.  For that reason, we added the one of a kind Myachi pocket to our shirts.  While they were clearly designed and cut to be Myachi sized, they also work really well for iPods...

 Finger Knugz

Though they've been discontinued in the 5.0 series, the little Myachi finger bands have been an integral piece of Myachi gear for more than half a decade.  They were originally added to give a bit of extra grip to first time players (and to make the package look cooler) but they also eventually became something of a Myachi fashion statement.  By wearing the Finger Knugz, you were sending a clear message to anybody else you encounter that you are in the game.

 Myachi Hats

Obviously this comes shortly after the T-Shirts.  We actually looked at a few different ways of trying to add a Myachi pocket or a Myachi-holding loop to the baseball caps, but everything we tried fell flat.  Turned out that by adding that much weight to a cap you make it mad uncomfortable.  Luckily, our logo is cool enough to stand by itself.

And of course, since some people don't like the notion of a baseball cap, we also made them in the beanie variety:

 Myachi Wrist Bands

The whole wrist band trend spiked like crazy back in 2005 and 2006 and has since gotten smaller and smaller.  In some areas and within some crowds they remain popular today, but back then you would be hard pressed to find a Myachi player that wasn't sporting a set of wrist bands.  Of course, it wasn't long before we decided to take advantage of that fashion as well.

And yes, they're in a plastic bag here... they don't actually look like that.

 Myachi Back-Packs

These were actually originally made for a private party.  It was an epic Myachi party that has yet to see its equal.  If you doubt the awesomeness of this party, consider the fact that there were 7 Myachi Masters in attendance (including Myachi Man), the birthday boy got a SESAC as a gift and everyone who came to the party got a ridiculous Myachi gift bag that included a custom sack, a new Blister Pack (3.2 was new at the time), a Myachi shirt, a Myachi hat and a set of wrist bands.

Oh yeah, and the "gift bag" was actually one of these suckers:

 

Like that, only filled with awesome.

 Myachi Watches

These were also originally made for the same party.  Though we didn't make enough for every attendee to get one, we gave one to the Birthday Boy and used several others for contest prizes throughout the night.  There were a series of epic tournaments and winners got their choice of either a Myachi duffel bag (not shown) or this incredibly style Myachi Watch.  (My-Watch-i?)

Nowadays more people ask me about getting a hold of the tin
box than the Myachi watch inside...

 Myachi Helmet

This is a one of a kind work of art that can hardly be considered "Myachi Gear".  Nothing like it was ever sold and only the one exists.  You may have seen it in the "Meet the Masters" portion of the Myachi Video "Total Hand Control" where it wreaked havoc with my hair as I stepped off the borrowed Harley.

It was originally made by a Maniacs father as a thank-you for us sponsoring his son in Go-Kart racing.  There was also a pretty cool Myachi paint job on the go-kart itself, but I'm holding that picture for a future blog.  Between now and then, you'll have to be satisfied with this ridiculously cool image:


It does make the Brain Freeze really tough, though.