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6Jul/122

Nick’s Friday Round-Up

Let me set the scene. You're playing an intense FPS. You're about to turn to pwn a n00b with an impeccably accurate headshot, when all the sudden you're hand slips on the mouse from hand-sweat, and you miss the shot, only to be noticed by the n00b and killed in a flurry of bullets. *insert Sarah Mclachlan ASPCA background music* Well now you don't have to worry about that problem, with this mouse from Thermaltake. It's got a built-on USB fan, to evaporate that nasty palm-sweat away. [geekologie] BONUS: And for the winter time when your hands are freezing, try USB toast handwarmers [thinkgeek]

Let's say you're a bad guy in a video game. If the video game were real life, what would it look like from the bad guy's perspective as they try to kill the hero? [howtogeek]

MOAR ZOMBIES! So it looks as if there's a zombie theme park planning to be made in Detroit. [buzzfeed]

Ever wanted to go visit an actual Star Wars set? Well if you don't mind going to the middle of the desert, then YOU CAN! Turns out, when they were done filming, they left the Tatooine set standing, and now there's people there. [gammasquad]

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need... roads." "But, Doc. We're just going to the prom." I present to you a DeLorean limousine. [geekologie]

As a kid, I played with my LEGO's and thought to myself, "Man I wish these things were life-size." Actually, I never thought that as a kid, but let me tell you, I sure do now. Low and behold, my dreams have come true! Sort-of! There are life-size LEGO trees and flowers in the Australian desert, to celebrate 50 years of LEGO in Australia. [geekosystem]

I'm only going to say one thing. Dubstep Robots. [geekosystem]

Have you ever wanted to make your own terminator head, but realized you weren't from the future, and didn't have the technology? Well, turns out, you can get all the stuff you need at the dollar store, in the present. [howtogeek]

I present to you, the 5 most absurdly expensive items in online gaming history. [cracked]

What is it with taking small toys and Rick Moranising them up to super-size? Wait.. that wasn't Rick Moranis. CRAP! MY JOKE HAS FAILED! CURSE YOU RICK MORANIS AND YOUR SHRINK RAY NOT BEING A GIANTSIZING RAY!! You know what, just forget the joke... Here's a hot wheels loopty-loop track, made for real cars. [geekologie]

What's it like to be one of Bowser's kids? This video gives you a peek at the Bowser family, and it's dis-functionality. All he wants to do is kidnap a princess. Is that so much to ask? IS IT?!? [howtogeek]

What's one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made? FFVII of course! If you never had a Playstation, then your sorry butt missed out. Until now. *DUN* *dun* *DUUUUUNNNN* Final Fantasy VII is coming to PC. Get your game on! (yes, that was a Yu-Gi-Oh! reference in a paragraph talking about Final Fantasy. Don't judge me.) [geekosystem]

Are you a fan of Angry Birds, or are you sick and tired of hearing about it? Either way, here's a game similar to Angry Birds, but with pirates. That right there is reason enough to give it a play. It's actually pretty fun, and I might go as far to say, that, in my opinion, I prefer it over Angry Birds. Here is Fort Blaster: Ahoy There. [howtogeek]


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6Apr/125

Nick’s Friday Round-Up: What If Edition. Also, Creepy Bunnies.

A few weeks back we posted about Kickstarter funding Double Fine Adventure, with amazing results. Here are 6 Indie video games (including Double Fine Adventure) that Kickstarter made possible. [cracked]

So what's with lists being "top 6"? Whatever happened to top 10? Seriously, it's just 4 more. Stop being so lazy. ANYWAY! Here are the 6 worst endings in video game history, according to Dorkly. And no, Mass Effect 3 isn't in the list. [dorkly]

Hey Kel, why don't you grab a laser, some firecrackers, and a balloon, and meet me in the garage. COME ON, SPICY! Bu-but Kenan... Kenan.. KENAN! AWWW here it goes. [geekologie]

Let's play a little game of "What If".

What if Daleks put their world-destroying ways on hold, and created a relaxation tape? [youtube]

What if Doctor Who regenerated into a girl? There may be some credibility to an April Fools joke/rumor. [blastr]

What if they made a Doctor Who RPG in the 90s. [collegehumor]

What if Angry Birds were an 80s PC game. [youtube]

What if Alfred Hitchcock movies were Nintendo game box-art? [geekologie]

What if video games were actually children's books? [dorkly]

What if Yoda spoke normally? [vimeo]

What if you still had all the toys from your childhood, and kept them in good condition? How much would they be worth? [buzzfeed]

What if Scorpian, from Mortal Kombat, were to replace Mario in Super Mario Bros? [howtogeek]

What if a Rainbow Pegacorn were turned into an amazingly detailed cake? [geekologie]

As we all know, Easter is this Sunday, and this post wouldn't be complete without a couple Easter related links.

Tired of the same old Easter-egg hunt every year? Why not have an Easter-egg hunt in the dark, with glowing eggs? Here's a super simple way to make glow-in-the-dark eggs. [howtogeek]

Where my Peeps at?!? Well, this being Easter, they're everywhere. So much so that they've had some spare time to recreate some Sci-Fi dioramas. [blastr]

And finally, let's take a look at some Easter eggs gone geek. [dorkly]



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