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		<title>Game Pumpkin Goodness Doesn&#8217;T Stop at Zelda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Fisher isn’t the only game-loving pumpkin carver out there that’s handy with an x-acto knife. Over on Deviant Art, user “ceemdee” posted a veritable cornucopia of video game art carved into pumpkins on her DA gallery.

I kid you not when I say “cornucopia” – there are video game&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/26/zelda-link-and-triforce-pumpkins/" target="_blank">Fred Fisher</a> isn’t the only game-loving pumpkin carver out there that’s handy with an x-acto knife. Over on Deviant Art, user “ceemdee” posted a veritable cornucopia of video game art carved into pumpkins on her <a href="http://ceemdee.deviantart.com/gallery/#Pumpkin-Art" target="_blank">DA gallery</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img class="size-full wp-image-22031 aligncenter" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/earthworm_jim_pumpkin.jpg" alt="earthworm jim pumpkin" width="600" height="450" title="earthworm jim pumpkin photo" /></p>
<p>I kid you not when I say “cornucopia” – there are video game pumpkins a-plenty, and they range from the contemporary to the classic, including <em>Earthworm Jim</em>, <em>Shadow of the Colossus</em>, <em>Plants vs. Zombies</em>, and <em>Fallout’s</em> “Vault Boy.”</p>
<p>As with Fisher’s Zelda pumpkins, ceemdee’s pumpkin art rocks some serious intricacy and detail. When asked about her carving process, ceemdee told Kotaku in an email:</p>
<p>&#8220;Mainly I&#8217;ve used an x-acto knife and three tiny screwdrivers to do most of the carving. I used some wood carving tools to scrap out the bigger areas on a few of the pumpkins and a needle is used to trace the image. They were all carved in the last four weeks. It&#8217;s actually only four pumpkins (one a week) with three carvings on each. : )&#8221;</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://kotaku.com/5385896/a-patch-of-gaming-pumpkins/gallery/" target="_blank">Kotaku</a>]</p>

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<a href='http://technabob.com/blog/2009/10/26/video-game-pumpkins/earthworm_jim_pumpkin/' title='Earthworm Jim, Pumpkin-Style'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/earthworm_jim_pumpkin-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail colorbox-21782 " alt="earthworm jim pumpkin 150x150" title="Earthworm Jim, Pumpkin-Style" /></a>

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		<title>Pitfall on Your Laptop (Kinda).</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/27/pitfall-on-your-laptop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 11:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technabob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, you could go install a copy of Stella if you want to play <em>Pitfall</em> on your computer (or any other Atari 2600 game for that matter), but this handy carrying case lets you get up and running without installing any of that pesky software.

Philly textile artist NovellaMarie&#8217;s <em>Pitfall&#8230;</em>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure, you could go install a copy of <a href="http://stella.sourceforge.net/">Stella</a> if you want to play <em>Pitfall</em> on your computer (or any other Atari 2600 game for that matter), but this handy carrying case lets you get up and running without installing any of that pesky software.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2332" title="pitfall_laptop" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/pitfall_laptop.jpg" alt="pitfall laptop" width="520" height="470" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Philly textile artist NovellaMarie&#8217;s <em>Pitfall</em> laptop case is covered with an intricate needlepoint scene of Activision&#8217;s classic platformer.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2334" title="pitfall_needlepoint" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/pitfall_needlepoint.jpg" alt="pitfall needlepoint" width="520" height="489" /></p>
<p>Oddly enough, the featured scene comes from the Apple IIC version of the game, not the Atari 2600, but I won&#8217;t tell if you won&#8217;t.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2333" title="pitfall_laptop_bag_2" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/pitfall_laptop_bag_2.jpg" alt="pitfall laptop bag 2" width="520" height="520" /></p>
<p>Each handmade bag comes with a sturdy adjustable red shoulder strap, and offers a padded polka-dotted lining to protect your precious laptop (13-inch or smaller models only). You can find the <em>Pitfall</em> laptop bag over on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5130960">Etsy</a> for $150 USD.</p>
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