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Looking for a unique gift for the gamer geek in your life? You might want to check out these handmade scarves inspired by classic video games.

B2D4’s (bits to die for) retro arcade scarves feature graphics from such classics as Space Invaders, Boot Hill and Pong among others. The scarves are made in Germany from 100% Merino Wool, so they should be nice and toasty for those cold winter days…

If you love classic arcade games and you have to have a big screen, you’ll love the new Dream Arcades 100-inch Home Video Arcade Center.

The system features a 100-inch diagonal screen and a 2000 lumen DLP front projector, running at 1024×768 (XGA) resolution. An Athlon 64 CPU powers the arcade emulator PC…

The guys over at Brick Flick have painstakingly built a series of LEGO vignettes based on classic video games.

The scenes include Mortal Kombat, Castlevania, Shadow of the Colossus, Contra, Excitebike and my personal Favorite, Katamari (Block)acy - shown above. There’s also an awesome animated featurette, Grand Theft Auto LEGO CITY.

You can check out the complete photo set here…

At this week’s Pinball Expo in Chicago, a little company called Global VR showed off their UltraPin pinball machine which brings back the feel of old pinball machines, but updates the concept for the 21st century…

After you’ve adorned yourself with some Pac-man and Ghost rings, why not round out the look with this classic Atari joystick necklace?
The tiny joystick pendant measures just .5 ” x .75″ x .5″ and comes on a 12″ silver tone chain. The necklace is available from fredflare.com for the low price of $10 each.

UK alt band, WeAreWater might sound a bit like Radiohead, but their video looks like something more appropros of a band with a name like Atari Teenage Riot.

Their new music video for “Glass”, by Seven/Seven Productions is inspired by a number of classic eighties video games including Space Invaders, Pac Man, Pitfall, Donkey Kong, Pong and more. How many classic games can you name?..

Check out these nifty mini artworks by artist Cynthia Malaran, inspired by classic computer and video game systems.

Currently available works include the Apple Newton, Classic Macintosh (diptych seen above), Atari and NES joysticks and a 3.5″ boot disk. Each piece is a signed, limited edition print mounted on wood with bronze-painted edges and appx. 3.5″ x 5″ in size…

These little dektop toys feature bite-sized reproductions of a couple of classic arcade games.

Each machine features authentic arcade sound effects and a color LCD screen with a stylized remake of either Frogger or Space Invaders. These mini arcade games are available from FredFlare for $28 each.