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Coolest Crochet Super Mario Amigurumi Ever

adm_snackbar — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:24:28 +0000

If you’re a big gamer fan like we are you’ll definitely appreciate this: a custom made 110% accurately crocheted Super Mario amigurumi in the raccoon suit!! This is from the classic NES game Super Mario Bros 3 which pushed the limits on the gaming console’s graphics, playability, and fun factor. You know what happens when Mario touches the feather, he transforms into Raccoon Mario and is able to fly high into the sky, extending the gameplay beyond the ground and opening an entire new world of bonuses and hidden secrets. These factors all made Super Mario Bros 3 a truly awesome game, and this super-awesome crochet Super Mario is just as awesome. It’s so accurate down to the “M” on the cap and perfect proportions, it makes you wonder if this Mario doll simply popped out of your TV screen. No word on whether this will go on sale or not, but you can check out the creator’s website Cute Amigirumi for more video-game inspired crochet amigurumi creations and check out more Mario crochet pics while you’re at it. We also featured her R2D2 crochet and Waluigi on Code Retard previously.

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Super Mario Craft: Waluigi Crochet Amigurumi Plush

adm_snackbar — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:54:46 +0000

Today we’re showcasing another fine piece of amigurumi craftsmanship (yeah we didn’t know what “amigurumi” was either until starwars.com told us): a Waluigi crochet plush! But today we stand better informed, thanks to the R2D2 artist herself, who had apparently heard of this term but had neglected to tell us when we showcased her R2D2 crochet plush toy last year. Shame on us, what kind of lousy geeks are we? So apparently amigurumi refers to the art of cutesy crochet craft of animals or characters. At any rate, this Super Mario Bros themed craft is another wonderfully cute amigurumi from the same craftswoman, who had help from the same person who cut out Artoo’s laser-precise felt detail.

We love Super Mario Bros just as much as we love Star Wars so don’t make us pick a favorite. Waluigi might be a bit of a polarizing character since he and Wario are kind of the bad guys in the later Super Mario series but we adore him just the same. This Waluigi crochet doesn’t have the detail intricacies as R2D2 but his body shape was much harder to crochet. Waluigi has the requisite pink nose, backwards “L” emblems on his hat and gloves, and the same insidious smile and mustache. From what we can tell, Waluigi is actually two pieces–the upper body which starts with the cap and ends with a round belly, and his overalls which actually wrap over his arms and belly and has his legs attached.

If you look closely enough, you’ll see the Waluigi shares Artoo’s glass bead eye and while very faithful to the real thing, has one small anomaly. We won’t give it away, but if you catch it you can make a guess in the comments. We didn’t even know about it until the artist informed us about this minor embarrassment.

Oh and Artoo says beep…

For more information on the artist who did this amazing piece of work, visit her website Cute Amigurumi! and check out her etsy store.

Artoo Star Wars Craft: Lovable Crochet R2D2 Plush

adm_snackbar — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:01:37 +0000

Check out this lovable crochet R2D2 plush toy! This little fellow was a precious birthday gift, made all the more special because it took the efforts of two people to make it, one to crochet, and the other to cut, glue, and sew. Of course, it being R2D2, appealing to the Star Wars geek within also scores it massive points. Artoo stands at a noble 5 inches tall and sports an intricate and faithful reproduction of his markings from the Star Wars movies, including a glass bead eye as a nice finishing touch.

Here’s the loyal but stubborn astromech droid as viewed from the side. Note how his arms were separate pieces that were later stitched on. The body and middle leg were all one piece though. R2D2’s markings were done with precisely cut and glued fabric.

And here’s little R2 from the top.

This is really a one of a kind Star Wars craft and we’ve not seen anything like it before… and we’re Star Wars geeks! Heck, not one but two of us at Code Retard have the Luke Skywalker FX light up Master Replica lightsaber sitting on our mantels at home. Too bad you can’t buy these Artoos in the store. The R2D2 plush matches our site’s theme really well, and we think he might make a great mascot, what do you think?

Update: If you liked her work, she’s now got pictures of a Super Mario Bros themed Waluigi amigurumi plush toy.

Update 2: If you really liked her work or are an avid crocheter yourself, she’s now got an online store on etsy selling the actual R2D2 plush itself as well as the pattern if you are so technically inclined.

Update 3: More research on her etsy store has revealed she’s got her own website Cute Amigurumi! so you can head on there for more of her creations.

Don’t Mess with Elmo Guitar Hero

adm_snackbar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:13:47 +0000

Just because you’re a two-year-old with an Elmo guitar doesn’t mean you can’t rock out on Guitar Hero with the big boys. Thanks to modder Nextonex’s efforts, his daughter will be able to do just that with her improved Elmo guitar which boasts playback compatibility with Guitar Hero on the PlayStation. The Elmo guitar had all the right ingredients: a strum bar, a whammy bar, and four neck buttons to make this awesome mod possible. With the innards of a PSOne controller (apparently this won’t work easily with a PS2 controller), some soldering skills and some elbow grease, Nextonex was able to convert a child’s toy into a lethal musical weapon. I’ll be keeping my eyes out for that lucky little girl to become a Guitar Hero legend one day.

Lego Creation Recreates Donkey Kong Arcade Game

adm_snackbar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:47:13 +0000

Lego builder Dan Kressin built a charming Donkey Kong recreation completely out of Legos. The Lego set has be started up and contains a Mario, Princess, and of course Donkey Kong (who is actually a Lego troll). Unfortunately Mario doesn’t go anywhere but he can jump over barrels (most of the time). Dan built an ingenious some sort of system to re-cycle the barrels from top to bottom. If you’re interested, you can try to build it yourself or make some improvements and let us know about it.

Awesome Guitar Hero Figures by MacFarlane

adm_snackbar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:50:32 +0000

McFarlane Toys will be making a line of 6-inch figures based on the wildly successful Guitar Hero video game. The four action figures, Johnny Napalm, Axel Steel, God of Rock, and Lars Ãœmlaut are actual characters in the game and trumpet the first wave of figures in a series to come. Each figure will have at least 15 opposable parts including a removable guitar. The retail price will vary from $10 to $15 depending on the character. MacFarlane is set to release the first Guitar Hero series figures in November to accompany the release of Guitar Hero World Tour.

Sega’s new toy robot girl

foshouken — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:24:53 +0000

FEMBOT!!! almost…

Sega releases a female robot that kisses your face and walks like a cracked out hooker. Only released in japan for 170 something US dollars. I would get two.