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Be A Watermelon In This Video Game Using an Actual Watermelon Controller

Why did the watermelon cross the road? Because it was the protagonist in a linear video game trying to escape, of course.

Officially titled, The Story of the Revolutionary Watermelon That Wanted to Live Free as a Bird and Learned How to Escape, this online game sees our brave watermelon rolling and hopping across roads and creepy forests. What is the watermelon escaping from? An evil summer picnic? Is Gallagher in town? We shall never know.

Nevertheless, the watermelon is controlled by tapping the space bar. That is unless you’d prefer to use an actual watermelon controller, which can be done with an Arduino custom circuit and code, and requires you to slap the real watermelon to control your digital one.

Revolutionary Watermelon is brought to us by Space Backyard. The game is available for download here, and instructions on making your own watermelon controller can be found here.

link via Food & Wine

Classic Video Game Action Recreated Using Food and Everyday Items

It’s true, kids… There was a time when U.S. quarters and 8-bits worth of action ruled. Animator, PES, wants to give us the warm nostalgic feeling that only old-school video games can provide.

Game Over is a brilliant stop-motion animation that uses food and everyday items to recreate classic video game action.

The blistering speed and chaos of Centipede is recreated with muffins and cupcakes, while Pac-Man is made from a pizza pie with some slices removed. No wonder the ghosts chase him around. Quarters up!!

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8-Bit Nintendo Wine Labels Are For Old-School Drinking

Grab your two-button controller, oversized cartridges, and enjoy these Nintendo NES Wine Labels. Brought to us by the folks at VinePair, the fictional wines are inspired by vintage Nintendo video games and labeled with old-school 8-bit awesomeness.

From Mario and Luigi Chianti Classico to Mike Tyson Punch Out!! Zinfandel, the wines will make you yearn for the days of blowing into cartridges, and for what once passed for video game graphics. At least you’re old enough to drink now.

[link, via Food and Wine]

Nintoaster, A Fully-Functional Nintendo Game Console Made From A Toaster

Because our memories of playing Super Mario Bros. and blowing into cartridges is so fond, the tributes to the Nintendo NES Game Console have been plentiful. Enter, The Nintoaster, a fully-functional NES made from a vintage toaster.

Brought to us by Finnish artist, Jarno Kotavuopio, the console turns on when the plunger is set down, and will play all of your favorites from childhood. Do not put toast in it though… No amount of blowing on the bread will make it toast.

[link, via Neatorama]

Fry Scores, A Cookbook With Recipes From Video Games

Video game grub has come a long way since power pellets and Burger Time. Fry Scores: An Unofficial Guide To Video Game Grub celebrates gamer cuisine with a series of recipes inspired by some recent games.

Brought to us by editor Holly Green, the beginner’s cookbook will show you how to make anything from the Sinner’s Sandwich from Deadly Premonition, to a batch of baked French Toast from The Sims.

YetosSoup5 — Yeto’s Soup from The Legend of Zelda

[link, via Neatorama]