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It’s a Me, LEGO Mario

Lego Mario Sculpture

I came across this cool 3-dimensional LEGO sculpture of everyone’s favorite video game plumber (sorry Luigi) over on TechEBlog this morning. It must have take days for the artist to painstakingly recreate all of Mario’s details.

They didn’t happen to credit the original artist, so if you happen to know…

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August 7th, 2007 by: Technabob

Super Mario Brothers Number One Fan

Super Mario Ceiling Fan Blades

You better act quick if you want this great piece of Nintendo nostalgia for your house. It’s a Super Mario Brothers ceiling fan, circa 1988, that I found over on eBay.

I know Nintendo merchandised the hell out of this franchise, but a Super Mario ceiling fan? I think I’ve…

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July 25th, 2007 by: Technabob

Super Mario Subwoofer Paint Job

Super Mario Subwoofer Mod by Michael Karpinski

I really dig the great job that Nintendo enthusiast Michael Karpinski did with his new subwoofer.

He’s carefully painted it to match the classic “question mark” brick from the Super Mario game series. Looks like that little stuffed Yoshi won’t be long for the world when Michael cranks up his…

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July 19th, 2007 by: Technabob

Forget Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo is a Monopoly

Monopoly Nintendo Collectors Edition

All of your favorite classic Nintendo characters have now been memorialized in the  Monopoly: Nintendo Collector’s Edition board game from Parker Brothers.

The game features special pewter Nintendo tokens including Mario’s cap, Link’s iron boots, Donkey Kong’s barrel, a Hylian shield, a Koopa shell and an NES controller. The game…

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May 14th, 2007 by: Technabob

Super Mario Mushroom Guys Get Solar Powered

Solar Super Mario Toad

These wacky things out of Japan feature the likeness of Toad, the familiar mushroom character from the Super Mario games.

The fun part is that these mushrooms wiggle back and forth when powered by the sun (or a desk lamp.) They’re just about 5-inches tall and make a great desktop…

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May 11th, 2007 by: Technabob

Mario’s Real Life: Not a Pretty Sight

This clip features the real life story of the famous plumber’s addiction to those little magic mushrooms…
The video, by P0YKPAC is a sad, sad tale, but the (mildly NSFW) clip is really quite funny. Mario’s struggles with the “stuff” lead him down a path of self destruction and it…

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May 3rd, 2007 by: Technabob

Super Edible Mario

Super Mario Cookie

Some enterprising baker has whipped up this bit of kitchen goodness: a Super Mario inspired pixel cookie…

Do you suppose it tastes more like mushrooms or coins?
[via The Tanooki via Smidigt]…

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April 29th, 2007 by: Technabob

Radio-Controlled Mario Kart Racer

Giant R/C Mario Kart Racer

Everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario has arrived in the real world with a brand new gadget. This time he’s on wheels, and ready to roll.

The $50 Giant R/C Mario Kart Racer is a 12″ long radio-controlled vehicle inspired by the Nintendo game of the same name.
It comes with…

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April 25th, 2007 by: Technabob

It’s Super Mario in Toast Form

Super Mario Toast Painting by Dan Goodsell.

I’ve been dying for an excuse to feature one of my favorite artists, Dan Goodsell on my blog, but his whimsical paintings never seemed quite appropriate for Technabob.
Today, Dan gave me just enough of an excuse by when he jumped into the video gaming world. The latest masterpiece in…

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April 22nd, 2007 by: Technabob

Super Mario Brothers Music has Lyrics

Mario Icon

This clip from a live performance of music from Nintendo games reveals a little known fact. The highly recognizable theme song for Super Mario Brothers actually has lyrics.
The song is actually titled “Go Go Mario”… and the lyrics are in Japanese.
Luckily a dedicated fan took the time to

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March 22nd, 2007 by: Technabob

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