The Gamer's Guide to Halloween Candy

Catering exclusively to your video game passion for Halloween can cost you, but it's all worth it with the right candy. Here's what you need to have.

We found a wall of video game related candy at It's Sugar, our local candy store at the Bay Street shopping center in Emeryville, California. Call around to find out where your nearest candy distributor is and whether they carry these classy gamer treats, or go straight to a manufacturer with some licensed video game products to order in bulk.

Wii Remote Gum
Nintendo

Candy Type: Gum
Flavor: Peppermint
Number of Pieces: 20
Serving Size: 2 pieces
Total calories: 100
Ingredients: Normal gum stuff, Xylitol, Potassium, Soy
Cost: $3.99
Taste Test: Nice firmness, like a sturdy piece of Chiclets gum. Peppermint is slightly bitter, like spearmint but it successfully freshens your breath for about 20 minutes. Loses its flavor after 30, does not make your teeth feel slippery like Trident gum.

Controller Mints
Nintendo

Candy Type: Mint
Flavor: Peppermint
Number of Pieces: 83
Serving Size: 3 pieces
Total calories: 280
Ingredients: Dextrose, Magnesium Stearate, Natural & Artificial Peppermint flavors
Cost: $3.99
Taste Test: Curiously mild -- like an after-dinner mint or a super-weak Altoid. Doesn't have a chalky taste, but breaks apart easily in the tin, leaving white smears on your fingers. Slightly sweet.

PSP Sours
Sony

Candy Type: Sour (dissolves in your mouth like a mint)
Flavor: Cherry Sour (Red Screen), Raspberry Sour (Blue Screen)
Number of Pieces: 45
Serving Size: 2 pieces
Total calories: 225
Ingredients: Normal sours stuff, glucose, FD&C Red #40/FD&C Blue #1
Cost: $3.99
Taste Test: More sweet than sour. Dissolves slowly without leaving powdery residue on the tongue. Sturdy for longer sucking time. Bonus -- each sour has a PlayStation button stamped on it.