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Ah, a day in the life of a platforming plumber. Just when you thought it was safe to jump down another green drainpipe in search of a secret stash, out pops one of those annoying piranha plants to ruin your day.

Fans of the Super Mario franchise can now enjoy their very own mini piranha plant, complete with big pointy teeth…

There’s nothing quite like a delicious virtual donut and a hot cup of paper coffee before parking it in front of the fake TV to get my day going.

This off-the-wall creative project takes items seen in the 3D virtual world of Second Life, and transforms them into real-world (paper) objects…

If you’re a fan of the NES Legend of Zelda games, you’ll love this pixelated quilt inspired by the classic 8-bit games.

Created by CarolinaPatchworks, the same video game fanatics who brought us the Galaga quilt, it features a stitched scene of a blue Octorok and a Leever on the attack, while Link makes his way towards a Darknut in his Underworld dungeon…

Looking for the perfect accessory to go with your Pac-Man hoodie and Pac-Man hat? How about a pair of rockin’ Pac-Man sneakers?

These awesome hand-painted Pac-Man shoes turned up recently in a Flickr photostream from someone going by the name thekalaka…

Soft and squishy aren’t usually words I use to describe computer hardware. However, there’s always an exception to every rule, right?

This plush computer was handcrafted by artist Mandy Jouan of Sappy Moose Tree (I just like saying that). I think it would look really good alongside the soft Xbox 360, NES and Guitar Hero controller…

Remember those amazing handmade Nintendo collages that I mentioned a few weeks back? Regardless of how cool you thought they were, dropping 250 big ones on a piece of art instead of that new Wii might have been a turn-off to some of you. Here’s great news for those of you who loved them, but couldn’t spend the dough…

Looking for a place to keep all those gold coins you collected from punching at question blocks? Why not keep them in this crafty NES controller coin purse?

These zippered pouches are made from soft and fuzzy appliquéd felt. Measuring in at 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″, they’re perfect for carrying coins, business cards, makeup or even better yet, a bunch of your Nintendo DS cartridges…

Here’s another fun Portal-inspired craft goody — it’s a plush, knit version of the game’s Weighted Companion Cube. Now you may ask, how can something so soft and fuzzy qualify as “weighted”?

I guess we just have to allow some artistic license to the creator of this handstitched wool cube…