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Mike’s Mega Man and Mario Mosaics Make Me Mappy

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No matter how many new video game franchises come along, it’s still some of the earliest console games which have the most popular gaming characters of all time. Take, for instance, Mario and Mega Man. Both released nearly 30 years ago (yikes, I feel really old), these iconic gaming characters…

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February 11th, 2012 by: Technabob

I Have a Dream… and it Involves 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes

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Designer Pete Fecteau spent much of 2010 creating this amazing Rubik’s Cube mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., comprised of 4,242 individual Rubik’s Cubes. The mosaic measures 18’6″ by 9’8″ and weighs about 1,000 pounds. The concept of using Rubik’s Cubes this way came to Fecteau in a dream.…

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October 28th, 2011 by: Range

Star Wars Bathroom Tile Mosaic Watches You C-3Pee-O-ing and Going Number R2-D2

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I love Star Wars. For a while, when I was younger, I used to watch the movies every month or so with my sister. Most of the time, we skipped the original and watched Empire and Jedi…. That’s why I love this bathroom. It was designed by Emily

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May 21st, 2011 by: Range

Bottle Cap Princess Peach: the Princess Gets Recycled

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Got 980 spare plastic soda bottle caps lying around? Why not do what this guy did and create some retro game art with ‘em?

Over a period of 6 months, Instructables member skeplin gathered up a whole crapload of caps and made himself a giant Princess Peach mosaic with all…

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September 16th, 2010 by: Technabob

Mosaic Tile Video Game Controllers: No Grout About It

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I’m pretty sure that these mosaic tile video game controllers don’t work, but if they did, it sure would be cool.

But even if they don’t play, they sure would look cool hung on the wall of your game room. They’re made by Breakin’ & Makin’ Mosaics, and currently come…

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August 21st, 2010 by: Technabob

Official LEGO iPhone App Converts Images Into LEGO Mosaics… That’S It!

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LEGO has just released an official iPhone App. Is it as cool as you think it will be? Maybe, maybe not.

There’s just something about LEGOs that is completely timeless. Even though it’s been years since I used the bricks, I still love anything that’s connected to them. When I…

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December 31st, 2009 by: Range

Motifo Fridge Magnets: Pop Art in Pixels

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Why just put a couple of magnets on the front of your refrigerator when you can cover the entire thing with ‘em?

These mosaic magnets from Australia’s Motifo let you build complicated pixel art creations all over the front of your fridge.

Each pack of Motifo magnets ($79 to $99…

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June 27th, 2009 by: Technabob

Pinky the Ghost Pixel Art Mosaic Made From 3.5-Inch Floppy Disks [Pac-Man]

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Got 256 old 3.5-inch floppy disks lying around the house? I can’t think of a better use for a bunch of floppies but to make a giant 16×16 pixel art Pinky ghost mosaic out of them. Can you?…

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March 24th, 2009 by: Technabob

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Mario Hits the Streets of New York

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Mario, as seen on the streets of New York City (on 23rd st between 10th and 11th). I have a funny feeling that whatever is down at the other end of those pipes is a lot less pleasant than the bowels of the Mushroom Kingdom.
[Wooster Collective via Digg]…

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March 5th, 2009 by: Technabob

LEGO Batman Actually Made With LEGO Bricks

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The LEGO series of video games has popularized a whole new side of the brickish culture by focusing on things that look like they’re made of LEGO but which really aren’t. There’s really only one way to counteract this sort of tomfoolery: actually doing those scenes, settings, and characters over…

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January 24th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

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