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Spotted at Anime NYC, this adorable Kirby embroidered terrycloth hairband turns your skincare routine into a full-on celebration of cuteness. Designed to look like the beloved Pink Puffball from Nintendo’s long-running Game Boy franchise, this soft and stretchy band keeps your hair perfectly out of the way while you wash your face or apply makeup.
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It’s cool when game technology combines with museum design because the interface feels like art instead of a tool. It’s more than just a good-looking aesthetic because it’s also about looking into the creation of curated, immersive, and emotionally deep social worlds. It’s like an “interactive exhibit” instead of a “menu.” A specific game’s power lies in its movement, story, and play, while the power of gallery design lies in the introduction of intention, timing, and tone. Both can turn the tiniest interface into a fun experience.
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Over at digital arts community B3ta, a user challenged others to create images of fake video games based off of famous artworks. The results are pretty phenomenal, but one user who goes by HappyToast envisioned a version of Pong set inside a Piet Mondrian painting. After seeing the GIF, designer Kristiana Hansen instantly set out to program the real thing. So here you have it: 2 Player MondriPong 1.2.
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Stoner-metal riff monsters, Romero, have revealed their tongue-in-cheek new video for the title track from their recent album, Take The Potion. I’ve never really played video games but I can certainly appreciate this hilarious and spot on parody of the 1980’s Nintendo – Legend Of Zelda 8-bit video games. This video is a combination of classic 8-bit in an almost stop-motion style that is animated frame-by-frame — similar to the process originally used by South Park, which can be very tedious and time consuming!
The funniest thing is that this video made me recall a one-off band called The Advantage that, in 2006, made a record of covers of Nintendo Game Theme Songs. So genius.
Coincidentally, the video for “Take The Potion” was directed by Aaron Romero (no relation to anyone in the band, as none of them are named Romero), who has recently directed videos for Wolf Bites Boy, Iron Reagan, Rebel Flesh, The Renfields, and Ratbatspider. “Take The Potion” is a kick to watch and it’s refreshing to find a heavy band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Visit Romero on the web and download their music at Romero is Loud Dot Com. Enjoy!
Romero Take the Potion CD Cover
Ouch, my earlobe!
