Here’s another insanely amazing Perler-beaded creation from lostmitten: the question mark block piggy bank! Lostmitten really got the appearance of the block spot-on.
Put coins and even paper bills inside! Or mushrooms and flowers and stars and leaves. Although they look fragile, the blocks are actually held together by contact cement. So if you get one, you can re-enact Mario’s block hitting antics. Or don’t. Yeah, just don’t.
If you’re afraid that Mario’s gonna come and hit your question mark block, you can fool him by using the brick block patterns on the other sides as its facade.
These coin blocks sell for $14. Really cheap for something so unique.
Written by lambert v. on December 3rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Why choose the great outdoors over a carefully-rendered urban landscape? So long as you stay away from the people in that pesky uncanny valley, the variable world of video games may just be prettier (and easier to control) than the real world.
This cotton/poly hoodie is a steal at $22.99 from jamjamtees’ Etsy storefront, and the graphic is screen-printed on navy for a very basic look. Anyone who’s ever seen those all-brown next-gen titles knows gamers don’t like color anyway. No wonder they avoid going outside.
jamjamtees has a great selection of other custom items as well, from Pac-Man t-shirts to earrings made from 10-sided dice. Get ‘em now before they’re spawn-camped into oblivion.
[Via Etsy]
Written by alisha k. on November 30th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Retro gamer girls - here’s a fun accessory that lets you wear your 8-bit fanaticism on your sleeve (or at least on your wrist).
This handmade Tetris resin bracelet is embellished with a scene from the classic block-stacking puzzler. Created by Warsaw artist Sylwia Calus (a.k.a. “Sisicata”), its painstakingly detailed with tiny colorful bricks, infused into a clear resin cuff.
Unfortunately, it looks like somebody didn’t do a very good job fitting all the blocks together, so the game is already over. I know you would have done much better. If only this cuff had an LCD screen and tiny little joystick on it, you’d show ‘em!
You can find the Tetris bracelet and many of Sylwia’s other accessories over on her Etsy shop for $70 USD.
Written by technabob on November 10th, 2008 with no comments.
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While it won’t necessarily protect you the next time you head out to play paintball, this camouflage Super Mario Brothers hoodie will definitely help you stay hidden the next time you visit the Mushroom Kingdom.
Covered from head to waist with graphics inspired by the classic 8-bit platformer, the (slightly misspelled) MarioFlauge hoodie is perfect for the Mario fanatic in your life.
The Cotton/Poly hoodie is perfect for keeping warm in the cool days ahead. It features some really nice attention to detail, like a metal mushroom zipper pull, and little thumb hole cutouts in the arm bands “for quick gaming access” (which I’m pretty sure would be even quicker if you just stuck your hands out of the sleeves). There’s even an inside pocket for storing your iPod (although I think a GameBoy would be more appropriate).
The limited-edition hoodie is available for preorder now from Enclothe for $65 USD.
[via Emptees via The Awesomer]
Written by technabob on November 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean that you have to stop dressing like your favorite video game characters, does it?
Crafter BeBeBunBunBits (nope, I didn’t make that up) made these whimsical hats based on Sonic the Hedgehog and his video game pals, Tails and Amy Rose. But for some reason, Dr. Robotnik didn’t make it into the collection.
Each hat was handmade from colorful fleece, with gigantic googly machine-embroidered eyeballs.
You can find all three hats over at BeBeBunBunBits’s Etsy shop for about $25 each.
Sure, I might have found these hats a couple of days late for trick-or-treating, but you could still could draw plenty of stares walking into the office next week wearing one of these on your head. Me, I’m sticking with my Pac-Man headgear for now.
Written by technabob on November 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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Arcade fans, here’s a great way to dress up your wardrobe and show your gamer spirit at the same time.
The perfect companion to their earlier gamer medals of honor, SuperMandolini is at it once more, this time with these shiny 1-inch round badges that look just like the buttons on an arcade cabinet.
Each set of 10 handmade buttons (€16 / $20 US) includes everything you need to pull off your favorite combo moves, as well as the essential single and two-player select buttons - without which, your game would never start. The limited-edition badges are available direct from SuperMandolini. (Joystick not included).
[via Design You Trust via The Awesomer]
Written by technabob on November 1st, 2008 with no comments.
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I really think we need to start a new trend. Everyone needs to start wearing cufflinks again (did they ever?) At least that would give me a good excuse go around wearing these retro video game studs on my shirt sleeves.
Jewelry artist Dedalo makes a variety of sterling silver men’s accessories, but these Space Invaders cufflinks are my personal fave. What’s that you say? You like Pac-Man more than Space Invaders?
Both Pac-Man and Ghost editions (complete with textured pixel blocks) can also be found in the artist’s jewelry line.
Unless you’re always going to weddings and fancy-schmancy parties, you’ll just have to keep them in your dresser drawer until my cufflink trend takes off.
You can check out all of Dedalo’s jewelry over on his Etsy shop.
Written by technabob on October 25th, 2008 with no comments.
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Look at this beautiful Quin lamp from California artist Bathsheba Grossman. Notice anything special about it, D & D fans? It’s Bathsheba’s exploration on the dodecahedron. It’s so much more than a twelve-sided die though.
The intricate perforations and curvy undulations are not only are a shining example of the seamless blending of technology and art, but also serve to create quite a spectacular display of light. Bathsheba is intrigued by the space between art and mathematics, and finds naturally recurring beauty in geometry as well as the new shapes that she creates.
Bathsheba enjoys working with technology and in this case has collaborated with Materialise’s MGX to create this design using their Selective Layer Sintering (SLS) rapid prototyping technology. She frequently works in 3D printing and has also mastered a technique called subsurface laser damage in the creation of her intricate etched crystal sculptures.
Find the Quin lamp at Generate, and explore more sculpture with a highly scientific point of view on Bathsheba’s website.
Written by thescholar on October 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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