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Remember the hours days at a time you’d spend playing Tetris? Now, when not actually playing, the falling blocks and colors can be enjoyed every morning with the Tetris Heat Changing Mug.
Just add a hot beverage and watch those addictive little square blocks appear. Then you can spend the rest of the morning wondering what the appeal of this game ever was.
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Take control of your baking with the Nintendo Power Glove Oven Mitt. The Power Mitt is made to resemble the 80s-induced Nintendo game controller, The Power Glove. It might even inspire you to take a break from your all-day gaming and bake something.
Unfortunately, Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A will not help your brownies cook any faster. Check out the glove here.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
Even when it was the only video game that we had, Pong kinda sucked. So, what better way to improve upon Pong, forty years after its heyday, than with bananas? MaKey MaKey Banana Pong is brought to us by Pete Prodoehl, using game paddles made from bananas.
The object of the game is simple and remains the same… Don’t let the pixel get past your paddle. And, don’t squeeze your controller too hard.
Why buy flavorless button mushrooms, when you can power up with magic fungi? The Super Mario Bros-inspired guerrilla art is brought to us by Aiden Glynn of Pizza and Pixels.
No mention if the supermarket accepts gold coins, but they play awesome music there.
[link, via Obvious Winner]
The problem with old-school arcade games, is that they usually reward nothing more than your initials onscreen and bragging rights. Enter The Last Barfighter, a vintage fighter game that pours a pint for the victor.
The Last Barfighter is brought to us by Raleigh-based Big Boss Brewery — where gamers can kick, punch, and even butt slap their way to a freshly-poured beer. Oh, and bragging rights.
[via Incredible Things]