Conceived by Cuusoo contributor Zombieattack, these simple sets would let you recreate classic scenes from NES games including Mario, Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, Balloon Fight, and others using a mix of standard and custom LEGO blocks.

Each set would produce a small diorama, with LEGO representing both pixels and individual characters and objects from the games. These sets sort of remind me of the dotgraph kits that Namco released a few years back.

If you’d like to see these made into actual LEGO sets you can buy, drop by LEGO Cuusoo and show your support. Personally, I’d pay good money just to have that blockheaded dog and some square ducks.

Artist Lucy Sparrow of Felt Sew Good makes several cushions based on old Nintendo systems. For starters, theres a shiny Famicom controller, which looks like it would make a nice pillow behind your neck during long gaming sessions.

There’s also a Game Boy cushion as well as a Super Nintendo console along with a matching controller. What I love about these is that they’re not just tiny pillows – each one is quite substantial.

While those are all awesome, my favorite has to be the one based on the all-time classic controller from the original Nintendo Entertainment System.

Each cushion sells for £37 (~$59 USD) plus £7.50 (~$12 USD) for shipping to the U.S., and can be ordered over at Felt Sew Good’s online shop, where you can also find Lucy’s cool ZX Spectrum and Speak and Spell cushions. Cat ears not included.

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It’s made by The Bohemian Workbench, using maple, mahogany, and walnut with dovetail joinery, so it not only looks good. Just remove the glass and it actually plays games when you hook it up to an old NES. It is built with quality as well. This table means serious business. It’s about 42″ long by 18.25″ wide, and stands at about 18” tall. It also will cost you $3,500(USD), plus shipping - but it looks worth it to me.

You are paying for quality materials, electronics, and of course workmanship. You can choose from four different versions (made from different woods or cheaper composites.) If I had the money, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Fortunately for you, the guys over at DudeIWantThat managed to score one for a sweepstakes, so you could win one for your living room if you’re lucky enough. The contest ends on April 27th, so be sure to drop by for a chance to win.

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According to Google, the new Google Maps for NES will ship on a cartridge, offering internet access directly from your old 8-bit console. A gigantic farm of computers in the cloud are said to transform the regular Google Maps experience into a version usable on the NES.

Here, let’s let Google Product Management Director Ken Tokusei explain it for you…

You gotta love the part where you blow into the cartridge “to fix bugs.” For now, you can play around with the 8-bit style Google Maps over at maps.google.com, then clicking on the “Quest” button in the upper right-hand corner, or by simply clicking this link. Be sure to check out Street View for more pixelated fun.

Stop looking for braaains for a second and vote for the 8-bit Zombtee to become a real t-shirt on Design by Humans. You can check out Luke’s other 8-bit t-shirt designs on his Behance page.

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While tunes the original sounds of Super Mario Bros. will always have a fond place in my heart, today’s game consoles create a much more immersive experience with fully digitized sounds of everything from weapons fire and explosions to symphonies and recorded vocal tracks. But what would a modern A++ title sound like if it were made on an old 8-bit game console.

YouTuber Omega52 had the same question, and decided to answer it by replacing the 21st century, Dolby 5.1 cinematic sounds of Battlefield 3, and swap them out with some good old 8-bit beeps and blips. The results are pretty entertaining, if you ask me:

The sounds were all plucked from Contra and Top Gun, while the music came from Journey to Silius and Batman. And if you like that, there’s another BF3/NES mashup floating around with the Super Mario Bros. soundtrack. What other games would you like to hear remade with old-school soundtracks?

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This nifty NES controller necklace is made by LicketyCut using laser cutting, engraving and painting. Each one is crafted from five pieces of acrylic, hand-assembled and then attached to a 24″ chain. I really like how the A-B buttons and D-Pad are stacked on top to give it added dimension and a tactile feel.

At just 2-1/2″ (w) x 1-1/14″ (h), it’s quite a bit smaller than a real controller, but that just means it’ll look better hanging around your neck. After all, if you wanted a full-size one you could just buy an old controller and attach a chain to it. This version looks a lot more refined in my opinion.

