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Zelda bedding: perfect for those cold Hyrule nights

Posted Jul 7th 2008 11:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

It's official: not only is Wii Fanboy the web's leading resource for all things Wii, we're also the number one online source of Zelda bedding. This is the third Zelda quilt we've featured on the site, and it also happens to be the cheapest so far -- a mere $135 will buy you this queen-sized duvet, as stitched from 2" squares of ~~real Octorok skin~~ cotton. For an extra $30, you can even have matching pillowcases: just make sure you pack it all away when any would-be lovers arrive in your room after a particularly successful first date.

If you fancy spending $165 on some of the most awesome bedding in the universe, contact Etsy user punzie and show her the color of your money. Explore past the break for a close-up of the quilt.

Read: The Quilt of Courage
Read: The Pillows of Wisdom

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Let the goddess of the sun keep your head warm

Posted Jul 3rd 2008 11:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Even though it's the height of summer in the northern hemisphere, we want one of these. We wouldn't usually post items from Etsy that have already sold out, but then we don't see too many Okami hats cluttering up the internets. This fine head garment, featuring Okami protagonist Amaterasu, reportedly took around five hours to complete, and was crafted from polar fleece. And we want one. Did we say that already?

Let's hope somebody out there can nag seller riomccarthy into making more!

[Via Capcom Blog]

Impressive Falco papercraft doesn't even look like paper

Posted Jul 1st 2008 11:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Fan stuff

It may not be a tiny gaming console or an incredible Wolf Link, but it's still really impressive. Actually, you know what? This might beat both of them! Well, maybe not Wolf Link. That thing is nice.

The piece of papercraft was modeled after the Falco model used in Smash Bros. Brawl. Whether you're a Smash or Star Fox fan, you've got to appreciate how good this thing looks.

We can hardly believe it's made of paper! If you're looking to try this yourself, this is the link to the necessary stuff to get your started.

Gallery: Awesome Nintendo papercraft

Remember Mario? He's back -- in button form!

Posted Jun 10th 2008 10:30PM by Phil Larsen
Filed under: Fan stuff

What are these perfect for? Making a fabric-based stop-motion Mario animation, that's what. This latest batch of buttons from Etsy craftsman Spooon features easily movable characters and items, each faithfully recreated from original NES sprites. Why, nab a set of these handy control buttons, and you'll have hours of fun manually moving our plucky hero through all kinds of pinning adventures.

Better yet, Spooon also whipped up a bunch of magnets featuring Space Invaders and Pac-man characters, so there's no real need to ever leave your kitchen. Sit by the fridge and enjoy! The sets are available in button ($8) or magnet ($10) form, so the choice of creating a retro fridge or bag is entirely up to you. The store is open for business, so take a crafty trip down nostalgia street.

[Via technabob]

Earthbound cubeecraft is out of this world

Posted May 31st 2008 7:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Fan stuff

Even with its ESRB rating, we can't help but be skeptical about Earthbound descending onto the Virtual Console. While we'd like nothing more, it seems too good to be true that Starmen.net's hard-fought battle to get the game on the VC would finally end in victory. As we've also mentioned, an ESRB rating does not necessarily equate to a Virtual Console release.

Since all we can do now is wait and see, we have to find Earthbound related ways to keep ourselves busy. Aside from playing games like Smash Bros., we thought we'd try our hand at some Earthbound cubeecraft (aka papercraft). Is it just us, or does Mr. Saturn look rather swank when shaped like a cube?

Gallery: Awesome Nintendo papercraft

[Via GoNintendo]

NES coffee table is so much more

Posted May 9th 2008 10:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Kyle Downes' NES coffee table isn't just an awesome coffee table, oh no. Read up on the making of this beautiful piece of furniture on Kyle's blog, the appropriately named Ultra Awesome, and it's obvious that Downes' work is far more than a mere coffee table -- make the jump to see what else it can do.

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Duck Hunt lamp will inspire thousands to hunt for cheap Zappers

Posted May 4th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Fan stuff

One reason that the NES Zapper, even in orange, is superior to the Wii Zapper: it makes an attractive lamp. Craftster user fluffypants happened upon one of the clangy gun controllers and, somehow, saw the potential for a lamp. A real Duck Hunt cartridge would have been too small to function as a sturdy base, so she made an imitation NES cartridge from cardboard and affixed it to the Zapper lamp.

As if turning controllers into furniture didn't impress us enough, fluffypants turned a store-bought shade into a faithful 3D Duck Hunt scene with layers of cut foam. In fact, the shade is so awesomely Duck Hunt that the actual lamp seems a bit like overkill.

For awesome NES mods, just add legends

Posted Apr 21st 2008 10:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

Thanks to its largely flat surface, the NES doubles up as an ideal canvas for those wishing to spruce up their consoles with a custom paint job. Of course, you also need artistic ability, which is where we fail hideously, and eBay user hellokitty11111111111 (yes) excels.

Well, "excels" most of the time, anyway. The quality of these mods does vary a little -- we're not big fans of the Kid Icarus design -- but we do absolutely love the Earthbound, Super Mario Bros. 3, and (highly topical) River City Ransom examples. Are they worth (up to) $149.99, though? At a stretch, we'd be tempted. There's more past the break, complete with auction links.

