And your last paper project for the day, NintendoPapercraft’s custom-commissioned Mario 64 Mario head, which, sadly, does not respond well to stretching. (Has anyone actually ever assembled any of the papercraft I’ve linked here? I’ll cop to still never dragging my printer out of the garage, even for as brilliant as the Toshio Iwai was.)
Super Mario 64 Head [nintendopapercraft]
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Apparently actually published around the game’s launch, but spotted by Tiff yesterday and new to me as well: this set of Fable II paper-creatures from print-out master Bryan ‘paperfoldables‘ Green, most notably the trunk-topped Swampy the Troll (direct pdf link).
If you haven’t been following Green’s work, there’s a number of other treats on his own site (and blog), including a five part (so far!) tribute series of pixelated papers based on ultra-underdog NES/arcade series Kid Niki (a childhood favorite of mine, as well), some of Tim and Eric’s more sublimely grotesque characters, and, yep, even a Free Williamsburg-commissioned model of Gawker-made minor-celeb the Hipster Grifter.
Fable II Foldables [Lionhead, paperfoldables, PF blog]
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The least potentially offensive illustration Paul ‘Pirate Baby’s Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006/Kings of Power 4 Billion %’ Robertson has published since Cakedogg and Presentcat. View his otherwise blindingly excellent ongoing livejournal portfolio at your peril.
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Mike Nowak manages to dig up the first version of this illustration I’ve seen that isn’t a chroma-shifting animation. The most work safe of surround‘s otherwise not-so-much “ATARI is Hot.. series” that also includes Breakout and Pac-Man (which actually requires a DA account, click here to break the rules [it’s not that bad]).
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Jordan Thomas, the self-same former Thief designer mentioned by Jim earlier this morning, dons a Big Daddy suit and walks you through nine minutes of hunting one of BioShock 2‘s Big Sisters in this extended preview video.
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Metal Gear Solid chapters one through four, as illustrated by Andy ‘dude-a-day’ Helms [via GSW].
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This week’s announcement that Eidos Montreal was planning to revive the Thief franchise with Thief 4 might have been overshadowed by the reaction to the ridiculous nomenclature of the logo, but there’s something far more significant at stake: the legacy of two of the most important American game design studios, Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm Inc.
These two studios, both now dismantled by their commercial failure, created games which staked out vital territory for gamers. The experiences these games provided were crucial to the evolution of contemporary gaming. The design work of Looking Glass and Ion Storm often expanded what games were deemed capable of, and made the medium as a whole seem bolder, braver and more interesting.
In terms of pure invention, Thief was probably the most important of these games. Its influence on modern gaming remains enormous, effectively introducing the idea of stealth and non-violent first-person action. It also remains a singular experience: none of its imitators have come close. For many people, there is only Thief. (more…)
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Following the previously mentioned Data Spills show, Jeremiah ‘nullsleep’ Johnson played this afterparty, with graphics by outpt and Paris, the same glitch-duo behind Je Deviens DJ En 3 Jours’s recently mentioned Pulsewave show. [via nullsleep]
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The latest best custom vinyl, following Kitt Walker’s Grim Fandango Munny Calavera and Reactor88’s Dr. Mario viruses: saaio’s Midna Munny, from, of course, the Wii’s Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, part of a larger Twilight Princess set. [via Toycutter]
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I haven’t mentioned Duoform Network’s UK fashion label Super Combo since Offworld’s earliest days, but the group’s just released a fresh design: guest artist (and frequent shirt.woot/threadless designer) Steven Lefcourt‘s Darth-punny Space In-vader.
I’ve used the least lascivious shot of the shirt above, click through to aeiko to see it all sexed up.
Space In-vader shirt [Super Combo, via aeiko]
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