If you’re looking for a geeky gift for your loved one for Valentine’s Day, the 8-Bit Rose might be the thing that wins their heart. Just like the 8-Bit Flower Bouquet, this rose will stay bright red and upright forever.
The 8-Bit Rose is made from EVA foam and has a fold out stand. I wonder if EVA foam has a sweet scent.
You can order the 8-Bit Rose from ThinkGeek for $15 (USD). Make a 96-bit bouquet if you have some extra coins on you.
Are you sitting down? Good. Because this interlocking Space Invaders chair will floor you. The pieces all interlock to create an oversize Space Invader that you can park your butt on.
It is called “Game Over” and comes from Italian design firm DOKC LAB. These chairs are put together from five separate interlocking pieces and it is all held together without any screws, glue or nails. Pure geek joy holds everything together.
I just hope that this awesome design becomes a reality, because I can’t get enough Invaders. I’m betting the chair would cost you more than a working Space Invaders arcade cabinet, but I think it would be worth it.
[via Gamefreaks via It8bit via Obvious Winner]
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Wreck-It Ralph has been released in a lot of places worldwide, my country of residence included, and I really found it entertaining and enjoyable. If you like video games at the very least and played a couple of games when they were still all pixelly and in 8-bit form, then chances are you’ll like the movie, too.
The film doesn’t come out in the UK until February 8, 2013, so Disney is going the extra mile – or is it the extra lane? – to promote the movie by setting up 8-bit Lane in London.
It’s basically a street art exhibit where, if you look closely, you’ll spot a few things that aren’t as they should be. For example, water flowing out of a pipe looks suspiciously pixelated. Two pigeons on a pipe also get treated to some 8-bit action.
All of the sculptures on 8-bit Lane were created by Aden Hynes, who is Disney’s film production sculptor. Check out more of the exhibit in the gallery below.
Photos taken by Michael Reeve.
[via it8bit via Laughing Squid]
When I dust off the old Atari Flashback to play games from the Atari 2600, I realize how crappy most of the games really were. The only games which really stand the test of time are the Activision games, like Kaboom!, River Raid and of course, Pitfall. These games not only featured addictive gameplay, but pushed the graphical and audio envelope for the simplistic, but groundbreaking 8-bit home console.
Now you can reminisce about Pitfall every time you have a cup of joe. Each of these 7.5 oz. porcelain mugs is emblazoned with pixelated image of the killer gators from Activision’s Atari 2600 classic. Of course, you really need to line up three of the mugs in a row to achieve the full effect. That’s okay, JamesBit has you covered, and only sells them in sets of three. I know you like your coffee, so it shouldn’t be a problem for you to down three cups at a time anyhow.
Grab a set of three Pitfall mugs over on Etsy for $23.99(USD). It’s how Pitfall Harry drinks his coffee every morning before going off and fighting giant white scorpions.
Guess it’s time to dump that lowly 60-inch flat screen and upgrade to a 100 or 150-inch screen, because you’ll want something more size appropriate if you’ve got an NES console this big sitting in your living room.
This gigantic NES console from Pixel Art Studios is actually a coffee table, and it comes with a pair of side tables that look like giant cartridges, and a pair of jumbo drink coasters that look like NES controllers.
And while it doesn’t actually come with an NES console, you could always stash one inside the hinged cartridge door and hook it up to your TV. There’s even a pair of outlets on front for you to plug your console(s) into. I suggest that you get one of those old CRT projectors that can throw a 100 inch picture and has lots of old school scan lines.
The first six sets are available for pre-order now for just $1450(USD) – including shipping – and that’s for the table, side tables, coasters, and two pieces of 18″ x 18″ gaming pixel art to finish the look. After those sells, the price will go up to $1700 with shipping. Head on over to Etsy and get your living room outfitted in 8-bit style now!
How awesome is it that we live in a world with huge functional NES controllers? And those are just the ones we know about! Then there’s this one made by Baron Julius von Brunk, which is a bit geekier because it’s almost entirely made from LEGO.
The Baron connected the bricky buttons and the d-pad to small push buttons, which are in turn connected the circuit board of a NES controller. He built spring-loaded modules using Technic pieces to prevent the big LEGO buttons from getting stuck on the small push buttons.
The Baron likes to play his NES games on the PC, so also he connected his LEGO controller to a USB converter.
Head to Baron Julius’ blog for more details on his epic hack.
[via Nowhereelse]
I have fond memories of the original Atari 2600. It was my first gaming platform. Not sure how many hours I sat playing games with it, but it led to a lifelong love of video games. If I had the talent, I would make a cake in honor of this console. But I don’t have to, because The Pink Cake Box already made an Atari 2600 cake for one man’s 40th birthday party.
Rafael’s wife had this cake made for him and that makes her one super awesome wife. What we have here is an edible console, joysticks and two cartridges. The cartridges are Pacman and Vanguard, which I must imagine taste much better than E.T. or Pepsi Invaders.
Check out the video of the cake above. It makes me want to play this old console again. Also makes me hungry.
Sure, this isn’t the only Atari 2600 cake ever made, but it could be the best one yet.
[via Between the Pages via Neatorama]
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to one and all! While here on Earth, your presents should have been delivered under the tree by a fat, bearded man who came down the chimney and ate your cookies (boy that sounds a bit creepy when I say it that way), if you happen to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, Santa has a unique way of delivering presents.
He’s also much skinner than I remember him. I wonder what’s in the box? I sure hope it’s not another lousy gold coin. The value of gold isn’t what it once was in the Kingdom. I blame King Koopa and his economic policies. I was really hoping for a Fire Flower this year. Or maybe a Tanooki suit.
Thanks to Metin Seven of Seven’s Heaven for sending along this Merrio Christmas illustration. Be sure to check out his site for more great graphic design and illustrations.
If you’re thinking about getting married, and both you and your significant other are into classic video games, then I can’t think of anything better than these Zelda wedding bands as a symbol of your undying commitment to love, honor, and cherish one another (and occasionally dust off the old NES console together.)
Even if your names aren’t Link and Zelda, you’ll still want to wear these rings. They’re actually quite elegant from the outside, and only those in the know will realize the meaning of the Triforce on them. One of them is inscribed with “It’s Dangerous” and the other with “To Go Alone.” Awwwwww. That’s so sweet, I think I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. But seriously, these rings are pretty swell.
These were custom made by Toronto jewelry artist Zsolt Székely. They don’t list the pricing for these exact rings on their website, but says that their rings range from $295 for sterling silver designs up to $5000 and beyond for precious metals and diamonds. That’s a whole lot of rupees if you ask me, but well worth the price for something you’ll both cherish for years to come.
[via ThinkGeek on Facebook]
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