Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

This OSU Marching Band tribute to classic video games might be the best thing I’ve seen on the internet today. Nerd Power!

- via Kottke

Hit play for an explosion of retro-video-game goodness!

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The arcade was a full spectrum of emotions for me…from shouts of pride when I entered my initials on the “Donkey Kong Jr.” high-score screen, to tantrums of despair when Dad said it was time to leave. Today arcades are endangered species – one of the last spots in NYC, “Chinatown Fair”, closed down just a few weeks ago.

Luckily, there’s photographic proof that these mystical places actually existed. The Flickr group “Growing Up In Arcades: 1979 – 1989″ serves up a retro-tastic blast from the 8-bit past. Some of my favorites (warning…French-rolled jeans ahead!):

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Dig Dug!

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Check out “Growing Up in Arcades: 1979-1989″ for more…(via Neatorama)

UPDATE: There’s a documentary in the works about the final few days of “Chinatown Arcade”. Trailer:

And good news…the owners have relocated to Brooklyn and just opened a new spot called “Next Level”. Game on.

Pixel Oven Mitts…the perfect gift for the Chef Mario (or Luigi) in your life.

-via Laughing Squid

Click here to buy these for $16.99.

After a long, hard day of playing video games and eating Cheetos, what more could you want then to kick back, play more video games, and eat more Cheetos while sitting on this Space Invaders-inspired couch.  (Too bad it looks incredibly uncomfortable.)

From Design Boom via @terrinakamura

What happens when classic video game enemies attack a group of skateboarders and snowboarders?  It’s not a hallucination from a nasty trip – it’s ‘Gnarcade’:

-via Geekologie