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By: Jon Christensen on November 30th, 2008 pm30 9:48 pm
Strapya World has created a cool piggy bank concept. Instead of having the generic pig with a coin size hole in it, they modeled it after a mini-arcade unit. But get this, if you drop any coin into the bank, you can actually play a game.
The two games that can be purchased are ‘Breakout‘ or ‘Tetris‘ and the unit will set you back $39.99. Even though it’s a bit pricey and I’m pretty sure it’ll never pay off itself — I like the idea as a collectable.
The graphics on the unit is pretty basic, but I still find the idea cool and might have it pick this up and put it on my desk.
After the jump, watch a video of it in action.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 24th, 2008 am30 12:50 am
Most things that modded or hacked I find around the web are generally unnecessary. But on occasion, I find something that the hacker created is better than the original product. This is one of those rare times.
‘RDC‘ on the Xbox-Scene forum decided to take an old imac, rip out the disc drive and attach it to the Xbox 360. What he ended up making was a slot-loader for the Xbox 360 (like a PS3/Wii), instead of the old flimsy disc tray.
Up top is a video of it in action and as you can tell works great. After the jump, check out pictures of his work.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 17th, 2008 am30 2:57 am
Watch out Master Chief, the most annoying part of your video game the Flood, is coming after you…again. Alright the Flood wasn’t that bad and I really dig this detailed statue featuring the Chief and those little Flood ‘buggers.’
The 7-inch figure is a limited statue from both McFarlane Toys/ Microsoft Game Studios and sells for $25.99 over at entertainmentearth.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 7th, 2008 am30 4:17 am
Keep your head warm this winter with this Nintendo beanie hat or if you’re in San Francisco — all year round. As you can tell from the picture above, the hat has a pattern of the original Nintendo controllers embedded. However because of modern technology, the hat is a reversible and you can in theory own two hats in one. I also find the ‘other-side’ (below) considerably more stylish than the top picture.
Head over to 80sTees and buy the hat for only $20.
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By: Jon Christensen on November 6th, 2008 am30 5:24 am
I’m not a big shoe guy, but I’m sold on these babies. Nike is has released a shoe inspired by the original 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System. The Oregon shoe company have called the design above the ‘Nike Air Classic BW - ‘Nintendo Edition.’
Reminiscent of the classic console, the shoe features the exact same colors that are found on the old system. Not only that, the word ‘start‘ is labeled on the top side of the shoe. Another thing we noticed was the pattern on middle-grey area has the ‘d-pad‘ embedded on it.
The shoes are supposedly on sale in select stores now, however we can’t seem to find a price. But if it’s any indication of Nike’s other ‘Air Classics,’ it should be anywhere from $50-$80. I’m going on a journey to find these sneakers today because these are HOT!
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By: Jon Christensen on October 31st, 2008 am31 2:45 am
These have to be some of the coolest carved pumpkins we’ve ever seen. David Adams decided to take ‘Sugar Pie pumpkins’ and carve them into Pac Man and two of the ghost that hunt the yellow inspired pizza. By far, the best part about the project are the ghosts and the level of detail he put into them. Notice on the bottom of them, he even had the pixels carved out. Incredible stuff, I find it even more amazing because I can barley cut out a face on my pumpkins.
After the jump, read how he did it and look at more pictures.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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By: Jon Christensen on October 27th, 2008 am31 4:03 am
Woot.com has an awesome Game Boy Shirt. As you can tell up top, the whole shirt is in fact the old grey bulky 1989 Nintendo handheld. As you can tell if you were to wear the shirt, your whole chest is the screen while the buttons and d-pad cover up your stomach.
The shirt even came in 1st place in the Derby #65: Shirt as Costume, with 1408 votes! Of course we have no clue what that means — but hey, it did win something and that’s more than you can say about yourself. (Okay that was mean.)
The t-shirt is available Women’s Small and Men’s Small-3XL and sells for the reasonable price of $15.00.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 22nd, 2008 am31 3:53 am
What would people say if you had some of your favorite NES games inside a nice frame hanging on your wall? My guess, “You’re a hardcore gamer, but you have crapload of class.” Framednes is a website where it finds some classic NES games and frames them. As ridiculous as it sounds, we think it’s a unique way to show off how much you love the gaming industry and have pride for the retro days.
The cartridges are all original from the NES days and not a reproduction. The frame is in a 1.5″ ‘Black shadowbox frame.’ They also promise the glass is under UV resistant Acrylic. The only setback is the price, the frame includes the game but will set you back $80. But hey, who said having class is cheap?
After the jump check out some other games inside the frame.
