Get Ready to Feel Old: Game Boy Turns 25 Today

I know, I know.  Its been quite awhile since I've posted anything.  There's been no shortage of news over the last two months, but unfortunately time has not been on my side lately.  Starting a new job will do that to you :)

Anyway, I just wanted to make a quick post today that will make everyone feel pretty bad about themselves:  Nintendo's Game Boy turns 25 years old today...

Yup, let that sink for a bit.  Unfortunately, I was never "lucky" enough to have a Game Boy.  I put "lucky" in quotations because by brother and I grew up with a Sega Game Gear, which is definitely a luxury problem and at the time thought was much better than Game Boy due to its color screen and better graphics.  However, in retrospect, it sucked pretty bad because of a lack of games and it's ability to drain 6 AA batteries in the matter of an hour.

Regardless, happy birthday Game Boy.  If you're interested in learning a bit more about the handheld console or have no clue what it is because you were born after it's time (jerks), Geek.com has a pretty good write up on the history of the device.

Did you grow up with a Game Boy?  If so, what was your favorite game or your fondest memory playing with it?  Let me know in the comments below.

As always, stay nerdy my friends...

Via: Geek.com

NERD ART: Baby TMNT vs Baby Shredder

I'll admit I've been on a pretty big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles kick over the last couple weeks...something that I'm sure my fiancé has been thrilled about ;).  I think it has to do with the fact that 1) it's a super fun franchise and 2) we both came out of the same year...1984.  So the fact that I'll always be the same age as one of my favorite properties, makes it just that much more special to me.

Anyway, when I saw the above artwork by artist Carlos Ahumada, aka zeev, I just smiled.  The CG created piece is entitled "Not So Old Enemies" and is just plain fun to look at.  So enjoy.

That is all :)

As always, stay nerdy my friends.

Via: GeekTyrant

NERD ART: The Invincible Tin Man

Today's TeeFury tee is a pretty cool mash-up between Iron Man and the Wizard of Oz.  The design was created by Dave Collinson, aka whiskysteaks, and really makes the Tin Man look like a badass.

If interested, you have until the end of today to purchase on your choice of a red, navy or silver t-shirt for $11.

As always, stay nerdy my friends...

Source: TeeFury

If Instagram Had Been Invented in the 80s

SquirrelMonkey is back with a new video showing what our digital lives might have been like in the glorious 80s or 90s.  This time around, they take on Instagram.

Fortunately for us, Instagram wasn't a product of the 80s.  Enjoy.

Source: SquirrelMonkey

Man Builds Full-Sized, Street Legal Little Tikes 'Cozy Coupe' Car

British man, John Bitmead, built an street legal, full-sized version of Playskool's "Cozy Coupe" car that we all probably had at some point as kids.  Why you may ask?

Just thought, what a wonderful idea to make something like that, but real.

That's good enough reason for me.  It took John roughly 1,000 hours and £4,000 (~$6,500) to build the adult-sized kid's car.  It runs on normal gasoline (petrol in the UK), has fully functional head and tail lights, an air bag, side mirrors, and can allegedly can reach speeds of up to 70MPH (110km/h).  He'll ultimately use the car to help raise money for charity.

You can see the car in action watching the embedded video below.

Stay nerdy my friends.

Via: Geekologie

LEGO to Produce 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters Playset

LEGO CUUSOO has announced that it will be producing a 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters Playset, featuring Ecto-1 and the boys in grey.

If you're not familiar with LEGO CUUSOO, it's a site from LEGO where fans can submit their own concept projects to be voted on by other fans.  If a certain project receives 10,000 supporters, it will go up for review by LEGO as a potential real life product.  If you happen to be chosen, you'll receive 1% of the total net sales.  Pretty cool right?

Well community member BrentWaller submitted his idea for a Ghostbusters playset that commemorated the 30th anniversary of the franchise.  After receiving the required number of supporters, the project was added to LEGO CUUSOO's fall review.  Ultimately, they loved the concept (I mean who wouldn't...it's Ghostbusters) and will be creating an actual playset based on Brent's original design, which is due to hit shelves later this year.

I love LEGO and I love the Ghostbusters, so this to me is awesome news.  However, I hope LEGO sticks pretty close to Brent's original Ecto-1 design since it's pretty much prefect.  I saw how the final Back to the Future playsets turned out compared to the original concept last year and was pretty disappointed.

You can watch the LEGO CUUSOO announcement embedded after the break.

Will you be picking up the set later this year?  Let me know in the comments below.

As always, stay nerdy my friends.

First Ninja Turtles Poster Leaks to Web

Fresh off the heels of yesterday's leak, which showed off the on-set maquettes of our beloved Turtles, we now have our first look at a leaked version of the films movie poster.

The image to the left was first spotted on Instagram, but a member of the Technodrome forum managed to get a clearer view.  As you can see, the Turtles very much look like the images that popped up online yesterday and sports the name and logo that first appeared online last year.  I guess at this point we can confirm that the film's name will simply be Ninja Turtles.

While this definitely gives us our first good look of the four (hopefully) main characters of the film, I still don't like them.  Yes, they look slightly better than I thought based on yesterday's leaked images, but I still don't like their designs.  There's something about turtles with lips that just bother me and I really don't know why Raphael is the size of The Rock...

Anyway, what do you think of the poster/look of the Turtles/movie title?  Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Via: Ninja Pizza