What better way to celebrate your marriage than eating a tasty, extravagant cake? By throwing a good ol’ NES in it, of course. The couple in the above picture decided to commemorate the most important day in their lives by putting together a cake filled with things that mean a lot to one another. One of those things being a NES. Yes, coffee is spilt on top of it, but who hasn’t accidentally ruined their favorite console? My brother, when we were younger, put coins in my NES; to this day they’re still inside.

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It started with a personalized glass as a birthday present for one of my gamer friends, and from there I couldn’t contain the nerd instincts to make more themed glasses. More designs, Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime to be specific, after the break. Tell me what you think, and any ideas you have for other designs! I’m partial to the Twilight Princess glass, I start off each day with some Lon Lon Milk out of one.

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Forget about Mario or Link or Pikachu, how about that creepy hand that follows you in some dungeons of Hyrule. This version of the “Floormaster” is from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and does a great job of portraying the game’s style. Sure this is sort of an obscure character to be paper-crafting, but there is no denying how awesome it is.

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I’m not exactly sure what inspired Craftster user blueblythe to sew an original Nintendo, but you can’t argue with the results. The flap even opens and closes to allow for the cartriges to be inserted, and if you thought that the system and games were cool, just wait until you see the rest of the set up.

It comes complete with plush light gun, controller, and television with exchangeable screens for the two games. I kid you not, pictures after the break. The whole set up is on display at the Argyle Fine Art Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Flickr user dergutemoritz created this NES masterpiece using 7×7cm paper squares and a great deal of patience. This well thought out design is cheap, beautiful and erasable if you should for some reason begin to despise this classic Nintendo character. His step-by-step documentation is available on his Flickr set which is conveniently linked below.

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Drool. A lucky six-year-old named Nicholas got to eat that lovely cake for his birthday. Featured on the cake are popular Brawl characters — some of which are inedible, it seems — and the feast takes place on the level Pokemon Stadium. Click the jump for the birdseye view of this delicious yet sugary masterpiece.

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Everybody remembers blowing into their NES cartridges in an effort to make NES games playable over time, but a user named Kotomi, has placed an entire NES system inside one. This Super Mario Bros. cartridge is complete with LED, composite output, reset button and controller ports. It also has a top loading connector to prevent future cartridge damage that caused many of us to use the “blowing” technique at the expense of console damage.

Would anybody else use a different cartridge? I personally would use a Super Mario Bros. 3 cartridge, but the thought of gutting such a priceless game is enough to give me nightmares. On second though, I should probably use a “M.C. Kids” game instead.

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This is probably the scariest table I have ever seen, and by scariest I mean most awesome. It started with the need to make a standard white table ready for the great outdoors and patio compatible. Since it was going to be tiled, it might as well be tiled with something cool right? This might be my favorite piece of Nintendo art I’ve seen. Consider that a challenge. More pictures of the process after the break.

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Tired of those evil Koopas trying to scratch your iPod screen? Want to keep Bowser from scorching those precious gigabytes of music heaven? Well look no further! Everyone’s favorite plumber is on the job! This hand knit Mario iPod cozy is sure to turn heads, as well as solve the aforementioned problems. It even comes in two sizes to accommodate both iPod types. Mario for the larger music players, and Baby Mario for all the third generation nano owners out there. Luigi and Princess Peach versions are also available. All styles and sizes are $9.00. While I will admit that a soft protective cover for an iPod is nice, I have never felt it was necessary. These, however, may just swing my vote across party lines. More pictures of all styles after the break.

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Test your papercrafting skills with this Official Nintendo paper Pikachu. All you need is a color printer, scissors and some patience - lots of patience if you’re me - and you’ll have yourself a paper Pokemon in no time. If you’re new to the whole crafting scene don’t feel intimidated, as the craft is aimed at kids and beginners. The site is in Japanese, but all you have to do is click the large yellow button to download the printable PDF file.

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