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Mortal Kombat on Paper

Jenn Frank — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:02 +0000

Eric Power is a filmmaker. A lot of his animations are about video games.

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(Also to enjoy: Zelda on Paper, Resident Evil Paper, and so much more.)

ericpowerup – Mortal Kombat Observations pt 1 via Super Punch

Trubble Club: Scenes from a Mall

Jenn Frank — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:38:42 +0000

In the newest collaborative effort from Chicago’s own Trubble Club, the Hot Topic Counter Girl is playing some kind of 2D heart-smashing platformer.

Trubble Club – Tales of Extinction

Awesome custom Samus at LA’s Toy Art Gallery

Jenn Frank — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:23:50 +0000

That incredible Samus Aran figurine (with LIGHT-UP HELMET and CANNON ARM) is, bafflingly, a customized Celsius vinyl toy, executed by artist Dave Quiles. Look at the details on her Varia suit!

This lovely bounty hunter is just one custom vinyl toy at the Ganmettal Celsius Custom Show, which opened July 10 at LA’s Toy Art Gallery.

The show also featured at least one Mega Man custom (well, duh, right?).

Vinyl Pulse – Dave “outtamymind” Quiles for the Custom Celsius Show @ TAG (07.10)

New toys from PaRappa the Rapper artist

Jenn Frank — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:29:30 +0000

Last week, I was pretty startled by the sudden appearance of two new Kidrobot plush bears (PJ Berri and Sweety Bancha) right here in my workplace.

Maybe I didn’t quite recognize them immediately, but each of these heavy-lidded teddies is based on the art of one Rodney Greenblat, better known to video game-goers as the guy behind the distinctive look of PaRappa the Rapper and UmJammer Lammy.

PJ Berri and Sweety Bancha retail at about US$30 each.

Last-instant edit: Damn! GameSetWatch totally covered this yesterday.

Fred Edison and friends

Jenn Frank — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:32:29 +0000

Maniac Mansion’s Edison family, via Mondo Pixel

Also, completely unrelated: new podcast alert! A link to it, inexplicably bulleted, is below.

Cope – Kidnapped by Ninjas

Let’s pretend this is Tumblr #2

Jenn Frank — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:15:37 +0000

(I’m not made of Time, people.)

shitdisco:

(via lunaticdreams)

Bill Mudron’s Nintendo book has a cover now

Jenn Frank — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:41:09 +0000

I am just going to assume everyone knows about how Nintendo started out as a playing card company. Right?

So anyway, Bill Mudron, who is a reputable artist and my third or fourth -favorite person in the world, is working on some weird Nintendo history thing, I don’t know. Looks like a book or something. He just uploaded a book jacket to his Flickr. Whatever.

Flickr – ‘the Nintendo history book’

Unused ‘Rez’ concept art

Jenn Frank — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:57:03 +0000

“Instead of wondering how I acquired it, simply try to take pleasure it.”—Eastern Mind – Beautiful unused/unreleased Rez artwork

Feeling pretty good about my Detective Mosely disguise

Jenn Frank — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:21 +0000

My childhood bedroom’s door is broken, so that if it is shut all the way, it can only be opened from outside my room, in the hallway. “Well, you always wanted a lock on your door, remember?” Mom says. Ha, ha.

Recently I was locked in my own bedroom, and instead of making a racket, I made a phone call. Then I had to twitter about it: “Used cell phone to call people in other part of house to ask them to bust me out of my bedroom, which I was briefly locked inside of.”

Bob Mackey replied, “you just lived through an adventure game puzzle. congrats.”

And I thought that was a very sweet thing to say. I like playing adventure games because maybe if you play enough adventure games, you become this amazing, heroically resourceful person in your everyday life. For instance, last week, my friend Conci daringly escaped a room using olive oil. Honey on the cat hair makes a mustache!

Wario: Bigger, burlier, purpler

Jenn Frank — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:42:52 +0000

Following up on his nightmarishly awesome Mushroom Kingdom on Crack action figures, toysmith Donald of KodyKoala returns with a custom Wario action figure. And this villain is built like the Bluto of brick shithouses—Mario and Peach better watch out.

“I never realized how feminine a guy could look with purple overalls,” Donald writes at his blog, “until I started to paint him. Luckily I was able to darken up the purple, and make it a bit more masculine.”

KodyKoala.com – KodyKoala’s Custom Wario Action Figure

Felted Game Boy case for your mobile phone

Jenn Frank — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:59:47 +0000

Katja makes iPhone cases from felt. This one looks like a Game Boy.

These little phone pockets are already sold out at her etsy shop but, Katja writes, “Don’t be afraid to contact me if it’s already sold—I have tooooooons of them.”

Not yet sold out: an iPhone case sporting a mustache.

Etsy – Gameboy Phone Pouch // iPhone Pouch / iPod Pouch via Wonderland

Are we not men? Scott C’s ‘Devo Invaders’

Jenn Frank — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:25:01 +0000

More charming watercolors from Scott C. (of Double Fine!). I love how Mark Mothersbaugh gets to carry the whip!

If you’re in the LA area, you can catch “Quiet Storm,” a group exhibition of which Mr. Campbell is a part.

Quiet Storm
May 26-June 18
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Avenue

Offworld – One shot: Scott C.’s Keeping Them at Bay

‘Secret Codes’ by Ray Fenwick

Jenn Frank — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:41:47 +0000

I have long held that cheat codes are magical, so I was really struck by this little doodle.

~~The one problem with scoping art out on Tumblr is, it’s often really hard to back-navigate to its source. So: I have no idea who the illustrator is. Does this sketch ring a bell with anyone?~~

Update: Ah! The artist’s name is Ray Fenwick. His Hall of Best Knowledge was published last year by Fantagraphics; later this year, you can pick up “Fuck You and Your Blog,” a pretty little journal suitable for gift-giving.

The Whatever Blog – Tues, May 26

Psychonauts art in this month’s PLAY Magazine

Jenn Frank — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:53:10 +0000

PLAY Magazine commissioned this awesome Psychonauts art for their May issue. It’s illustrated by Rob Duenas, PLAY’s newly-appointed ‘chief illustrator’, with colors by Argentine comic book artist Diego Rodriguez.

Kyozo Kicks – A Double Fine Production Indeed.

‘i am 8-bit’ paper sculptures by Scott C

‘Mushroom Kingdom on Crack’ custom toys can’t be unseen

Jenn Frank — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:22:28 +0000

Donald of KodyKoala is a formidably prolific crafter; his more recent custom Animal Crossing Qees are as cute as pie.

But Donald’s “Mushroom Kingdom on Crack” custom trio of action figures are absolutely terrifying. Filed under “nightmares.”

Mushroom Kingdom on Crack (Set) via The Daily What