Things That Should'nt Go Together

This last months I've been trying to beat the original Contra on NES without dying once. I got all the way to the final boss, you know, the alien heart that spits out alien spiders. Before I could get the last bullet in, I DIES!!!! I was so close!
So to relieve my pain, I present this.

Is this not AWESOME?

Coffe Table Shopping

So I've been out shopping for a coffee table, but with little luck. So I thought, hey maybe the internet will have one I can buy? I was so right.

A giant NES controller coffe table that even works as a NES controller. Yes! Pressing that big red/orange (depending on when you bought your NES system) button will make Mario jump!

It's made by this guy who also has an awesome named blog. He goes through all the steps and plans you need to make your own. I'll be in the garage for a while.

Is this not AWESOME?

The 8bit Album

Music lovers watch your awesome meter cause we are about to do some simple math.

What do you get when you add a Nintendo Entertainment System and Weezer?

Yes, you are correct, the answer is awesomeness.

Pterodactyl Squad brings you and I an 8-bit rock n' roll tribute to Weezer. Downloadable completely free here! Check out each song individually if you like there too.

This brings me right back to 6th grade when SNES was king of videogames, and Weezer was king of my boombox cd player. Who thought that I could get both at the same time? Wait, this sounds familiar... Ah, I remember now. This reminds me of the fantastic dream I had last night with Megan Fox and my Nintendo. Yup.

Is this not AWESOME?

Laser Toy From the Past

This is so dumb, SO DUMB! When is he going to figure out that the TV has a glass screen keeping Mario safe. So dumb.

Is this not AWESOME?

Spies at Every Level

Some of you may recognize why this picture is ironically funny. As for the rest of you, I'll tell you when you're older...

...and now that you're older, I'll explain. The Asian man in the photo is Shigeru Miyamoto, the president of Nintendo. He's the guy who invented this, that, Mario and his mushroom adventures, and a whole lot more things. So why is that picture funny then? Because he's holding a PSP®go that was released this week at E3 2009 by Sony. Looks kinda curious doesn't he?

Is this not AWESOME?

Old School for New School

How many times have you died while playing an NES emulator because you pressed the wrong button on the keyboard? Yeah, same, I always forget what key is assigned to the jump button.

I worry no more

The Retro NES USB Controller is perfect for creating old school gaming nostalgia on your computer. The standard NES plug has been replaced with newfangled USB. Hey, we wouldn't recommend it for FPS shooters but it's ideal for MAME and NES emulators. - Think Geek

You can pick up this sexy piece of plastic here for about $30.

Is this not AWESOME?

Childhood Crushes

As a young boy I can remember wishing these bodacious babes were real and would play video games with me. Because that's what we would do when we were young and in love.

April O'Neil. I think I can safely say that I'm not alone on this one.

I made sure that I was the Green Ranger every time we played Power Rangers. Why? Because the Green Ranger and the Pink Ranger always had a "thing" going on. Didn't Kimberly become famous for something naughty?

You can't mess with a classic. Oh yeah, I know why Mario put himself through hell just to get to her. And no it wasn't because it was the right thing to do.

Is this not AWESOME?

Nintendo is the new black

There are few things I would dare buy a girl, and this is not one of them. But girls, don't you see how beneficial this is!? While your shopping and you ask us guys to hold your purse, BOOM! we now have something awesome to do while we wait. We'll want to carry your purse around the whole time! Don't do it for yourselves, do it for men. Because we love you... so much.

The Nintendo Purse is made by Jeri Ellsworth via Makezine.

Here it is in action.

Is this not AWESOME?