While the Famicom (NES) controller and Pac-Man business card cases have been available for a little while now, but they just recently rounded out the collection, adding the awesomely awesome 16-bit Sega Mega Drive (shown above) as well as some Space Invaders bedecked designs. Check out the image gallery below to see them all in glorious detail.

You can find all of these cases over at GeekStuff4U for about $20 to $24 (USD) each. I’m waiting for a Zaxxon or Q*Bert one before I commit.

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Created in celebration of Pac-Man’s impending 30th birthday (boy, I feel old), these limited-edition series of Zippo lighters from Banpresto includes shiny, butane-filled versions of Pac-Man, Galaxian, Xevious and Dig Dug. Each one features the pixelated likenesses of the classic 8-bit games – although I have to say I like the tiny little tactile Galaxians the best. Although I would argue that Galaga was the true classic. And while I don’t smoke, I’ll buy just about anything with Dig Dug on it, so I’m sold.

They sell for ¥8400 (appx. $93 USD) each, so I guess I’ll have to skip meals this week so I can afford one. For now, I’ve only found these in Japan, but hopefully somebody will export these for all to enjoy. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.

Banpresto’s new GONG! alarm clocks look like those bells that they have by the side of the fighting ring. The difference here is that these ones are designed to wake you up. When it’s time to get up, a referee’s voice starts to count down from 10. If you don’t get out of bed within the 10 count the “round” is over, and the bell rings. An internal vibration sensor detects if you’ve actually gotten out of bed of if you’re still lying there like a lump.

For now, the clocks are only available in Japan, so if you want one of these you’ll want to Google “ゴング！目覚まし時計“. Good luck with all that. If you can be patient, I’m sure the guys over at StrapyaWorld will eventually sell these worldwide.

30th anniversary Pac-Man lighters, just the thing to hand down to the grandchildren someday.  Oh, tie-in merchandise. Never change–particularly if you look this spiffy. I’m not a big fan of lighters or anything (is anyone?), but I have to admit that these Zippos are sporting a pretty nifty design. I think I’m particularly fond of the simplicity of design #3, though #1–”Game”–is pretty nice.

Pac-Man’s actual 30th anniversary isn’t until next year, but it looks like people are gonna start early by getting a jump on the other celebratory gear. All hail a year of Pac-Man! I’m for it.

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But unlike conventional (or organic) fruit, these oversize citrus have an array of colorful LEDs that light up the segments of fruit, and project patterns onto the walls and ceiling of your bathroom.

Fruit Palette fruits are available in Lemon Yellow, Pink Grapefruit and Lime Green Lime varieties, but I bet if you try and take a bite out of any of these, they’d all taste the same – like plastic.

So if you’re feeling particularly fruity today, the guys over at HimeyaShop have been kind enough to offer these outside of Japan for $32 (USD) a piece.

Each squishy floor tile measures 40cm x 40cm (15.74 x 15.74″), and if you’re willing to spend some serious dough, you can cover your entire floor with ‘em. At $23 a piece, they’re more expensive than some schmancy Persian rugs, but for dedicated Mario fanboys and fangirls, money should be no object. After all, you should have plenty of extra gold coins lying around?

They’re made in Mario, Shroom, Goomba, Question Mark Block and Brick patterns, but the bricks are currently sold out, so my dreams of recreating the entire Mushroom Kingdom in my living room have been dashed for now. Made by Banpresto, they’re available from NCSX.

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The box slips over the top of a standard box of tissues, and dispenses them from the cartridge slot.

Amazingly, these are official Nintendo-licensed accessories. They originally sold for about $30 each, but you can now find them for just $9.99 each from MugenToys.

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With its oddly misshapen wedge of of a head, Banpresto’s Face Bank is a rather disturbing looking device. Using an object sensor in its eyes, it detects your approaching hand and starts to chow down on any coin that gets within reach of its mouth. Once it’s done chewing up your money it swallows it for safekeeping.

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The Face Bank is available from gadget importer Strapya-World for ¥2380 (appx. $20 USD)

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The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop gadget for the Mario fan in your life.

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The Super Mario Brothers Solar Toad is available now from importer NCSX for $16 each, and come in both green and red versions.

The Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium features three amazingly real looking undersea critters (made from silicone,) and illuminates them with color-changing LEDs to give them an other-worldly glow. Now you can get up close and personal with these marine invertebrates, without the risk of a painful sting.

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Originally available only in Japan, the Aquapict is available now from importer AudioCubes for $159.

The moon phase projector from Banpresto can project a 2 foot diameter moon image from about 6 feet away. The projector gradually changes between all of the lunar phases over the course of about an hour.

The projector is supposed to sell for ¥3675 (appx. $31 USD), but I haven’t found a retailer who’s carrying these yet. You might want to check with Himeya Shop, since they import other Banpresto lighting products.

The mice come in two designs, one featuring Mario, and the other featuring a familiar Star shape. While both are fully functional USB input devices, one could argue whether or not they are particularly comfortable to grip or ergonomically well designed. Regardless, they look like fun, and if you’re a Mario fan you might just want one of these on your desk. They’re available for the first time in America for $23 each from NCSX.

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To keep you on your toes, the alarm will pick a random color coded wire that must be detached within a pre-set amount of time. Thankfully, the clock doesn’t actually explode, but it plays a loud explosion sound if you don’t pull the proper wire. The DangerBomb will be available this March for under $40 from GeekStuff4U.

If you prefer a less jarring wake up experience, you might want to check out something like the Voco Clock.

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