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duck hunt leaves me in stitches

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

Duck Hunt Cross Stitch by johloh

Remember the 1980s Nintendo 8-bit classic light gun shooter, Duck Hunt? Now you can have the dog and duck from the retro game immortalized on your wall, thanks to this clever cross-stitch that recently turned up on Etsy.

Created by master of thread johloh, the canine and avian duke it out using hundreds of pixel-perfect stitches…

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January 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the legend of zelda and the quilt of power

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Zelda Quilt by Carolina Patchworks

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…

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January 9th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nes controller pouch keeps your gold coins safe

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NES Coin Purse by Lindsey Porter

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…

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January 4th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

gen-x dual station plays sega genesis and nes games

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gen-x dual station plays sega genesis and nes games

Nowadays, you can find many classic Genesis and NES games on Nintendo’s Wii Virtual Console, but nothing beats popping any cartridge you find lying around into a system that’s designed specifically to play those old school titles…

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December 29th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mobile phone offers nes emulation, mystery windows key

filed under: media players | mobile tech | video games

ZTC 8898 Mobile Phone with NES Emulation

Here’s a suspicious looking mobile phone from China that manages to infringe on at least a couple of prominent brands in one feature-packed device.

When opened up, the ZTC 8898 mobile not only looks mimics of the looks of HTC’s QWERTY phones, it claims to “simulate” 8-bit NES games too…

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December 19th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

giant nes controller conceals pc [case mod]

filed under: hacks-mods | video games

Giant NES Controller Case Mod

It’s kind of funny that this isn’t the first giant NES controller story I’ve covered. The last one I wrote about was a mammoth controller which could actually play games. This time, we’ve got the same monster controller concept, but beneath the hood dwells a completely functional PC…

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December 12th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

nintendo nes windows pc spotted on ebay

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | video games

NES PC Casemod

This wouldn’t be the first time that I’ve seen a Nintendo NES console turned into a Windows PC, but it is the first time you can buy one for yourself.

The maker of this beautifully crafted NES PC casemod has put it up for sale to the highest bidder…

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December 2nd, 2007 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

play famicom games on your nintendo ds

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CYBER Familator Lite Famicom NES Emulator for Nintendo DS

Sick of all those newfangled games on your Nintendo DS? This new gadget lets you dust off your old 8-bit games and play them on your DS Lite.

The CYBER Familator Lite plugs into your DS Lite’s GBA adapter slot and lets you plug in carts from the old Nintendo Famicom (aka NES here in the states), and play them right on the DS screen…

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November 24th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

rare nintendo game hits auction block

filed under: video games

Nintendo World Championships 1990 Cartridge

Looking for a chance to own one of the rarest video game collectibles of all time? Got $12,000 to spare? Then head on over to this auction on eBay and hit “Buy it Now!” to grab this extraordinarily rare 1990 Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge.

The cart is one of only 116 ever produced and given only to participants in the gaming competition…

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November 23rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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