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vinyl arcade wall decals perk up your game room

filed under: design | geek art & craft

Vinyl Pac Man Wall Art

I’ve just found the perfect way to enhance your game room, or actually any room in your house needing a bit of fun, while at the same time saluting the salad days of gaming yore. Just peel and stick these terrific vinyl Pac-Man decals ($20) or Invaders decals ($45) from Sydney Etsy sellers vinylwalldesign up on your wall and start humming those theme songs every time you look at them…

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October 14th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: thescholar

mega man energy drink helps you beat down robot masters

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

To herald the launch of much-anticipated game Mega Man 9, an officially licensed Mega Man sports/energy drink is coming out in Japan.

The drink will be called “Rockman E Can Drink” because it’s coming out in Japan and Mega Man is called Rockman over there. The drink will cost ¥137, or about $1.25 a can. No word on what it tastes like, though…

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August 19th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

‘portal’ companion cube cookies- obscure but tasty

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I recently spotted these ‘weighted companion cube’ cookies from the somewhat obscure (or maybe that’s just me?) video game Portal.

I’ll freely admit I’ve never even heard Portal until about 15 minutes ago when I saw a picture of this cookie, but I did some reconnaissance and learned that in the game you get a weighted companion cube as some kind of reward…

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July 22nd, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

custom guitar hero/rock band paint jobs

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Guitar Hero paint job

Now you can geek out with Guitar Hero or Rock Band even more than you already do - by getting your guitar controller custom-painted to your liking!

Question: How envious/impressed would all of your friends be if you busted out a personalized guitar controller on game night? Answer: Extremely…

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June 2nd, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: karen

30 years of video game history on auction block

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Massive Video Game Collection

If you’ve ever wanted to build up a collection of video game nostalgia, but don’t have the patience to dig through garage sales and flea markets to put it all together, check out this insane auction.

A dedicated video game fanatic going by the name of sengoku has decided to part ways with his massive collection which is almost like a self-contained museum of gaming history…

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November 4th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

huge vintage video game console auction

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Classic Video Game Auctions

If you’ve always wanted to build up a huge collection of vintage console games, now is you chance to do it in one fell swoop. Some guy over in Hamburg, Germany has decided to sell off his collection of over ninety classic (and not so classic) video game consoles on eBay…

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December 30th, 2006 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

the 50 worst video game titles ever…

filed under: just plain fun | video games

Bad Video Game Titles

The folks over at Game Revolution have compiled this list of the worst names in the history of video games.

With the inclusion of titles such as Sticky Balls, Wild Woody and Irritating Stick, I think there’s a theme emerging here. There are some titles that don’t reference the human anatomy such as Panic Restaurant and ASO: Armored Scrum Object which are equally as disturbing…

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October 30th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

classic computer and video game art

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Cynthia Malaran Art Macintosh

Check out these nifty mini artworks by artist Cynthia Malaran, inspired by classic computer and video game systems.

Currently available works include the Apple Newton, Classic Macintosh (diptych seen above), Atari and NES joysticks and a 3.5″ boot disk. Each piece is a signed, limited edition print mounted on wood with bronze-painted edges and appx. 3.5″ x 5″ in size…

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October 14th, 2006 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob