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What do you get when you’ve got a crapload of Rubik’s cubes lying around the house, and some serious artistic talent? You make some major pixel art, that’s what.
These Rubik’s pixel portraits by Irish artist John Quigley are truly mind-boggling. Not only did he have to map out the precise pixel positions for each…
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November 7th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design geek art + craft video games
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When most of us think of Tetris, we think of puzzle games. But this new variant of the classic brick-stacking puzzler isn’t about that. You see, Tetris’D is a platform game. Huh, wha?
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October 17th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: just plain fun video games

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This collaboration between UK mixed-media artist Chrissie MacDonald and photographer Dominic Lee envisions what Tetris might look like on some newfangled 3-dimensional computing platform that uses physical blocks to let you play the classic Russian puzzler.
The whole thing seems slightly impractical to me – with only that much height, and blocks that can rotate…
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March 9th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: future tech geek art + craft quickpix technology video games
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Remember the beginning of Donkey Kong? You know – the part where Kong climbs to the top of the building, stomps his feet, and the girders all fall diagonally into place? That’s sorta what this new version of Jenga reminds me of.
Shipping this September, Donkey Kong Jenga doesn’t monkey with the orignial Jenga block…
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August 22nd, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: cool toys gadgets just plain fun retro video games
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In the past I’ve written about these little plastic pixel block sets that let you build classic video game characters in 3D. Those sets always seemed a little cheap looking to me, so I’m excited about these new pixel blocks made entirely out of wood.
Each WoodPixel cube has a different shade of wood on…
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December 6th, 2006
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author: technabob
filed under: design retro video games