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blinky sneakers for the true pac-maniac

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Ben Sherman Blinky Shoes Pac-Man

I’ve got a (Pac-Man) fever, and the only prescription is more Blinky. Well the good news is that there are certainly plenty of Pac-Man’s ghostly pals to go around on these most excellent sneakers from designer Ben Sherman…

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posted: March 5th, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

anti pac-man: you control the ghosts

filed under: strange and unusual | video games

Anti Pac-Man

Here’s an interesting concept, what if Pac-Man’s gameplay were the exact opposite of what you’ve come to expect after all these years. That is to say, what if, instead of Pac-Man being chased by ghosts, you controlled the ghosts and Pac-Man came after you…

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posted: February 15th, 2008 2 comments author: technabob

pac-man blocks light up your life

filed under: design | just plain fun | video games

Pac-Man Light Blocks

The last time I saw such a brilliant blending of Pac-Mania and illumination was the amazing Pac-Man Christmas tree that showed up on the streets of Madrid over the holidays. Now you can have your own personal Pac & Pals light show thanks to these fun colored light blocks…

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posted: January 30th, 2008 1 comment author: technabob

pac-man ghost pillows get the blues

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

Pac-Man Pillows by Punzie

This set of fun Pac-Man pillows features the likenesses of Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde, the ghosts from the classic 1980s arcade game.

But flip them over, and you’ll get some of those frantic blue ghosts on the run as if you just chomped down on a big old power pill…

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posted: December 30th, 2007 3 comments author: technabob

inky, blinky, pinky, clyde and ikea

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

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 to move them…

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posted: December 11th, 2007 4 comments author: technabob

pac-man inky ghost bag: booyah!

filed under: design | geek art & craft | video games

Pac-Man Inky Ghost Bag by Hobocampcrafts

I came across this funky Pac-Man inspired bag over on Etsy earlier today. Handmade by Melissa and Zach of New York’s hobocampcrafts, the bag features the likeness of one of the dot-gobbler’s ghostly nemeses, Inky.

Using a bunch of carefully selected buttons, the artists stitched together the blue ghost from the classic 80s arcade game…

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posted: September 24th, 2007 1 comment author: technabob

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