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With every day that passes, we’re getting closer and closer to the holiday season. That means you can expect your wallet to get significantly lighter as you’ll be purchasing presents for everyone you’ve ever met throughout the holiday season. If you celebrate Christmas and enjoying showing your love for classic video games, then this classic video game controller ornament set will be the perfect addition to your Christmas tree this year. (more…)
Classic Video Game Controller Ornaments Pay Homage To Controllers Of Yesteryear original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Gamers, get into the spirit of the holidays with these tiny but detailed ornaments that look like controllers from video game consoles of yore. There’s an Atari 2600 joystick, a Sega Genesis gamepad, a NES gamepad and a PlayStation controller. There’s a part of me that can’t accept that the PlayStation is a “classic” now.
Here’s a merrier shot of the controllers:
You can order the ornaments from ThinkGeek. $20(USD) gets you a pack containing all four controller designs. Depending on how big your Christmas tree is, you might need to get dozens of these because they’re only about 3″ to 4″ wide.
[via Nerd Approved]
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