Skinny Coder had this to say about his above creation:
This LEGO still, a parody of the Namco published Katamari Damacy, took about 30 minutes to build but over 4 hours to photograph. It can be tricky to capture a look of terror on the eternal smiling face of a LEGO mini-fig.
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User hatsuli over at Instructables has a step by step guide to installing a PC inside the case of a Nintendo Entertainment System. One of many great case mods out there, but this one wins points because it's specifically designed to use that crappy PC you've kept in storage for the specific purpose of emulating old school console and hand-held games.
[Build an NES PC at Instructables]
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For $125 and a trip to eBay you too can own one of many painted NES consoles. Other design themes include Kid Icarus, Metroid, Megaman 2, Dragon Quest, Super Mario 3 (duh) and Legend of Zelda.
This makes me wish I'd held on to the NES I used to own rather than giving it to the opportunity shop many years ago. Actually, I've wished that for a while, and if I still owned it would probably be playing it, rather than painting and selling it for a tidy profit on eBay.
[via Destructoid]
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Mmm... a groom's cake made out of cup-cake pixels. It's not the most beautiful game cake I've ever seen, but that's part of its allure, I think. You wouldn't feel too bad if you took a piece - not like you'd feel if you cut a slice out of something like this. The pixel Mario cake says "Admire me," then "Eat me."
Enough Mario, though. Let's bring on the more obscure characters.
[Pixel Mario cake on Flickr]
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It might not look like much yet but cassinator of craftgrrl is attempting to render the entire first level of Super Mario as a scarf. It could be awesome, but if you consider that the section pictured above took two hours and is two hand-widths long, it becomes clear that:
1) this is going to take bloody ages
2) it's going to be so ridiculously long that it'll probably force its creator to consider the question of when a scarf just becomes a really long piece of knitting
For an idea of scale, the author is working off this image. I know I'd give up at about the point pictured above. No, scratch that - one row and I'd be out. I'd probably just be too busy marvelling at the improbability of my suddenly and inexplicably gained ability to knit, which I do not currently posess.
If the thing gets completed gamecraft fans all over with have something to hype about. If not, A+ for effort and inventiveness, eh?
[Super Mario bros scarf update via Wonderland]
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GameDaily's Carol Orsini wanted her 2006 wedding to reflect what means most to her in life. Hence, the creation of her wedding cake, featuring the consoles she owns and loves and crowned by her limited edition Legend of Zelda gold GameCube. Usually great game consoles and sugary goodness are pleasures we have to enjoy seperately - not so with this wedding cake.
Carol says her husband was a non-gamer at the time. While I'm not certain whether the tuxedoed man in the background is Carol's husband, his face certainly does have that "non-gamer slightly disapproving of and confused by game-related geekdom" look we've all seen before.
Got a hunger for game cakes? You're not the only one.
[Have your games and eat them too! via GameDaily]
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Via Crafty Crafty comes these Nintendo papercraft print-outs. They look easier than, say, certain other papercrafts, and would be cute to have around the house. Next time you find yourself doing a jigsaw puzzle on a rainy day, how about you rustle up one of these instead?
[Nintendo papercrafts via Crafty Crafty]
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To accompany the news that Beautiful Katamari is bypassing the PS3 in favor of the Wii I thought some Katamari craft was in order. Wii owners can celebrate the announcement with their new Katamari Prince papercraft, while PS3 owners can place the papercraft in front of their TV set, squint really hard, and imagine a wonderful alternate dimension in which they are actually playing Beautiful Katamari on their PS3.
Of all the Katamari crafts floating around I chose the Tiny Prince paper toy because it doesn't look too tricky (as far as papercrafts go). And because the Prince is really cute.
You can download the print-out via the link below.
[Paper Toy Friday: The Tiny Prince at Warm 'n Fuzzy]
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Flickr user kriseattle22 took six months to create this gamer's cabinet. I particularly like the wooden brackets used to raise the devices for good air-flow, and the console holders on the side. The neon-lit fans look a bit much built into unpainted wood, though, but I'm sure a coat of sleek black paint would fix the problem.
Instructions on how to make one for yourself aren't provided, but I'd prefer a different set of instructions anyway: instructions on how to make enough money to buy all that stuff!
[Cabinet for a gaming geek at Flickr]
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Everyone is modding controllers lately. If there isn't a controller modding community called 'Control Freaks', well, there really should be.
The above pic shows a custom Xbox Street Fighter controller shell with buttons and joystick wired to the circuit board of an Xbox 360 controller. With it, you could be the coolest Street Fighter on Xbox Live.
Dreams of Street Fighter coolness aside, you probably won't/shouldn't try this one at home. I know I certainly don't own a custom Xbox Street Fighter controller, nor could I touch a circuit board without breaking it. That doesn't mean I can't admire the work of another - even if I don't understand it.
Note: I see an Xbox 360 stacked on top of other electronics. Naughty.
[Street Fighter Joystick for the Xbox 360 at AlfredChow.com]
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Engadget reader Ryan Kruska created this Wii USB stick using a toy Wiimote from Wendy's, a stanley knife, a USB thumb drive and a little bit of paper.
The best bit? His creation comes complete with step-by-step instructional photos. Sure, the photography may not be great - but we still love your work, Ryan.
[How to: make a toy wiimote USB drive via Engadget]
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From the short-lived Alcaron's Projects comes this moment of brilliance: detailed instructions on how to make your own dark controller for the Xbox 360.
What you need: Xbox 360 controller (wired or wireless), screwdriver (phillips head for a wired controller, or a security torx for a wireless controller), vinyl dye and latex gloves.
Cost: $5
Difficulty: You can probably imagine.
[Noir 360 - wireless controller instructions at Alcaron's Projects]
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Alright, so it's not quite game related, but it could be. Whack a photo of Mario in there and we can call that problem solved.
So, what is it? A notebook re-assembled inside plexiglass with the LCD screen facing outwards. Turn it on and it displays an image via the LCD screen, like some sort of crazy science-fiction photoframe. Because that's what it is. Crazy.
Steve at Skivinator has done a write-up of the process with some accompanying visuals. Unless you're a genius at taking apart and re-assembling notebooks you should probably keep the screwdrivers in the drawer for this one.
[Wicked Awesome PhotoFrame at Skivinator]
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blueblythe at the Craftster forums took two weeks to create this plush NES set. Not content to stop at just the system itself, the set includes Super Mario 3 and Duck Hunt cartridges, a controller, gun and embroidered 'screenshots' of both games which are fastened to the TV with velcro.
No instructions on how to make your own, but they would only make us cry anyway. Hit the link below for close-up pics of each element.
[Embroidered Plush Nintendo System at Craftster]
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Liven up that plain ol' keyboard of yours with some color.
What you need: Flat screwdriver or flat metal object, screwdriver for unscrewing back plate, plastic spray paint.
Serving suggestions: match the keyboard to the color of your custom case / combine two colors / if you're the artistic type, get a little more creative.
[Instructions at 88bytes]
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My most frequently used CDs are generally scattered around the desk in paper packets or lying without cases on top of my computer tower. Several lost/scratched discs later, I'm thinking there might be a better way to do things.
Lifehacker has instructions on how to make a frequently used CD wall-rack using the backs of CD cases, double-sided tape and some plexiglass (the result is pictured above).
One commenter thought they had already come up with a better solution:
Another good option for frequently-used disc storage is pinning a few sheets out of a large 4-per-page CD binder to the wall with thumbtacks. It's easy to move discs in and out, and doesn't require a complicated sticky tape and plexiglass method.If you want something with the same functionality but without the DIY there's a swanky product available to do the job. If you're into that kind of thing.
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