The NES controller necklace sells for just $25(USD) and can be found over on Etsy.

This good looking top was made by Etsy user morosemelonhead using an officially licensed Nintendo mens t-shirt. Sadly, the item has already sold for $49 (USD), but I’m sure she would be willing to make more if you have the money. At least you can try and convince her.

This top makes me want to open an 80′s style cafe, where the waitresses all wear one of these and the customers can play the NES all they want while getting wired on coffee. I’m weird like that.

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The pillowcase features the NES controller, while the cushion cover also has the NES logo printed on it. Both designs have a cotton front and polyester backing.

Head to Emily’s shop on Etsy to order; each pillowcase or cushion cover sells for $27 (USD). You can also customize the measurements of your order. Just enter the Konami Code ask Emily nicely.

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But there’s more: every 8th bump makes the lamp emit the 1-up sound! Budding plumbers, check it out:

You can order the touch sensitive Mario question block lamp from 8 bit lit’s Etsy shop for $75 (USD). I wonder how many gold coins that works out to.

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As with the other 72pins cartridges, this is fully functional and does contain a NES game, just not a Fallout NES game. It does come with a plastic hook so you can mount it on your wall right out of the box.

The Fallout NES cartridge is available from the 72pins online store for $16(USD). Supplies are limited so don’t delay. You can also learn a bit about the making of the art on Nick’s blog. 72pins should team up with Eric Ruth to make a batch of cartridges that actually contain retro versions of modern games.

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Emily didn’t say when or for how much she’ll sell the pillows and cushions, but I suggest you keep an eye on her blog for updates or drop her a message over there, because these things will sell out fast. Hint hint Nintendo. Meanwhile you can get Emily’s other NES-themed goodies on her shop at Society6.

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The massive controller measures approximately 12ft (w) x 5 ft (d) 3 in x 1ft 8 in (h), and weighs in at a whopping 265 pounds. It was built by Ben Allen, along with Stephen van ‘t Hof and Michel Verhulst.

The controller cost over $6,000 (USD) to construct, and yes – it does play games. The thing is so big that it takes at least two people to play a game with it, as the armspan required to use the D-Pad at the same time as the A/B buttons is too wide for even the likes of Yao Ming. Hence, my comment about Co-Op mode in the title above.

The controller was shown off at London, England’s Liverpool Street Station in celebration of the release of Guiness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2012. And no, you can’t have it in your living room.

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The console offers up a stunning automotive grade, clear-coated finish, with gold, silver and red accents, clearly reminiscent of the original Legend of Zelda gold cartridge. Ryan says they allowed the paint to cure for a full month between steps to ensure a perfect finish. I certainly would never have that kind of patience. But paintjob aside, the very best part of the design though is the intricate pixelated Link on top.

You might assume that it was laser cut, but it was entirely done by hand, which makes it way more impressive in its level of detail and clean construction. Utilmately, it took Ryan over 50 hours of cutting, sanding and soldering to work out the light up multi-colored Link character.

The icing on the cake for this mod is the accompanying launch video clip Ryan and his pals made, working with Avid Productions 479 on the video, and Will Chiles on the original Zelda-inspired score. It’s really a loving tribute to Zelda, and shows off the console in all its glory:

Now wasn’t that special? Seems to me that all casemods should come along with such a magical launch video, don’cha think?

[Thanks for the tip, Will & Ryan!]

As you can see in the picture above, the Funtendo is designed to be used with a NES controller, a Nintendo 64 controller and a Wii controller. Sorry Gamecube fans. It also has a 2GB flash drive that you can fill with emulators and ROMs, which we all know you legally acquired. Just plug Funtendo into a USB port on your PC, and go. One neat feature of the Funtendo is that it lets you use the three controllers at once, so you can use the Wii controller to play an N64 game – or any other game with gamepad support – if you want.

Take a warp pipe to Gadget Gangster’s website or to Instructables to find out how you can build your own Funtendo box.

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It took her over a month to complete this one and the finished product looks good enough to market, even if the color makes me think of a First Aid kit. Under the hood is a full NES (version 2) console and a 3.5″ LCD screen, powered by rechargeable li-ion batteries, as well as a built-in D-Pad and buttons.

