Video game historian Patrick Scott Patterson writes, “Anyone who claims video games cause child obesity might had more of a case in the 1980s.” Here’s more than eight glorious minutes’ worth of commercials that explain why we were fat in the 1980s.
Damn. Now I don’t know what to believe. Earlier today, on Twitter, I was subjected to a number of retweets of this statement, claiming that gamers are unattractive. Now I see this — an ad from Dior, trying to pimp their sexy wares using video games. So come on folks – which is it? Are games sexy or are they not?
Trying to think of a last minute Halloween outfit? Craigslist has all sorts of costumes, including these one size fits all Pacman ghost costumes, featuring Inky, Pinky, and Clyde. Pacman, Ms. Pacman, and Blinky do not exist, however. Made out of foamcore and paint, these costumes are light-weight and customisable, complete with arm holes. They’re $US30 each, which isn’t too bad. There’s just one catch. You have to live near Bushwick, NY (it’s somewhere in Brookyln, I think). Bigger pics after the jump!
Back in November we posted about a cute Super Mario Bros. scene created on the frosty tops of 28 cupcakes. Today, thanks to BoingBoing, I noticed that the cupcaker has made another game theme, this time showing off Pac Man. I showed these to Mike “GameCakes” Fahey and I haven’t heard from him since. Consider his mind blown.
Pacman Cupcakes [Hello Naomi, via BoingBoing]
