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awesome arcade game art by melissa jones

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Galaga and Robotron Art by Melissa Jones

Looking for a way to make your game room really special? Look no further than these original 3-dimensional arcade artworks by sign maker Melissa Jones.

Melissa creates original wood carvings of classic arcade characters, then creates a resin casting of the original and hand paints each one with bold acrylic colors…

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March 15th, 2008 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

evolution of man t-shirt is stuck in the 80s

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Insert Coin Evolution of Man T-Shirt

If you think that mankind continues to evolve, perhaps you’re wrong. According to this clever video game T-shirt, we all stopped evolving somewhere back in the mid-1980s, parked in front of a Missile Command cabinet…

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March 6th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

super mario hidden quilt level scores extra points

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Super Mario Hidden Level Quilt

If you’ve got a serious Mario addiction, you might just have to break open your piggy bank for this. This fun quilt features the likenesses of Mario and his foes in the context of the NES platformer that really put the little Italian plumber on the map.

It looks like Mario just hopped out of his green drain pipe, only to have to face a tough decision…

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March 1st, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

apple floppy drive reborn as an amplifier [casemod]

filed under: audio | computing | hacks-mods | retro

Apple Floppy Disk Amplifier

Have some old computer gear lying around? Why not do what this guy did, and turn it into something useful once more.

By taking an old Apple 5-1/4″ floppy drive he found at a thrift store, then working some electronics wizardry on the interior, modder Jeff Kobi took this old piece of tech junk and gave it new life as a retro-styled amplifier…

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March 1st, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mike tyson’s punch-out scarf is a real t.k.o.

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Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out Scarf

One of the greatest boxing games of all time has been immortalized in wearable form. This oh-so-awesome handknit scarf features the fighters from the NES classic Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!

Created by El Paso crafter Beatboxtaun, the scarf features the likenesses of two of the game’s pixelated pugilists…

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February 26th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

atari 2600 super mario brothers, sorta.

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Super Mario Atari 2600

Ever wonder what a Mario game would have looked like if it came out on the Atari 2600 instead of the NES? The guys over at Geekstir dug up this great clip which shows off what that serious visual downgrade would have done for the game.

Imagine a world where you can barely make out the difference between the blocky little plumber and his squared off foes…

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February 21st, 2008 5 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

circuit bent commodore 64: revenge of the 80s

filed under: audio | computing | hacks-mods | retro

Bent64 Commodore 64 Circuit Bending

One of the most popular computers from the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is having a minor renaissance as an electronic musical instrument. The C64’s audio chip is famous for producing an array of warm, familiar 8-bit beats and blips…

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February 16th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nes controller pillowcases: sweet dreams are made of these

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Nintendo NES Controller Pillow Case by Penguinotic

When you sleep, do you dream in blocky 8-bit graphics? Are your sleepytime thoughts filled with visions of Link rescuing Zelda? Instead of counting sheep, do you count Koopa shells? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need a pair of these on your bed…

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February 13th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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