Tag Archives: retro

I never made it to this level, which I think might be a good thing. I never would have been able to conquer the cameltoe mothership. Grab your own cameltoe-inducing (or camel-knuckle if you’re a dude and planning on wearing these for yourself) Space Invader Tights for the very hipster price of $80. Or you can try to make your ...

There’s something about the packaging of Atari-era games that really strikes my design fancy. The minimalistic bit style was both honest and gorgeous. I actually don’t think I’d mind if modern movie posters were designed in the same style. Some modern posters could certainly use the revision. Or at least a few zombies added here or there. Hit the jump ...

I missed out on the original NES and SNES systems during their heyday, but at least I got to fool around with the Sega Genesis when new games were still being released on a regular basis. And boy did I play the hell out of my system. NHL ’94 and Sonic, baby. Hours of fun. Increasingly, more kids from Gen-Y ...

Perhaps one of the geekiest wallets I’ve ever seen, Toddland offers this Retro Cellphone Wallet. So retro that it includes an antenna. Each wallet runs for $24. If cellphones aren’t your thing (God help you if they aren’t,) Toddland offers a few different geeky designs, including a UFO wallet and a Rocket Ship wallet. Nothing else quite like this Cellphone ...

Looking for that perfect accessory to accompany your Polaroid Pendant? Straight from the depths of Etsy comes this awesome Polaroid “Good Time” ring which constantly reminds us of our instant photography past. Before the time of point-and-shoot and easy preview LCD’s there was only the Polaroid. Replace the image with any graphic you desire. The seller has chosen a sheep-goat-cow-ram ...

Some might say Pac-Man is making a comeback, I say he never left. Fill your mug with your favorite heated beverage and watch as the answers to the mysterious of life are revealed. At least with the Pac-Man Mug you won’t be destroying the environment or even worse, looking like some cocoa-toting grandmother. Link [via]

I sort of feel like Kanye West posting about modern pop-style furniture, so of course, there’s only one thing that can be said. Wait for it… This chair is pretty good, and I’mma let you finish, but the Mouse Pad Sofa is the greatest geeky piece of furniture of all time. Link [via]

It seems whatever your retro gaming poison might be there’s a Rubik’s Cube for you. I don’t care if you’re a general Nintendo fan or a hardcore Mega Man fan, there is something for everyone. Even Pac-Man fans have their own cube puzzle to drool over. Featuring Packy and all of his ghosty friends, the Pac-Man Rubik’s Cube is a ...

Not like you haven’t wasted enough hours on Nintendo. This Nintendo Rubik’s Cube features six sides of retro gaming goodness, including the iconic logos from six different classic Nintendo games including Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Pokemon, Star Fox, Kirby and Metroid. Link [via] (Thanks Eran!)

If you’re a little embarrassed to be lugging around a brand new iPhone, even though all of your other gear is vintage-core, this VHS Tape iPhone Case will help disguise your device as a piece of retro tech history. The real painful part is going to be transferring all of your contacts to DVD once you wise up to the ...