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Winter Is Coming: 8-Knit Art

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Winter is fast approaching in the Southern Hemisphere and we are on the lookout for cool ways to keep warm. With just a few weeks to go, you had better get knitting (or crocheting) if you want to be able to rug up with one of these 8-knit retro beauties.

Looking Hot In Contra & Super Mario Sweaters By SweaterrariumContra Sweater

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Don’t Let The Cold Invade Your Feet Or Head (Space Invaders Socks & Woolly Hat)
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Wow! A Multi-Panel, Queen-Size Super Mario Bros. Blanket
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A Beautiful Mario Tunisian Crochet Blanket (With Pattern)
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If I Made This, I Would Be Thinking ‘Waka’ Every Time I Made A Stitch!
(Pac-Man Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
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This Super-Cute Pikachu Blanket Contains 1,680 Crocheted Squares & Measures 2.5 x 2 Metres! (Pikachu Blanket By PiNiKoLi On DeviantArt)
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Awesome Donkey Kong, Pac-Man & Space Invaders Crocheted Gamer Blankets
(Via Nerd Approved)
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pac-man + ms pac-man

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Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Mama Mia: Mario Kart IRL

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Mario Kart IRL

Mama Mia! The clever engineers of Waterloo Labs have created an incredible real-life Mario Kart track with a functional item system.

They explain: ‘The goal of this project is to recreate Nintendo’s Mario Kart game in real life. This involves building a system to control the movements of a full sized go-kart as well as a wireless communication system. The end result is a go-kart system where each player can race around a track and pick up items that alter the behaviors of the go-karts’.


Video source: Waterloo Labs on YouTube

I know you are probably itching to rush out to find this amazing track, but sadly it was only a temporary set up. However, all is not lost – the guys provide detailed information on how to build your own (please be sure to let us know if you do!).

And don’t forget to check out their other projects such as the Kinect-a-Sketch and the Eye controlled Mario.

Source: Waterloo Labs via Mashable

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Good Chemistry: Video Game Periodic Tables

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Chemistry was never my favourite subject – I preferred biology and physics. However, I did like learning the Periodic Table (especially singing the Periodic Table Song – scroll to the bottom of the post for a sing-along video). I must not be the only one fond of the Periodic Table as some very clever people have created video game themed versions, enjoy!

A Periodic Table of Xbox Games
xbox periodic tableSource: Herd of Cats via Geekologie
Complete list of the Xbox ‘elements’

A Periodic Table of Final Fantasy Characters
final fantasy periodic tableSource: Via Geekologie

 A Periodic Table of Controllers
controllers periodic tableSource: Flickr via Geekologie

A Periodic Table of Video Game Characters
video game characters periodic tableSource: I Heart Chaos via Geekologie

It’s-a Mario the Periodic Table
mario periodic tableSource: Design By Humans

A Periodic Table of Pokemon
pokemon periodic tableSource: Kuinala – DeviantArt

As promised, here is the sing-along video of the Periodic Table Song – There’s Hydrogen and Helium Then Lithium, Beryllium Boron, Carbon everywhere Nitrogen all through the air…

 The Periodic Table Song

Source: AsapSCIENCE

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Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Ha-Shoe-Ken! Awesome Geeky Shoes

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I am a sucker for shoes. Sneakers, boots, high heels, platforms, sandals – I love them all. Check out this assortment of awesome geeky shoes – some officially licensed products, some one-off custom designs. You’ll be a shoe-lover too after this!

Gotta Go Fast
Sonic Shoes

I’m Green With Envy at These Blanka Hi-Tops
Blanka Hi-Tops

Tricera-Hi-Tops: Solving Society’s Problem of a Lack of Wearable DinosaursTricera-Hi-Tops

It’s-a Super Mario Bros. ConverseSuper Mario Bros Converse

Officially Licensed Dragon Ball Z Shoes
Dragon Ball Z Shoes

Do You Want to Wear These Boots?
Frozen Boots

Ready For Adventure!
Adventure Time Boots

I’m En-Raptured
BioShock Boots

Hadouken! (by Maya Pixelskaya)
Street Fighter Converse

My Kind of 1-Up
Super Mario Bros Shoes

Get Away From My Shoes, You Bitch!
Xenomorph Shoes

April’s Favourite Shoes
TMNT Shoes

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Co-founder, editor and writer at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Free To Play Retro Game Mash-Ups

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Mash-ups aren’t anything new, but when you can play them, things start to get quite interesting. Check out this Super Mario site that mashes our favourite video game characters in other games or pop culture scenarios and then allows you to have a go!

All the mash-up games are Flash based and can be played on your Android devices.

The games are quite cute and fun – who wouldn’t like to beat-up Koopas, Lui Kang-style in Mario Combat!

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There is also Tuper Tario Tros – a Super Mario Bros. and Tetris mash-up where you use your tetraminos to build a safe path across the level.

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And who wouldn’t like to have Sonic speeding through Mario’s familiar landscape in Sonic Super Marioland – I guess Dr Robotnik has kidnapped Amy Rose.

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There are many more strange and wonderful knock-off Super Mario games, from the fun Super Mario Truck Driver to Super Mario Space Shuttle with the awesome Can’t Touch This soundtrack! If you like to experience Mario in a Mafioso Godfather styled game, then have a crack at God Father Super Mario, you’ll be a ‘made man’ in no time.

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msausretrogamerMs. ausretrogamer
Editor and Researcher at ausretrogamer – The Australian Retro Gamer E-Zine. Lover of science fiction, fashion, books, movies and TV. Player of games, old and new.

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Super Mario Warfare

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Inspired by the Mario Warfare videos, the artist known as Hakashidnrc has brought these characters to life in digital art form!

It is great to see both Mario and Luigi all battle hardened. Browsing through these artworks, your eyeballs will definitely thank you.

If you would like to further overload your optic nerve, check out some more Hakashidnrc artwork over here.

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image source: Hakashidnrc