I don’t think this is what the hobby means by Old School Renaissance. That said; if you fancy a bit of retro clone action with D&D then you can download Chronicles of Mystara. The download is a revamp of two classic D&D comptuer game titles; Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara. It’s a feast [...]
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A giant wooden gameboy
Does your Gameboy get much action? Perhaps it feels a little big even beside your shiny new HTC One or Samsung S4? A least it’s not as big as this bad boy of a Gameboy. This wooden creation sizes up at 24″H x 14″W x 5″D. That’s impressive. Too impressive for your pocket. Via Obvious [...]
The Game Girls of Nordhausen
This photograph is doing the rounds – rightly so! This particular one was snapped by Kevin Vetters in Nordhausen in Germany. Notice how “Game Girl” is scribbled on the front? John Farrier of Neatorama tips us off that there several game girls have appeared in the city. That’s superb. We don’t know who the artist [...]
Guerilla art with magic mushrooms
This clever bit of art – ambushing a supermarket’s mushroom display with Nintendo character art – is the work of Aiden Glynn. This is geeky and cute so reaches level two on the native geek scale.
Zombie Gameboy Color
What would happen if your Gameboy Color returned from the dead? Would it be angry with you? Would it want to eat your brains? Your thumbs? This zombie Gameboy Color is the creation of Kody Koala, who takes commissions, and has talent. Some of the parts might surprise you; I used hands from a Cletus [...]
Super Mario Chain Chomp earrings
Living up to their name, Simply Encharming at etsy have these geeky Super Mario earrings for sale. We’ve the fierce Chomp Chain turned into a rather cute fashion accessory. It comes with a cuff that can be attached to your uppear ear (no piercing needed). What do you think?
Nintendo goes Steampunk
This is not the Wii U nor is it a device that Nintendo used back when they made hanafuda cards. This is a converted NES Top Loader. NES Top Loaders are one of the most sought after NES devices among collectors, having been tried by the company back in 1993 as a way to extend [...]
Mega Post: All of today’s Wii U game trailers
Today was a big one for Nintendo. They pulled off a live stream preview of the Wii U via Nintendo UK. I was more impressed than I thought I’d be – but my expectations were pretty low. However, it was clear that there would be plenty of titles available at launch and that games like [...]
A look inside: ZombiU – launching November 30th in Europe
ZombiU will be a launch title for the Wii U in Europe on November 30th. In fact, you can buy a premium pack of the game which includes a Black Wii U console and GamePad. ZombiU is an online survival horror with some nice touches. If you die while playing ZombiU then you become a [...]
Wii U coming to Europe: November 30th
In today’s Wii U live stream Nintendo confirmed November 30th as the launch date for the next generation console in Europe. This seems to be before the December 8th launch date for Japan. The cost of the console will vary according to retailers. Nintendo Land will be one of the launch titles, along with Battle [...]
