video games

DeviantART user Mathijs Sterrenburg modified his toaster to look like the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Now is the time where I would usually make a crack about a "blowing on it" if it broke, but in this case, I find such a joke is actually appropriate: if your toast is too hot, blow on it!

Not my lack of headset, not my parent's internet connection, not even the fact that I spent my last allowance on another month of WoW. ~Not-So-Handy Andy

It only took about 30 seconds for the children to realize that even though the graphics are similar, an old tape of the 1984 Winter Olympics is not very interactive.

~NSHA

User Pirateninjah says their husband keeps breaking their controllers, so instead of buying another new one, they decided to fix it...ish.

From the submitter:

Xbox's remote control requires ridiculously precise aim. I fixed that by gluing a magnifying glass to it.

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So pretty much hooked my wii playing gamecube to my gamecube playing gameboy advance to play gamecube. Should have done this with pokemon.

My brain hurts reading that.

I'm sure the next guy won't be able to tell the difference...

Deviant Artist Midnight Angel put together an arm blade stylized after the ones used in the Assassin's Creed video game series. Using a drawer opening mechanism, a spring for a screen door, and a throwing knife, the weapon works surprisingly smoothly. The full instructions are on Angel's page, and you can see it in action below.

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I nominate him official mascot of pantsless nerds everywhere.

~NSHA