Hasta La Gadget!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are pretty fearsome, even if they are pizza-eating slobs who live in the sewers.  (Read: unwanted outcasts of society.)  Combine this level of fierce physical ability with the disciplined battle techniques of Jedi Knights, and what do you get?  Nothing, since you lack artistic skill and can’t pick up a pencil because of those acrylic nails.  If you happen to be as talented as Q-Dog2099, you get these awesome Teenage Mutant Jedi Turtles!

Raphael’s my favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Jedi mashup, probably because of the dual-wielding aspect that transferred over.  Step aside, Darth Maul – two blades with two hilts are always better than one hilt with two really long blades.  Both of which should always be worse than a rocket launcher, but apparently that’s not the case.  Battlefronts one and two?  Most assuredly not the case.

The blue glow that’s been applied to Leonardo is one of my favorite colors of blue, in case you weren’t wondering.  I love imposing my unwanted opinions upon others.  Did you know that maltese-poodle dogs are the best kind?  Well now you do.

I always identified with Donatello, since we’re pretty similar, me and him.  Both of us are of above average intelligence, endowed with good looks, and glowing in a purple aura.  The last one may or may not be because I fell into a pool of radioactive material last week when I was fishing at the local pond.  My quest: to pull out the four-armed fish of legend.  “Wouldn’t it be just as impressive to find a fish with one arm?”   Beggars can’t be choosers.

I hope you agree with me when I say that this really is an awesome collection of Star Wars/TMNT mashups.  Now… I know what you’re all thinking.  ”Why am I reading this instead of that post about the D-Cup TMNT Bra?”  The answer?  I have no idea.  If you’re not as risqué as I had taken you to be at a prior time, then you’ll want to check out the more moderate Arcade Mashup Prints, which are pretty cool too, but less sexy.

This super awesome post was written by Jack, lead blogger at Cool Gizmo Toys.  Jack puts together lists to help geeks quickly find the stuff that they love, and probably has several endangered species of lemur living illegally in his war shelter, but that’s irrelevant.

The only thing better than cookies are cookies shaped like geeky things. Like things from Super Mario Bros. for example. Oreos are good? Are you serious? They are just round cookies with cream in the center. Chips Ahoy? So what? These Super Mario cookie cutters will make some awesome cookies. Things just taste better when they are shaped like video game characters.


These 3D-printed Mario themed cookie cutters from Etsy seller WarpZone are just $18(USD) for a set of seven. All of your favorites are here, like Mario and Luigi, Boo, Toad, a star, Goomba and a mushroom. If you can find anything this frakkin’ cool in a bag of Keebler cookies… You can’t.

Come on Nintendo. You are missing a marketing opportunity here. Get with a cookie company and give us some cool snacks. Until they do, we will just have to make our own.

[via That Girl’s Site via Albotas]

We don’t have nearly enough Super Mario inspired board games and this one is a work of sheer genius, turning Hungry Hungry Hippos into an amazing Koopa battle where you eat everything that you can.

This awesome game is the work of crafter KodyKoala, who spent about 50 hours modifying a standard Hungry Hungry Hippos game into a work of video game art. All I know is if Mario found himself in this Koopa-filled arena, he surely would be dead.

Each Koopa model took about 10 hours to complete and if you absolutely have to own it, the game will be going up for sale at the El Paso Comic Con on September 14th. The detail is amazing. So, who wants to buy it?

[Flickr via Obvious Winner]

Love can make people do crazy things. It can also inspire, encourage, and push people to go out of their way to come up with something they can dedicate to the person they love.

It was love that pushed Argentinian Pedro Ureta to plant a guitar-shaped forest. His wife Graciela was a huge nature buff and often talked about working on a similar project before she passed away at the age of just 25.

So Pedro took it upon himself to work on the guitar forest that his wife didn’t have a chance to grow. It’s been a couple of years since Pedro embarked on his grand labor of love, and the results of his hard work are finally coming to fruition.

Pedro planted blue eucalyptus trees for the neck of the guitar, while cypress trees outline the body, the bridge, and the sound hole. All told, he planted about 7000 trees. Pretty awesome, don’t you think?

[Ecorazzi via Softpedia]

Gamer girls with a taste for retro consoles will get a tiny thrill from these handmade earrings, done up to look like miniature Atari 2600 joysticks. I always loved the firm, digital feeling of the old 2600 joystick – it worked great for arcade style games.

They’re made by Etsy seller Catrina’s Toybox, using polymer clay. She used a touch of paint to add the detailed directional markers, and even gave it that worn feel that used to always happen after your sweaty palms were resting on the joystick for marathon Pitfall sessions.

You can get your hands (and ears) on a pair of these Atari 2600 joystick earrings for $25(USD) over on Etsy. Catrina says she’s got more geeky crafts in the works, so we’re looking forward to checking those out as well. Hopefully, she has some paddles on the way – I always enjoyed Super Breakout.