After the jump check out some other games inside the frame.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 21st, 2008 am31 5:22 am
Imagine if Microsoft used Mac hardware and Apple’s operating system? Maybe if they did, we wouldn’t have the red ring of death happening to everyone. Ok, maybe not. But Phil Herlihy did take an Xbox 360 case and his old Apple PowerBook G4 and decided to put the two of them together — making an Apple Computer run inside the case of an Xbox 360.
After the jump check out more info/specs and pictures of his mod.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 15th, 2008 am31 3:00 am
A few months ago we wrote a story about a guy named Hailrazer on the Ben Heck Forums, who modded a child’s toy into a working portable Nintendo 64, calling it the Darth 64. Apparently he wasn’t finished modding older home consoles into working portable systems.
This time, Hailrazer took the same toy, Lazer Doodle and created a handheld Sega Dreamcast system. He called his newest mod — the Dreamtrooper.
Just like his last ‘invention’, he used a Sony’s PSONE 5″ portable LCD screen, but also included an InterAct Quantum Fighterpad Controller, stereo speakers, and the device gets about 2.5 hours of battery life. At one point when he was designing the system, he thought about putting a VMU in the middle of the controller, but later decided against it.
Check out more pictures after the jump and even a video of the unit in action.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 14th, 2008 am31 4:28 am
Just in time for Halloween, Microsoft has officially licensed this Halo helmet. As you can see from the picture above, the Master Chief mask has fantastic detail and even includes ‘dents & scratches‘ to make it seem like it went through a battle with the Covenant. Also, either side of the helmet offers LED search lights that can be turned on and off. So if you loose your keys and it’s dark — you’re all set.
Unlike the ‘free’ helmet that came with the super-duper ‘limited edition’ version of Halo 3, this one you can wear. It’ll also fit most adults and be comfortable at the same time because it is padded all around in the inside.
Of course awesomeness doesn’t come cheap, the Master Chief mask costs $115, but when you think about it, that’s a small price to pay to excrete greatness. Woman will be all over you staying away from you. But hey — who needs them when you look like Master Chief? Not me, that’s for sure!
After the jump check out more pictures.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 10th, 2008 am31 3:25 am
If you get screwed all the time by not sitting in the front seat, than this game is for you. The game, Space Invasion was developed by Carcade and created with the intention to use real world objects as a back drop, while the gameplay is like the old 80’s arcade game Gradius.
The only equipment you need to start playing is the game, a computer and a webcam. Simply attach a webcam to the backseat window, open the game on your computer and you are ready to go. The point of the game is to obviously shoot down enemy ships but to avoid objects such as buildings, trees etc… But the cool part of the game, the webcam is recording the same objects and using them in real time. So if you pass by a bunch of skyscrapers in New York, than that is what you want to avoid.
The way the game gets harder is by how fast the driver is going. Best part, if you get pulled over for speeding, now you have a good excuse.
Check out the video up top, it’s impressive.
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By: Jon Christensen on October 2nd, 2008 am31 4:47 am
Peekaboomonster created this terrific poster and was inspired by the 80’s arcade game ‘Bubble Bobble.’ The art is a 8″x 8″ giclee poster and it’s in VERY limited quantity with a total of 25. Each poster is numbered and signed while costing $45. If you would like to purchase one, click here.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 29th, 2008 am30 1:06 am
Sadly we couldn’t get the name of the couple, but one of them has a user name on flickr offwithyourtv, and he/she just got married. Not only did their wedding smell of geeky awesomeness, but they also had an incredible cake that was a replica of a Katamari ball.
Yup, the cake is oddly a sphere as opposed a typical shape of a cake. And it looks yummy as hell. After the jump check out more pictures of their delicious cake and we even have a picture of their ‘first’ dance. Trust us, just like the cake, it is completely non-traditional.
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By: Jon Christensen on September 26th, 2008 am30 3:36 am
Face it, we’ve saved the world hundreds of times over and never received anything for our greatness. We’ve saved earth from the Covenant, stopped Browser from destroying the Mushroom Kingdom, even fought countless battles in World War II and so much more. What do we have to show for it? NOTHING! No Medal of Honor, no Purple Heart — nothing.
I say screw that, I’m buying my own medal thanks to supermandolini. Their pins are inspired by actual medals from soldiers who fought in real wars (details, details), but instead of putting some bird or flag on the medal, they decided to throw on a NES controller and PlayStation Duel Shock. It’s your choice to figure out what side you fought for all these years.
The epic pin sells for €18.00 which is about double in America. So I guess I’ll be the first to say Congrats on your award solider!
After the jump, check out more pictures of the medals.
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