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Nintendo Collages Made to Order

Nintendo Koopa Collage by Chris Lange

These fun, one-of-a-kind paper collages are inspired by popular Nintendo video game characters.

Washington DC artist and die-hard Nintendo fanboy Chris Lange handcrafts these colorful gaming collages from old Nintendo Power… magazines, so he’s not lying when he states that they’re “100% Nintendo”.

Pictured here are several works which Lange

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December 21st, 2007 by: Technabob

Space Invaders Rings Land on Your Fingers

Space Invaders Rings by Toy Me

These geeky rings feature the likeness of those ubiquitous retro arcade game icons, the Space Invaders.

Designed and handcrafted by Italy’s Toy Me Milano, the Sterling Silver rings are the perfect complement to your Pac-Man rings and Atari Joystick necklace.
While I couldn’t find a retailer who carries these, a…

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December 17th, 2007 by: Technabob

Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde and Ikea

blinky in wood

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought a piece of furniture from Ikea, spent countless hours assembling it, only to have some slightly out-of-the ordinary use cause it to fail catastrophically. That’s exactly what happened to this artist when he overstuffed his drawers with his drawers and tried…

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December 11th, 2007 by: Technabob

Wii Box Robot on the Attack

Wii Box Robot

Thanks to a little hard work and creativity, a Japanese toy Otaku has put together this awesome little Wii box robot.

By combining Amazon Japan’s shipping box robot toy, some custom-printed box labels and a few mini Wii keychain accessories, they completed the look for the pint-sized bot.

Be sure…

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December 10th, 2007 by: Technabob

Portal Companion Cube Accompanies You Anywhere

Portal Companion Cube Pendant

Know someone who’s addicted to Portal? Here’s the perfect holiday gift for the obsessive fan of The Orange Box’s… mindbending first-person puzzler.

Inspired by the game’s handy Weighted Companion Cube, this pendant will accompany you through the test chamber of life. Please take care of it.
Brisbane Australia artist

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November 22nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Space Invaders Scarf: Aliens to Keep You Warm

Space invaders Scarf by wildcatdesigns

Check out this toasty Space Invaders scarf I stumbled on earlier today. The arcade-inspired wool scarf would make a great gift this holiday season for the video game fanatic on your list (assuming they’ve already got a Space Invaders sweater in the closet).

An army of pixelated invaders dot the…

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November 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Pac-Man? That’s Pac-Gentleman to You

Doktor A’s Pac Gentleman

This custom made toy by artist/sculptor Doktor A is a wondrous tribute to the classic arcade game, Pac-Man.

The one-of-a-kind sculptural toy is entitled “The Secret History of Video Games: Pac Gentleman”…. It almost reads like a steampunk version of the 1980s dot-muncher, what with its crank-driven game play

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November 1st, 2007 by: Technabob

Steampunk Laptop Winds Up to Power on

Datamancer Steampunk Laptop

This amazing laptop creation by Datamancer beautifully melds old world style with modern technology. Under the hood of this lovingly handcrafted wood case is a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 notebook computer, running Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux.

The system features intricate clock mechanisms below a glass top, brass details, leather wrist pads…

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November 1st, 2007 by: Technabob

Mac-O-Lanterns Light the Way This Halloween

Mac O Lanterns from MAKE

What better way to use a couple of old Macintosh computers?

All it took was a little orange paint for the “pumpkin”, and a JPEG viewer application for the face. This is the best use for old Macs since the original MacQuarium.
Got a great geeky holiday craft idea? Send…

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October 29th, 2007 by: Technabob

Mario Question Mark Block Gets Real

Mario Question Mark Block by Lostmitten

Looking for a unique gift for that Nintendo fan in your life? Check out this awesome bit of Mario-inspired decor I found over on Etsy.

Canada’s Lost Mitten crafts makes these 3-dimensional question mark boxes, perfect for your desktop, or hung from your ceiling. They’re made from a grid of…

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October 27th, 2007 by: Technabob

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