This is no ordinary Super Mario Bros. 3 screen. It’s actually made out of the little coloured pins you use to stick stuff on noticeboards – 17,000 of them. Made by students (there’s a surprise) at the University of Fraser Valley in clearly-not-enough-going-on British Columbia in Canada, it took two and a half semesters to complete.
Can’t navigate quickly enough through the Wii menus using the pointer? Why not mod your remote and install a trackball where the A button is supposed to be? We can think of a few reasons, but it’s supposedly possible and there’s a video of it in action right here.
Show the world that you’re proud to be a Tetris master with a handmade resin bracelet. Every one is unique – just like a random snapshot of the game itself.
18) Pocket Famicom
This is the latest in a long line of Famicom-playing portable game systems. Unlike some, it doesn’t come with a load of pirate games built in, so it’s not going to get anyone arrested if you try importing it. Looks a bit like a PSP, doesn’t it? Ask your local import merchant for the Pocket FC 360. Or don’t – it’s no skin off our nose.
If you like retro ‘chip sound’ music then we can’t recommend Korg DS-10 highly enough. Brilliant fun and it sounds great. YouTube is full of videos demonstrating the possibilities, and here’s one of the best we’ve heard so far – three guys performing live on stage at the Hyper Game Music Event in Tokyo.
In the unlikely event you’ve never visited this site, the answer to the question is always yes. The formula runs like this: man in lab coat turns unlikely objects into dust in a bid to sell you a high-powered blender. We want one but we wouldn’t eat anything out of it after he’s used it to mangle circuit boards.
Dec 23, 2008
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