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NES Modern Classics

Jeromy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:09:48 +0000

“The Nintendo Entertainment SystemÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Ã¢â‚¬Å“black boxÃ¢â‚¬Â line is home to some of the most classic and iconic video game box covers of all time…here are the Minus WorldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s NES Modern Classics, an old take on the new gaming masterpieces of today.”

via The -Minus World.

Well, That’s One Way to Sell a Super Nintendo

Jeromy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:42:11 +0000

“Etsy is an excellent place to find video game themed crafts, but it doesn’t look like this seller put much work into the “Super Nintendo Necklace.” He’s hoping you won’t notice. You probably don’t. The necklace costs US$25 seller”

via Kotaku

Doc invents videogame sedation headset

Jeromy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:38:40 +0000

“Drugging kids as they play on Game Boys is an odd and slightly creepy thought. But a gadgetÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s been invented that does just that.”

via Register Hardware.

SNES controller soap

Jeromy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:38:54 +0000

“… [A] SNES controller replica soap, complete with a paint job! With raised massaging buttons. Weighs 4.5 ounces and scented with sandalwood fragrance oil.”

via Digitalsoaps.

Deaf teenager makes music with Gameboy

Jeromy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:01:26 +0000

“MAKING beautiful music is childÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s play for Ewan Brown – he uses his Gameboy console.

Ewan, of Greenside in Gateshead, has been severely deaf since birth, having been born prematurely, but has always been determined not to let his disability get in the way of his dream to become a professional musician.”

via Sunday Sun.

Real-life Super Mario Rube Goldberg Machine

Jeromy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:28:05 +0000

“The 22nd Annual Rube Goldberg machine contest saw many fun attempts at comical inefficiency this year, including this Super Mario machine entry from engineers at Penn State.”

via Boing Boing Gadgets.

The Konami Code Makes ESPN.com Magical!

Jeromy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:23:21 +0000

“inputting the infamous Konami cheat code (up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, enter) will infest the official ESPN web site with mystical ponies. And they’ll keep spawning if you keep clicking”

via Kotaku.

NES coffee table

Jeromy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:25:50 +0000

Just saw this giant NES controller coffee table, looks pretty sweet.

via Ultra Awesome

PXP-900

Jeromy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:51:10 +0000

“The thing has a 4.3-inch screen, almost the same amount of face and shoulder buttons as the PSP, but it only supports “NES, Famicom, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Super Famicom, SEGA MegaDrive and some sort of 32-bit ROM.”

via Gizmodo

Geeky NES Controller Tattoo

Jeromy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:17:15 +0000

“this cool NES Controller Tattoo that comes with all the details including the two red buttons”

via Walyou.