If you haven’t realized, I am a BIG Nintendo fan. So when I see a coffee table designed to look like the original NES controller, I feel the need to give all my money away to have it. Created by Charles Lushear over at Made of maple and mahogany, the best feature of the table…it actually works. It has a retractable cord that plugs into the Nintendo console. When you take the glass top off, the table can be hooked up and used to play all the classic games. You can find this beautiful piece of artowrk over at Etsy.com for a whopping $3,500. Below is a sample of how well the table works.
Kevin J Weir must have a twisted mind and a lot of paitence because he is the creator of some of the most twisted surreal animated gifs I have ever seen. Take one part Salvador Dali, and one part Terry Gilliam and together you get Kevin. He skulks around the library of congress looking for public domain images and then puts his own animated awesomeness into them.
So Much win it hurts! Check out his Tumblr as well
Google Maps has pulled off yet another great April Fools Day prank. I didn’t even realize this until two days later. As much as I enjoyed the prank, it was sad to find out it wasn’t real.
The day before April Fools Day, I went onto Google Maps to figure out directions and what was in the area of what I had planned. When I saw the Quest button, I almost cried at the excitement of seeing this. The whole map was in 8-Bit graphics and there were hidden items and monsters. You could go into street view to see what buildings and landmarks would look like. It reminded me of The legend of Zelda. Google even went as far as making a video promotion, saying it would be coming out in the NES cartridge. I was so happy, I even called the Chief Bean. Everything seemed legit.
I went back a couple of days later, and it was gone. I just can not believe I fell for it. I am still upset that it was just a prank. Google Quest is one of those things that you could waste your whole day playing with. The joke was on me. That is, until I was in the middle of writing this article, and came across a savior.
While researching, I fell upon Dragon Quest. They wrote a story of Google Quest, and saved the link to the 8-Bit Deliciousness. I almost fell out of the chair. It may be a simple thing to some, but I see full potential to waste hours of my day. So it may have been an April Fools joke from Google, but the joke is on them. I am still enjoying it.
I am not particulary fond of beer. I prefer harder beverages. However, I am quite intrigued to try out the 8-Bit Pale Ale. Tallgrass Brewing Company, from Manhattan, Kansas, has created a beer that’s been getting some good reviews. Many who have tried it, have said it has a tropical scent, and that it has a citrus taste to it, with a hint of orange and lemon. Although I am just a little curious to try it, I really want it for the design. The brewers have also made a video specifically for the 8-Bit Pale Ale. Make sure to check it out. And if you have experienced this beer, let us know what you think.
We here at the CaffiNation love us some robotic fun. But how cool would it be to throw a little locomotion into your Sodium and Pepper needs? A little NaCl waddling across the table is just good old fashioned fun if you ask me. Only problem is the price, $24.99 for the set is a bit stiff for Salt and pepper shakers, even if they walk.
Couple that with the Robocup, Measuring cup set and I for one welcome our new kitchen overlords. And this handy dandy tool is a mere $7.99… WIN
It’s been a while since we debuted a new poster here. So this is the latest design to work its way out of my head. Thinking of the coffee mug like a knob on a dryer or an Awesome Machine. You know where i would set that bad boy! Right to 11. Anywhoo Enjoy
We here at the CaffiNation Podcast and Puzzle Piece Productions would like to send out our warmest wishes to you and yours this holiday season. There are so many problems in the world it’s quite nice to spend a few moments with family and friends celebrating the things that are going your way. So our deepest and warmest wishes to you.
Although decorating the tree for Christmas is festive, I believe making it look like a monster would scar the kids for life…especially in Japan. In 2000, at the Aqua City Odaiba shopping mall, located in Japan, the holiday decorative committee decided to construct a christmas tree in the shape of Godzilla. Not only did they shape it to look like him, but red lights were put in the eyes, and the tree even breathed smoke. I think the only thing that doesn’t make him scary is the little Santa hat on his head.
Since the beginning of the Super Mario Bros. franchise, which began in 1983, there hasn’t been any kind of complaints about any of the game content in the series. Personally, I wouldn’t think there would be. Well, I guess I was wrong. PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has decided to finally show there concern about a certain aspect of the game. They do not like the fact that Mario wears the Tanooki Suit.
23 years after the first appearance of the Tanooki Suit, PETA thinks it is wrong of Mario to wear fur. PETA stated, “Tanooki may be just a “suit” in Mario games, but by wearing the skin of an animal, Mario is sending the message that it’s OK to wear fur.” Even though Mario achieves the ability of the suit by grabbing a leaf, PETA feels that wearing it encourages animal abuse.
Tracy Reiman, PETA Executive Vice President, ”Tanukis are real-life raccoon dogs who are beaten and, as PETA’s undercover exposés show, often skinned alive for their fur. “This winter, everyone can give raccoon dogs and other fabulous animals a 1-UP by keeping our wardrobes fur-free.”To show much they really don’t appreciate the Tanooki suit, they have created a game called Super Tanooki Skin 2D, where you are a tanuki chasing after Mario to get your skin back. I have tried the game, and find that it is quite distasteful. So wearing the the Tanooki Suit is bad, but what about the frog suit?
Everybody has played Rock’ Em Sock’ Em at least once in there life time. Personally, I prefer the red guy, also known as the Red Rocker. Now as an adult, you wouldn’t mind playing the game, but you need to have it a little more exciting. Well, the people over at Hammacher Schlemmer has given us the opportunity to enjoy such a treat, with what is called “The Bionic Bopper Cars.”
Powered by a 12-volt battery, a Honda engine, and controlled by 2 joysticks, and bumpers surrounding the bottom, these Bopper cars can last up to 5 hours worth of battle. To see these things driving down the street, although funny, would be impossible to achieve. These cars only move about 3 mph. These bouts take place in a 16′ sq. steel frame. For a price of $17,000, you could own a set of these.
The air has a chill to it. The leaves have almost all fallen. And the days feel right. Coffee means a lot of things to a lot of people, to me it means Comfort.
Comfort A smooth deep brew slowly wafting sultry scents your way
A promise of comfort, A premiss of decadence
Coffee this good is always just a little bit close to being too good to be true. Coffee isn’t just the beverage, its the experiences surrounding it too. Drink up my friends.
After being commisioned to cover an entire train station consisting of 8-bit artwork, Finnish artist Lars Arrhenius went to work. The Thorildsplan Tunnelbana station, a train station in Stockholm, Sweden, was redecoratred in 2008.
The entire station is covered in artwork inspired by early 1980′s Nintendo games. The artowrk consists of Dig Dug, Pacman, Super Mario Bros, and Legend of Zelda.
It is a quite the popular piece of artwork. It has even been used in a video. MadCraft, a punkpop band from Finland, used the creation as a backdrop for the music video for the song NeverAgain.
What do you do with a gameboy that hasn’t been used in quite some time. You make a zombie, that’s what you do. And that is exactly what artist Donald Kennedy, an artist over at KodyKoala, did with his old gameboy. Other than the gameboy, he also used hands from a Iron Man Monger figure and feet from an Iron Man Mark I figure.
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