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nes controller coffee table: drool.

filed under: geek art & craft | retro | video games

NES Controller Coffee Table

This has got to be my favorite piece of furniture, ever. Not only does this coffee table look like a giant NES controller, it’s actually fully functional!

Lovingly constructed by Kyle Downes of Ultra Awesome, the table also offers ample storage for all of his other gaming systems.

What’s the last time you saw an N64, PS2, a SEGA Nomad and a Famicom inside of an NES Controller?..

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

superbrothers pixel art: super retro goodness

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Superbrothers Pixel Art Star Trek

After spending the last 7 days straight looking at the hyper-real 3D environments of Grand Theft Auto IV, don’t you long for the blocky 8-bit goodness of days gone by? Eh, maybe not when it comes to gaming, but when it comes to retro gaming art, I definitely have a soft spot for the pixelated stuff.

So when I stumbled across the 1980s-inspired pixel art of artist Craig D…

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May 7th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

fc mobile game console plays original nes carts

filed under: mobile tech | retro | video games

FC Mobile Nintendo NES Portable

I’ve seen plenty of Nintendo NES clone systems in my travels, but this is the first time I’ve seen a mass-produced portable that can play the actual cartridges from the classic 8-bit gaming system.

The FC Mobile portable console plays original game carts from the NES wherever you go…

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April 27th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nes system built into game cartridge [casemod]

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Fami-Cart NES System on a Cartridge

This awesome NES casemod manages to squeeze a fully-functional Nintendo 8-bit console into the body of one of the system’s own game cartridges.

The Fami-Card started out its life as an original Super Mario Brothers cartridge. French modder Kotomi carefully ripped out its guts and transplanted them with the innards of one of those NOAC (NES on a Chip) system clones…

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

megaman stained glass project: hallelujah.

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Megaman Stained Glass by Gary in Cleveland

No matter what your religion you belong to, you’ll be a believer in the church of 8-bit platform gaming once you see this brilliant work of stained glass art, based on the classic Megaman gaming franchise.

Created by video game enthusiast / artist Gary in Cleveland, it was painstakingly assembled from numerous individually cut colored glass “pixels”…

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April 20th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cool boy game console: call the copyright cops

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Cool Boy Portable Gaming Console

The latest gadget to crawl out from the seamy underbelly of the Chinese gaming underground. Not to be confused with the GameBoy, the Cool Boy is a portable game system that plays a variety of old school 8-bit and 16-bit console titles…

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April 15th, 2008 10 comments 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

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

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