Costume 1: The Noid!

Yes, we know that we chose The Noid last year, but this is too good of a costume not to showcase for a second time. The star of Yo! Noid, and 80's icon, returns thanks to the awesome awesome premade costume shown above. This baby sold on Ebay for a whopping $350, plus $65 shipping! While we love The Noid as much as anyone, perhaps even more, we just can't see spending over $400 just to dress up him once a year. If you're going to drop that kind of coin on a simple costume, you're going to have to wear it at least once a week to get your money's worth. We suggest putting it on for Casual Fridays, Birthday Parties, and your best friend's wedding.

Pros: Authentic 80's street cred is getting tougher and tougher to come by these days. Wearing an authentic Noid costume is a sure way to gain respect from fellow children of the 80's. You'll fit in perfectly with the guy dressed as Alf and the gal dressed like April O'Neil.

Cons:We're not sure if that costume is machine washable. Even if it were, there aren't many washing machines big enough to handle this monstrosity. A few days in The Noid costume and it's going to smell like a cross between stale pizza and an old gym bag. This means that you are going to have to clean The Noid by hand, which is not going to be a lot of fun (don't forget to wash behind the ears).

Costume 2: Tingle!

There isn't a gamer alive that isn't crazy about the real star of the Legend of Zelda series. After warming gamers' hearts for years with his colorful antics in Zelda, the green machine now has his very own game, Tingle's Magical Rupee Land.

Zelda and Link cosplayers are as common as candy corn is in a trick-or-treater's basket. It takes a certain special kind of gamer to pull of a proper Tingle costume. A suave, dashing character who isn't afraid to wear his underwear on the outside of his green tights. The huge clock necklace that TIngle always sports also gives him that classic 80's hip-hop look that is sadly missing in many of today's video games.

Pros: Tingle is quite the hot character these days. Not only does he have his own RPG out, but he's also starring in TIngle's Balloon Fight, a remake of the classic Balloon Fight. Most people won't admit it, but Tingle is quickly becoming a major player in Nintendo's lineup. Dressing up like Tingle will show that you're cutting edge and are on top of today's hot trends. Be a leader, not a follower, Tingle-Tingle, Kooloo-Limpah!

Cons: It's going to be chilly out there on Halloween Night and the Tingle suit is not going to offer much protection against the elements. Wearing a coat is out of the question since it would ruin the whole costume. We would suggest investing in some long underwear if you're going to br sporting the Tingle look.

Costume 3: Tron Guy!

Every child of the 80's knows about Tron. Tron was our first real peek into what goes on inside our computers every time we play games and run complex accounting programs. The highly futuristic world of Tron was the setting for many hit Arcade games, including the excellent Disks of Tron.

Tron's popularity inspired many cosplayers, the king of these being Tron Guy. Tron Guy is a mild-mannered computer engineer named Jay Maynard. However, when Maynard dons his Tron suit, he becomes Tron Guy, the greatest superhero of our era. Tron Guy battles evil all across cyberspace, keeping the world safe from hackers. Tron Guy's greatest victory came when he single handedly defeated the dreaded Y2K bug, saving the world's economy from certain doom.

For this costume you will not be dressing as a character from Tron. You will instead be dressing as Tron Guy himself. Same helmet, same glowing tubes, same skin-tight spandex, same lack of underpants.

Pros: We absolutely guarantee that if you wear the Tron Guy suit, you will be the talk of whatever party you go to. Whether or not that is good or bad is completely beyond our control.

The glowing lights are great for lighting up dark streets, making this a great costume for escorting trick-or-treating kids. However, you're probably not going to be allowed anywhere near small children while wearing the Tron Guy getup.

Cons: If you've studied the picture as long and as carefully as we have, you may have noticed something very disturbing about it. Tron Guy is not wearing anything under his suit. Trust us, there's no amount of washing that will clean off the horrors of a night out in the Tron Guy suit. This means that the Tron Guy suit will have to be taken out back and burned after every use. This is not only for your good, but for the general public's good as well. This means that you're going to have to buy or make an entirely new Tron Guy suit every time you have to go to a party. But if you're a true Tron Guy fan, and who isn't, it is a small price to pay to emulate your hero over and over again.

We hope that these ideas will help you make the most of this years Halloween Party Season. We also hope that none of these costumes cause you to get arrested for violating any indecency laws.

If none of these costumes quite tickle your fancy, be sure to check back tomorrow for yet another installment in our PG Approved Costume Ideas series!