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Super Nintendo Paper System

Posted Apr 7th 2008 10:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

While not quite as ickle or adorable as the tiny clay NES that had Candace in full-on squeal mode recently, this papercraft SNES is still capable of melting the heart of the most unfeeling gamer. It's the work of deviantART user ryo007, who wisely points out that while other consoles have been rendered in paper, the SNES has, until now, been forgotten about by papercrafters.

Our favorite part of this? Those cute-as-all-heck tiny pads and game cartridges! If they had cheeks, we'd pinch them (and then probably crush them with our clumsy, sausage-like fingers).

Read: Papercraft sheet
Read: Pictures of a completed model

[Via Go Nintendo]

Excitebike bracelet pops wheelies on your wrist

Posted Mar 30th 2008 4:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

As much as we love ourselves some Space Invaders and Pac-Man, it's always nice to see some other game or franchise covered on craft site Etsy. When said game happens to be one of this blogger's fondest memories from ye olde NES days, it's all the better! This (gender-neutral) Excitebike bracelet from Etsy user pixelparty is a snip at $15, and if yours truly hadn't already put money aside for Mario Kart Wii, you'd better believe this would be on my wrist as I typed.

Incidentally, we previously covered some of pixelparty's bracelets in our Valentine's Day feature earlier this year. Check out the gallery below for more of his excellent handiwork.

Gallery: Pixelparty's bracelets

The best kind of celebration

Posted Mar 23rd 2008 11:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff

After all the holiday-foo was complete, we're willing to bet many of you relaxed with video games. It's just a feeling we have (probably because many of us did the same thing!). You know what that means? It means we have an excuse to round up a few things that celebrate both Easter and gaming. Holidays are fun!

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Christina Aguilera's blasphemous Donkey Kong art

Posted Mar 18th 2008 10:30PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

When we first embarked on our blogging careers, fresh-faced and full of hope, there were titles that we never expected to use. "Christina Aguilera's blasphemous Donkey Kong art," it's fair to say, was one such example.

Yet the world moves in mysterious ways, and so here we are, blogging about how pop songstress Christina Aguilera has hung the original version of the above artwork on the wall of her baby's nursery. That's right, folks: while Michael dangles his kids from balconies, and Britney has hers taken away, Christina surrounds her offspring with awesome Nintendo artwork. Titled "The Last Supper," this particular piece is by the artist Misha, and was created for the 2006 I Am 8-Bit Show.

Incidentally, if you want to be just like Christina -- and with an attitude to child-rearing like hers, who wouldn't harbor such aspirations? -- then great news! Prints of the above piece are available now at the Gallery1988 website for $75. That's ... actually tempting.

Wii Warm Up: DIY

Posted Mar 7th 2008 9:00AM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Wii Warm Up

Loads of Wii owners seem to have something in common: the desire to make something for their console. Often, it's a zapper, but the DIY obsession certainly isn't limited to gun-type projects. We've seen a lot of variety and creativity when it comes to fiddling with the Wii. What is it about the system that has inspired so much creativity in its short lifespan? Is it the inherent fun and whimsicality of the idea of motion-based controls? Is it the expanded audience? The mere presence of a wrist strap and the fun of pointing and shooting? Weigh in -- and let us know if you've made a few things for your Wii.

Cartridge clock pulls us back in time

Posted Mar 6th 2008 11:30PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff

Have any old NES carts lying around that you're not using? If you can possibly spare to sacrifice one to a greater (or lesser, depending on your opinion) cause, this might be a fun project: the NES cart clock. Of course, if you're not up to a little DIY project, you can pick this one up at Etsy, courtesy of seller GeekGear. While we can't decide of Days of Thunder is a good choice for hanging on the wall or propping up on a nightstand, we can certainly think of a few NES games that might make good craft projects ....

Mama Mia! Mario gets stitched up

Posted Feb 25th 2008 8:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: Fan stuff

As we have seen on previous occasions, patchwork quilts are perfect for recreating scenes from NES-era games. However, the Mario depicted on this quilt is a little more modern, and the results are no less spectacular.

Crafted by the wife of BoingBoing reader Brian (a.k.a bishmasterb), this work of art uses sixteen types of fabric, and is 36 columns by 44 rows tall (six feet by eight feet). Oh, and it's hung on that wall for the last five years, hidden from an appreciative world! For the record, we fully support the decision to show it off on its own wall. You can't actually use things that are this beautiful. That would be madness.

Gallery: Bishmasterb's Mario quilt

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Zelda bedding: perfect for those cold Hyrule nights

Let the goddess of the sun keep your head warm

Impressive Falco papercraft doesn't even look like paper

Remember Mario? He's back -- in button form!

Earthbound cubeecraft is out of this world

NES coffee table is so much more

Duck Hunt lamp will inspire thousands to hunt for cheap Zappers

For awesome NES mods, just add legends

Super Nintendo Paper System

Excitebike bracelet pops wheelies on your wrist

The best kind of celebration

Christina Aguilera's blasphemous Donkey Kong art

Wii Warm Up: DIY

Cartridge clock pulls us back in time

Mama Mia! Mario gets stitched up

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