We love our video game candy! Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Resident Evil and more.
Last Updated on Friday, 11 May 2012 12:02 Written by Liz McLean Knight Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:23
In case you haven’t noticed, we really love video games, and so we also love our collection of video game candy. They all come in metal tins, which makes them neat storage containers after you’ve devoured the contents.
Learn More“Sniffles the Frost-Breathing Dragon” Paper Toy
Last Updated on Monday, 12 March 2012 02:55 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 6 March 2012 11:29
We’ve added a free paper toy, “Sniffles, The Frost-Breathing Dragon.” Instead of breathing fire like other dragons, he breathes frost–he freezes whatever he breathes on. As you’d expect, the cold has given him a perpetually runny nose, so his sidekick is a Box of Kleenex. You can either add him to your cart or download from the page.
Learn MoreSonic the Hedgehog Candy
Last Updated on Monday, 21 March 2011 11:53 Written by Liz McLean Knight Sunday, 20 March 2011 08:41
You can have your very own collection of chaos emeralds without the need to curl up into a ball and zoom around a 2D side-scrolling environment. There are about 1.5oz of apple and cherry flavored candies shaped like gems in each metal tin. Great gamer gift, especially for the die-hard Sonic fans. Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos Emeralds Candy$3.25
8×8 Super Mario Bros
Last Updated on Sunday, 2 January 2011 05:35 Written by Liz McLean Knight Sunday, 2 January 2011 05:27
<iframe src=”http://player.vimeo.com/video/9928343″ width=”400″ height=”300″ frameborder=”0″></iframe><p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/9928343″>Super Mario Bros on an 8×8 LED matrix</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/chloester”>Chloe Fan</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Learn MoreKnow your nerds!
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 10:25 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 26 October 2010 10:04
Anther awesome t-shirt at Threadless.
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Learn More“Fuck You,” 8bit style
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 02:15 Written by Liz McLean Knight Wednesday, 29 September 2010 07:09
Learn MoreAwesome human Pac Man stop-motion video
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 01:51 Written by Liz McLean Knight Monday, 13 September 2010 03:02
I love the a capella Pac Man theme music too!
UPDATE: This is part of Guillaume Reymonds “Game Over” project, where he does live human stop-motion videos of many other vintage games. (Thanks, Le Singe)
Learn MoreNew gamer candy and music toys at Fractalspin
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 02:16 Written by Liz McLean Knight Wednesday, 23 June 2010 12:27
Beep it Deluxe from Michael Una on Vimeo.
We just got shipment of new gamer candy and added three cool new music toys!
Wouldn’t it be cool if Mario’s Question Mark Coin Boxes shot out candy instead? Now they do! And check out this Atari Joystick Gum with a moveable joystick. Neato.
OK, onto the music toys. Beep-It and Beep-It Deluxe are both optical theremins. They both output a square wave whose pitch is controlled by the amount of light striking a photoresistor. You control the pitch by casting shadows over the light sensor, or by pointing it towards/away from a light source. It sounds really 8-Bit / Chiptuney. The Deluxe version comes in a fancy bamboo case with more knobs and functionality. $35-$65
Seeq-it is a square wave synthesizer with a built-in stepped sequencer. There are 8 
steps to the sequence, and each step can be set to a different pitch or turned off. LEDs on the front panel indicate the position and speed of the sequence as it moves in a circle. A 2nd low-frequency oscillator can be used to modulate the output pitch, resulting in additional tones and rhythms. A built-in resonant lowpass filter allows for fat frequency sweeps and tone control. Seeq-i
t’s sound is reminiscent of both 8-bit video games and classic techno sequencers. The pitch output ranges from very high to very low, earth-shaking bass frequencies. $195
Seeq-it from Michael Una on Vimeo.
Learn MoreAwesome Mario Stop Motion Animation
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 03:03 Written by Liz McLean Knight Wednesday, 9 June 2010 07:58
So full of win! I am a huge Mario nerd. My dad saved the princess before me though, in SMB2. Gar! (S’alright, Dad! <3)
Learn MoreJane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 03:16 Written by Liz McLean Knight Monday, 12 April 2010 02:07
Jane McGonigal asks: Why doesn’t the real world work more like an online game? In the best-designed games, our human experience is optimized: We have important work to do, we’re surrounded by potential collaborators, and we learn quickly and in a low-risk environment. In her work as a game designer, she creates games that use mobile and digital technologies to turn everyday spaces into playing fields, and everyday people into teammates. Her game-world insights can explain — and improve — the way we learn, work, solve problems, and lead our real lives.
McGonigal directs game R&D at the Institute for the Future, a nonprofit forecasting firm where she developed Superstruct, a massively multiplayer game in which players organize society to solve for issues that will confront the world in 2019. She masterminded World Without Oil, which simulated the beginning of a global oil crisis and inspired players to change their daily energy habits. McGonigal also works with global companies to develop games that build on our collective-intelligence infrastructure — like The Lost Ring, a mystery game for McDonald’s that became the world’s biggest alternate reality game, played by more than 5 million people. (Not to mention the delightful Top Secret Dance-Off, which taps that space in our brains where embarrasment and joy mingle.) She’s working on book called Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Happy and How They Can Change the World.
Learn MorePaper Game Boys
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 03:29 Written by Liz McLean Knight Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:44
Pretty impressive!
More photos here.
via LikeCool
Dance Dance Revolution Dance Pad Purse
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 12:58 Written by Liz McLean Knight Monday, 9 November 2009 12:02
The Dance Pad Purse
My original dance pad broke, so I decided to cut it up to see what was inside. The top layer was actually pretty, so I thought it would make a cool purse. Literally. Hah!
Check out the photos documenting how I made it.
The first layer of the dance pad