Sometimes realism isn’t exactly what we want in our video games. We want to escape, not be hassled by the reality of… reality. Cracked.com hosted an awesome Photoshop contest, encouraging their users to come up with ways to make video games just a tad more realistic, hence somewhat less playable. Some of the results were absolutely genius.
Here are a few of our favorites, but their are a whopping 27 of these photos over at Cracked.
People spend their lives dreaming about one day being able to experience the feeling of space travel. The new NASA Shuttle Launch Simulator allows people to experience the thrill of a launch without the need for all that training.
The $60 million ride opened up yesterday to the public, starting with a test run by a team of 40 astronauts, who all proclaimed that the ride was even more realistic than the NASA training simulators. Using 13-channels of surround sound, an 84-inch HD display, and vibrating seats, the NASA simulator is now open for business. We suggest having a few extra pair of pants around for when riders crap their pants. — Andrew Dobrow
These phone charms might looks delicious, but trust us, they do not taste as good as they look. We learned the hard way and had to be rushed to the hospital for surgery. The Japanese Food Phone Charm is a realistic-looking, novelty phone dangling strap that will make people wonder why you walk around with tempura attached to your phone. It might even make you look twice.
The tempura charm is available for pre-order now for $4.11. Tempura sauce comes on the side. — Andrew Dobrow
This pillow is a hint of pure genius. Designed to look like a splattered puddle of blood under your head. In the images it looks pretty realistic and could be a really cruel joke to pull on your family. Although your wife will probably make you take your blood pillow and sleep on the couch for a few weeks after this. For even more realism, sleep with a gun in your hands and lay like one of those corpse chalk prints. Extra points for more than one scream! (more…)
