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Secret Nintendo stuff for top-level operatives

Words: Martin Kitts, NGamer UK

15) Pushpin Mario 

  

This is no ordinary Super Mario Bros. 3 screen. It’s actually made out of the little coloured pins you use to stick stuff on noticeboards – 17,000 of them. Made by students (there’s a surprise) at the University of Fraser Valley in clearly-not-enough-going-on British Columbia in Canada, it took two and a half semesters to complete.

16) Wii trackball 

Can’t navigate quickly enough through the Wii menus using the pointer? Why not mod your remote and install a trackball where the A button is supposed to be? We can think of a few reasons, but it’s supposedly possible and there’s a video of it in action right here.

17) Tetris bracelet 

Show the world that you’re proud to be a Tetris master with a handmade resin bracelet. Every one is unique – just like a random snapshot of the game itself.

18) Pocket Famicom

 

This is the latest in a long line of Famicom-playing portable game systems. Unlike some, it doesn’t come with a load of pirate games built in, so it’s not going to get anyone arrested if you try importing it. Looks a bit like a PSP, doesn’t it? Ask your local import merchant for the Pocket FC 360. Or don’t – it’s no skin off our nose.

19) Live Korg performance

If you like retro ‘chip sound’ music then we can’t recommend Korg DS-10 highly enough. Brilliant fun and it sounds great. YouTube is full of videos demonstrating the possibilities, and here’s one of the best we’ve heard so far – three guys performing live on stage at the Hyper Game Music Event in Tokyo.

20) Wii-ll it blend?

In the unlikely event you’ve never visited this site, the answer to the question is always yes. The formula runs like this: man in lab coat turns unlikely objects into dust in a bid to sell you a high-powered blender. We want one but we wouldn’t eat anything out of it after he’s used it to mangle circuit boards.

Dec 23, 2008



 
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21 Comments
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aromickred  - 10 months 19 days ago 
I loved all of it!
gronfors  - 10 months 19 days ago 
lol mustard controller!

:)
Ramen_Soup  - 10 months 19 days ago 
I would love a megaman game like that
ELpork  - 10 months 19 days ago 
Hurrp... That pento looks ishy...
MacGyver1138  - 10 months 19 days ago 
I remember X Play doing that console destruction thing for that last generation of consoles, too. The Xbox went down in their first round of dropping, and I think the Gamecube ended up being toughest. Nintendo always seems to build really durable stuff. When I used to get Nintendo Power, people would write in all the time about some ridiculous destruction that a console lived through.
Musicgeek4  - 10 months 18 days ago 
Damn so close to first
Musicgeek4  - 10 months 18 days ago 
Haha sweet. I make animations like the megaman vid and can only imagine how long that long of a video took
Hurricrane  - 10 months 18 days ago 
lol the lego robots are awesome
Klipsched  - 10 months 18 days ago 
I want the cart art.
kanucksfan  - 10 months 18 days ago 
WILL IT BLEND! WOOT! I love that site
EiGrOn  - 10 months 18 days ago 
Cool stuff but a little weird for Nintendo stuff Imao.
SamaSume  - 10 months 18 days ago 
mmm... nintendo bento box.... delicious
jar-head  - 10 months 18 days ago 
ya, i got something you cant brake, how about some Titanium Alloy.Bam
The_Zanger  - 10 months 18 days ago 
I love your world of nintendo articles!!
RandyChimp  - 10 months 18 days ago 
like ive always said about ps3. Value for money, won't exactly stop working when you drop it. Im pleasently suprised by the wii's capability for taking damage, both very well made consoles.
d1lemma  - 10 months 18 days ago 
I eat mangled circuit boards...
crazycrazy83  - 10 months 17 days ago 
i almost shit myself out of excitement on the lego balance video! frikin epic! (sarcasm)

great job guys, as the previous one
hardcore_gamer1990  - 10 months 16 days ago 
Obviously The 360 isnt as well made as it's predecessor.

And I reckon they wouldn't be able to destroy a "black box" flight recorder (although they are usually luminous orange or yellow)
fionnoh  - 10 months 14 days ago 
i knew i recognized this from somewhere! this is just the article taken from NGamer, i stopped reading it ages ago.
Bronzus  - 10 months 14 days ago 
Yeah. Great mag, haven't bought it in months.
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