No nerd ensemble can be complete unless one is carrying the proper bag, whether it be related to sci-fi, comics, video games, or technology. There are plenty of options available, and these are 10 of the finest.
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Hoodies are more than just windbreakers. They are also becoming more and more like costumes to promote nerdy interests like video games, comics and Sci-Fi films. Check out these 16 examples from the hoodie portfolio.
Apparently, the Boy Scouts of America are taking a “why fight it” type of attitude these days. But after you stop laughing and before you call your local den looking to join, consider that this is really a conspiracy designed to get you to do stuff. UPDATE: Actually it’s the Cub Scouts, and it’s not a merit badge, it’s a belt loop and a pin. Still…
Ian Leino decided to pay tribute to video game weaponry by combining some of his favorites like the Arkanoid paddle, the spiny blue shell with wings from Mario Kart, the fire flower, Katamari, and coveted line piece from Tetris into an even bigger weapon. However, if you want to get your hands on this design, you’ll need to arm yourself with motivation and a credit card, because it’s available today only!
Product Page: ($9/Today Only)
When Bowser isn’t kidnapping Princesses, ruling the Koopas, invading the Mushroom Kingdom or getting his ass kicked by an overweight midget plumber, he kicks back with a bomb and his trusty ghetto blaster.
Product Page: ($10 / Today Only)
The real world doesn’t have a virtual maid like video games, where you can stomp a mushroom and it disappears after a few seconds. Here’s what the rest of Mario and Kong’s day will look like: cops, handcuffs, a prison cell, lawyers and empty wallets all coming together to say “you can’t do that shit here”.
Product Page: (From $23.94 via The Awesomer)
The guys at Played Online have done the nerd world proud by compiling a list of the best female Street Fighter costumes. In this case “best” equals “sexiest”, so the result is a collection of scantily clad, unpixelated video game vixens who can send your heart into love palpitations and kick your ass all at the same time.
Like most of life, the desire to get laid motivates men to do things they normally wouldn’t dream of, like watch Twilight or dance. In this case, Mario has spent the last twenty years risking life and limb at the hands of inexperienced gamers to rescue damsels in distress with the hope that by saving their lives, a plumber could finally score with a princess. Let’s hope he read the fine print on that poster.
Product Page: (19 €, or about $28.43)
I guess the message here is that kids today are playing a lot more Pac Man than we thought. Suddenly the world makes so much more sense.
Product Page: (£15, or about $24.07)
You aren’t saying that you will snap any minute, just warning others that it is a possibility. That should keep them from giving you a hard time. And people think video games have no socially redeeming values.
Product Page ($19.40)
