Hawty McBloggy Invites You to Play

Source [Kotaku]

Sometimes you see images that are so incredibly horrendous that they remain permanently etched in the corners of your mind despite your best attempts to erase them. For some of you, Lemon Party is an example of that. For others, Tub Girl comes to mind. For me, it is these atrociously blinged handheld consoles. Someone make these traumatizing pictures go away. Please, I am begging you.

Source [Shiny Shiny]

Belly dancing, a Middle Eastern dance that focuses on the pelvic and hip area, is typically a very sensual art form where the dancer expresses the emotion of a song through primarily circular movements. Some dances are more lighthearted than others, and this Super Mario routine is an example of just that. This particular interpretation is a very creative way to pay homage to everybody’s favorite classic video game. The beginning is rather slow; my favorite part doesn’t start until about 1:45 so hang in there at least until then. And don’t worry, it’s completely tasteful and safe for work so enjoy!

There is nothing I love more than wearing my video games around my neck. Sometimes I will even wear them in my nose. I have yet to wear them around my wrist though, but this bracelet just may change that.

Purchase here : sophiesbead’s Etsy Store
Price : $24.99

This video game controller-themed bracelet features handmade polymer clay charms. Receiving some love on this adorable piece of jewelry are miniature versions of an Xbox 180 controller, an Xbox 360 controller, an NES controller, an Nintendo gun controller, a Wiimote, an X-plorer guitar, and an Atari joystick. Noticeably absent is anything even remotely PlayStation related. I guess it scores points for accuracy, eh?

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What path do you follow on this geek lifecycle flow chart? It doesn’t describe me in the least bit so even though it’s fairly humorous, I seriously doubt its overall accuracy. I mean, blogging about diagrams? Who the hell does that?

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Source [technabob]

When you think of Super Mario Brothers, do you immediately get an image of a bloody princess being brutally impaled by a sadistically violent piranha plant? Rest assured you and your twisted mind are not alone.

An Etsy seller by the name of ceefurn has created a Mario-themed oil on canvas piece of art that appeals to our darker side. Mario is absolutely bug eyed in disbelief at the sight of his beloved Princess with a Pirahna Plant tendril piercing straight through her head. With her crown resting at a precarious angle, bright red blood drips through her hair as the callous Pirahna Plant looks on with a bloody and evil grin. If this is the Super Mario Brothers you have always envisioned, this nightmarish 38″x36″ piece will run you a very pretty $250. I guess the princess is now in the castle in the sky.

I have had a thing for robots ever since the day Johnny 5 first made an appearance in Short Circuit. If you are asking “Who’s Johnny?” (someone better pick up on what I just did there), then perhaps instead you will be familiar with WALL-E, the robot from a Pixar movie expected to release this summer. While I thought of Johnny 5 when I first saw this custom Gamecube, younger people will probably recognize WALL-E right away.

Purchase here : the-sandcrawler’s eBay Store
Current bid : US $31.00
Auction ends : Apr-25-08 13:46:03 PDT

This robotic console, which stands approximately 10″ tall and about 9 1/2″ wide, is an one of a kind custom fully functional Nintendo GameCube. He comes with all the cables and also a controller so he is ready to play with you in a way only a Nintendo GameCube robot can. The builder really did a great job making him look just like WALL-E. Of the side by side images, the picture on the left is the Nintendo GameCube, the picture on the right is from the movie. Pretty cool, eh?

UPDATE : This item sold for US $122.50.

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One of my most memorable gaming moments happened back on Halo 2. I was in the middle of an intense multiflag game on Waterworks, playing defense and heroically protecting our flag with my life. My team had recently started moving our opponents’ flag when I died. I respawned directly in front of their flag, which was in the doorway to what I thought was our base. I gleefully picked it up and promptly ran it into the base towards the score point. My teammates were frantically hollering something at me but I couldn’t focus on what they were saying as there was a horde of enemies directly in front of me. After I died gloriously close to the capture point, someone informed me that I was actually at the enemy base and had taken the flag back to where it originally spawns. Oops.

Are you feeling guilty about something video game related too? Get it off your chest at Game Secret like this poor guy did. I now look back and laugh at the error of my ways, hopefully he will be able to do the same one day.

Source [Plucky Pixels]