Mario and Fafa decided to tackle some super old NES games on their Wii and discover just how far gaming has come.
Get a heaping helping of nostalgia and humor after the jump.
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If you missed out last time a functional NES controller coffee table was put up for sale, rejoice, because Charles Lushear is offering examples on his Etsy store. The 42″x 18.25″ x 18″ tables are handmade from maple, mahogany and walnut with dovetail joinery and mid century modern legs, and feature a removable glass top and retractable cord. In addition, customers can choose from four different versions to suit various preferences and budgets, including composite and nonfunctional models.
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Forget about hanging a cat clock with a swinging tail; go for this much cooler option. This 8-bit style NES Mario clock is handmade from wood—and yes, the Goomba is a swinging pendulum.
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British Engineering student Ben Allen spent five months and an estimated £4,000 creating a 366cm x 159cm x 51cm NES controller that’s thirty times larger than the original. In fact, the controller is so big it requires at least two gamers to press the buttons by jumping on them. The device was unveiled at London’s Liverpool St station to launch the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition.
“We put our heads together in the pub and decided to create this absurdly large working version! It’s such a rush to know we’ve made history and are being included in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition.”
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72-Pins is offering old NES cartridges which are labeled as if they offer 8-bit versions of popular modern games such as “Halo”, “Katamari Damacy” and “Bioshock”. However, it should be noted that these are simply art projects which feature new labels on a random NES cartridges. But hey, if you’re still sick of playing “Pitfall”, each cartridge comes with a stick-on plastic hook so you can mount it on you wall and dream of what might have been.
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Don’t get caught with a big, clunky joystick in the event of an 8-bit emergency. When it comes to defending your loved ones, only an NES zapper will do.
This product is currently sold out on Etsy (originally $45), but they do take custom orders.
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Cute and steampunk are not normally words I’d put in the same sentence. Artist and designer Joseph Drust makes the combination work. These toys, called minions, are made from bits and bobs like light bulbs and magnets. One even has a working LCD screen! They are bulbous, and even though they are made of metal, I want to pick them up and hug them.
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If the movie American Beauty was from the perspective of a nerd, the rose petal fantasies might be replaced by something like this.
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Even you were gaming in the ’80s, you won’t recognize these NES titles from CollegeHumor—but you will surely remember the inspiration behind them.
Too bad they don’t exist because Baby Jessica Well Rescue looks like it would have been awesome.