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It is pretty cute, but ever since seeing the pic, I just want that gun to be modded along with this portable. It bugs me. I just want it to be smaller and more James Bond-like – something that a woman could use with her feminine NES portable and then conceal in her purse.

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The PlayMore handheld can play games from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Nintendo NES/Famicom, SNES and Gameboy, GBC/GBA right out of the box. Games are played on a 2.8″ 300×240 resolution screen (or is that 320×240?) The system looks pretty nicely designed, and has both a D-Pad and analog stick, as well as small L and R shoulder buttons. It’s not clear how these are used with older console games, but I’m sure some hackers will get their hands on the PlayMore and get it emulating other systems which take advantage of these additional controls.

Not that you’re likely to use this thing as a media player, but the PlayMore also supports playback of a wide variety of audio and video file formats, and it even has a (craptastic – 0.3mp) camera built in. But you’re not buying this thing to take photos. You want to play some Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong Country, right? Well it should handle those just fine – assuming you know where to (ahem) get your hands on those game ROMs.

In terms of storage, the PlayMore has 4GB of on-board capacity, plus you can add up to 16GB with a microSD card. It’s also got an A/V out cable for hooking it up to a TV, and is charged via a standard mini-USB connector.And if you’re to believe the photo below, it’s even more fun when you’re drunk:

So now on to the best part. The PlayMore sells for just $57.88 (USD) over at ChinaVasion, so if you don’t already have a handheld retro emulator, this looks like one of the better deals out there. If you buy one, post a comment and let us know how it works for you!

The 8-bit NES Xmas cartridge contains a game called Fireplace Bash, a 4-player game where the objective is to bash everyone else’s fireplaces. Think Battle City but simpler.

The 16-bit SNES Xmas cartridge on the other hand has a game called Christmas Craze, which seems like a platformer.

The lights in both cartridges change depending on what’s happening in the games, but they’ll happily blink and shine for you even if you don’t play the games. You’ll still have to plug them in to their respective consoles though. Colorful blinky lights need power.

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You can order the Xmas cartridges from Retrozone for $39 (USD) each. You can also have text displayed in the games and printed on an accompanying card for an additional $6. Not only are these unique yet affordable gifts, GameSniped says these are quickly becoming collector’s items, so buy them NAO.

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Developer Jim Welch has kicked off a project to build a new game for the trusty old NES, called GOATS vs NAZIS. And what, might you ask, happens in this game? Well, we’re not 100% sure, but the 1- or 2-player game involves goats spitting bullets at the evil Nazis, and muching on helmets, guns, tin-cans, grass and other stuff to restore their energy. Oh, and goats riding motorcycles. And blowing up spaceships. Sign us up.

If you want to be playing GOATS vs. NAZIS on your NES emulator (physical carts and mobile versions might come in future), you’ll want to head on over to Kickstarter and contribute to the cause. Jim is looking to raise $14,000 to complete the game, which he plans on releasing freely to the public once finished.

While you might think that $14k is a lot of money for an NES game, that cash will be used to cloth, feed and shelter Jim as he sequesters himself to build the game over the next 12 months. And if just 2800 people each pony up just 5 bucks, Jim will hit his goal, and you’ll be playing GOATS vs. NAZIS this time next year. If you don’t believe that Jim is up to the challenge, be sure to check out some early test footage he created.

But if you happen to have really fat fingers and are a pretty huge person overall, then you might appreciate having a larger of the gaming console. Pictured above is the wall-mounted gaming portable(?), although its case , which looks and plays just one of those old Game & Watch handheld video games.

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I mean, if we’ve got giant iPhones (although limited in functionality) and giant bathing ladies, then why not a giant Game & Watch?

The giant Nintendo Game & Watch was made by Tobie Nortje for the reception area of 21tanks. It was built using a computer monitor embedded in the oversize case, while the buttons are connected to an Arduino control board. Signals are sent back and forth from the controls to a PC, allowing users to play games from the classic platform, in this case, powered by PicaPic.

[via PC World via Dvice]