You might have seen Mario Bros’ Koopa art mashedup with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle art before. James Farr has taken it a step further with this TMNT / Super Mario Bros homage and made a whole animation! How many references did you spot?
Little Shop of Horrors cake
If you’ve not seen Little Shop of Horrors yet then you should. It’s an oldie and it has lots of singing in it. Some geeks might be wondering what such a production has to do with them. The truth it is a geek-tastic show with Audrey II as the chompy plant alien as a great […]
Special effects bonanza: Mario and Luigi – The Early Years
This live action spoof considers what life might have been like if Mario hit on Princess Daisy in high school. It’s loaded with an impressive amount of special effects. Can you work out which Standard Action actor co-stars in it? Standard Action is a gamer series following the attempted heroics of an adventuring party. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJPD1euPIRY […]
Goomba cake, Goomba cake and if that’s not very clear; Goomba Cake!
Goombas (known as Kuribo or Chestnut People in Japan) are a race of sentient mushroom men from the world of Mario. We’ve seen plenty of cute and clever Goomba stuff over the years but this cake from Mike’s Amazing Cakes is a new tasty high for me. Hmm. Goomba goodness.
Princess Peach to the rescue
Sorry Princess, your plumber is in another castle. This alternative take on Princess Peach is actually a t-shirt design from Gary Bedell. You can pick it up from Red Bubble. I think it makes a statement about gender roles. There’s also Yoshi as a dinosaur.
Handmade Mario quilt
There’s more pictures over at imgur after this sub to reddit picked up some attention.
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?
Making a Starman Christmas tree
This year some of the Geek Native team took a geeky approach to the Christmas tree. Let’s have a star on top. Let’s make this a famous geek star – let’s having a glowing Starman star. The first step was easy and fun – buying a Starman from Lime Llama on etsy. The second step […]
Kill Bullet Bill
This rather fantastic design is by Shay Lei, a freelance graphic designer and student of video games. The mashup of Bill Bullet and Kill Bill is also available on RedBubble as a t-shirt.
Hungry Hungry Koopas
Take a fantastic game, a game that requires skill, intelligence and maturity – a game like Hungry Hungry Hippos – and challenge yourself to make it better. That’s exactly the challenge Donald Kennedy rose to. The toy maker dabbles in making iconic video game characters come to life as models. It’s a skill he has […]
