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Are you an avid gamer? Think you can still recognize a video game even if their graphics have been reduced to their primary color schemes? Want to see something so stupid it’s fun? If you said yes to all three questions, here’s one more question: what game is this?…
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October 14th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias
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These new jewelry designs look just like your favorite retro gaming characters, only made from schmancy, shiny crystals.
Designed by Germany’s Team Tentakulus, these jewels feature the likenesses of Pac-Man, Tetris and Space Invaders crafted from exquisite Swarovski crystals.…
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September 30th, 2009 by: Technabob
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These paintings by pixel artist Jude Buffum show what happens when cute 80s kids toys take each other on in a battle to the death, Mortal Kombat… style. Looks like CareBear has ripped out Teddy Ruxpin’s heart in an awesome finishing move known as the “heart attack”. (also known as
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September 28th, 2009 by: Technabob
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Fans of the just-released Nintendo DS puzzler Scribblenauts…, here’s something fun for you. It’s a pixel art tribute to the game’s protagonist, Maxwell.
Created by Faith over at The Girl Gamer, Maxwell is constructed out of fused Perler beads, a popular medium in the geek-pixel-craft world. He sports a
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September 15th, 2009 by: Technabob

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Retro NES fans, you’ve gotta hand it to artist pixelparty for his fine craftsmanship in the creation of this life-size dog from the classic 8-bit light gun game, Duck Hunt….
The dog measures 18″ wide by 16″ tall and is made from recycled pixels wood and a glossy coat
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September 10th, 2009 by: Technabob

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This Super Mario-inspired question mark block Kleenex cozy is perfect for Nintendo fans with colds – at least those who don’t already have a Famicom tissue box in their bathrooms.
Another Perler bead pixel art creation from Technabob fave artist lostmitten, you can grab one over on her Etsy shop…
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September 6th, 2009 by: Technabob
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This Raccoon Mario rug and matching Question Mark block Ottoman are the ultimate in retro gamer living room accessories.
Handcrafted by Mindy Y. (aka “enemyairship”), the 7-foot square, 8-bit Racoon Mario rug is made from 386 individual “granny square” pixels. It took Mindy about 120 hours to put the whole…
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July 31st, 2009 by: Technabob
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I have fond memories of playing with a Lite-Brite when I was growing up. As a matter of fact, I can’t get that damned commercial out of my head at the moment. Of course, most of those childhood memories were those of frustration from either losing half of the colored…
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July 27th, 2009 by: Technabob
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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
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I really love these whimsical folk art renditions of classic video game characters, handmade from bottle caps.
Etsy artist BottleCapArt turns discarded beer bottle caps into pixel art. Each creation is handmade from bottlecaps, paint, pine, and tons of hot glue. My fingers hurt just thinking about the burns the…
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June 26th, 2009 by: Technabob