Real life Kong: Oh, if only it were true
by Joystiq Staff 
{ Aug 8th 2006 at 8:15PM }
Over in Brooklyn, New York, there's a particular park that is situated beside the über-hipster area Williamsburg. The park, called McCarren Park, has seen some construction sprout up around it and some people ain't too pleased (you see, they want to remain low-key in their hipster ways).
So in response, some lovely man, Steve Ingkavet to be more specific, has created this photo based on the construction that looms. But really, all this does for us is beg the question: How awesome would it be to be taking your daily stroll through the park and see Donkey Kong about to lay down the law on Mario with a barrel full of punishment?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
epobirs @ Aug 8th 2006 8:24PM
If they had a billboard printer make them some big sheets they could hang during construction, it would make them the coolest construction company on the planet.
Guest @ Aug 8th 2006 8:27PM
Another photo by Adnan Hajj, eh?
BklynKid @ Aug 8th 2006 8:29PM
God I hate those Williamsburg tourists...
James @ Aug 8th 2006 9:36PM
Low-key?
LOW-KEY!?!?
LOW-KEY IN THEIR HIPSTER WAYS!?!?!?!?
...........BBBBWWWAAAAAAAHHHH HAAAAAHHHH AHAAA HHHAAA!!!!
Williamsburgh is the largest cultural wasteland of dipshit hipster indie wannabes on the planet. More than the entire city of San Francisco.
Believe me, they LOVE the attention. They're attention whores. Why else would they be blogging stuff like this?
Mostly posers anyway.
Ever been to Barcade?
Drunken, eletist, vain, and immensly spoiled rich kids "roughing it" in their Willamsburgh "artists lofts" go there to pretend to be retro gamers.
It's a sad, sad, sad sad and sorry experience full of cool arcade machines un-coolified by association with the too-cool-for-you stigma of Billyburgh itself.
Sorry to be a troll. Yes, the DK 'shop is cool.
But as far as hipsters go... God I can't wait for this decade to be over... then everyone can look back at how badly they ruined it.
nick botulism @ Aug 8th 2006 11:01PM
james-- i think you missed the fact that the 'low-key' comment was something called 'sarcasm'.
Benzitor @ Aug 9th 2006 1:15AM
I think this idea is awesome...i am living in bangkok, and here it would be so cheap to realize in this scale. I would love to do a concept of "old sprites" light boxes....love it .....
Please let me know the contact of Steve Ingkavet...if he allow me, i realize it in real....
WOWOWOWOWOW so nice....It make my head work for concepts...
Thanks for this
Geist @ Aug 9th 2006 1:50AM
I dunno. If I saw a giant monkey hurling barrels down a scaffolding, I'd be pretty goddamn scared, Nintendo fan or not. I mean, man, can you imagine how freaky it'd be to see barrels plummeting towards you? Or, god forbid, turning into sentient flames WITH EYES? I'd be all "Holy christ, I'm running away."
James @ Aug 9th 2006 2:04AM
rick, it doesnt matter what robert meant. sarcastic or not...
my point is that these people bother the f*ck outta me. you hear me vice mag? i don't wan't your johnny come lately phuze gaming 'zine!
I wonder how many modern hipsters are aware of their own Wikiality?
from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster#Modern_day_hipsters
Since the late 1990s, the word hipster has resurfaced as a term to describe performers and devotees of indie rock and downtempo electronica, and related styles of music, and those who follow the associated fashions and tastes. The stereotypical accessories of the modern hipster include Vespa scooters, Buddy Holly-style glasses, white belts, membership in a local band, Converse style shoes, vintage clothing, and in the case of men, patchy facial hair. Their style can be loosely described as "Bad 70s hair/clothes," and they tend to spend lots of money and time on achieving that look. Neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, Brooklyn, The Misson District, San Francisco, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Mile End, Montreal, Wicker Park, Chicago and Northern Liberties, Philadelphia have become popular living and recreational destinations for hipsters. Hipsters dining preferences are often of the vegetarian variety, such as grilled cheese with tomatoes. An alcoholic beverage popular among hipsters is PBR, along with other cheap, working-class beers. Some modern day hipsters have no real need for a job (and are often supported by his or her parents) -- this variety of hipster is known as a T.F.B, or "Trust Fund Baby". Regardless of financial stability, when most hipsters are employed they are usually involved in something allowing interaction with other hipsters, such as an alternative music shop, coffee shop, or bar.
Known as the "Cut & Paste Generation" modern hipsters often follow, or are involved with, the local art and DJ scenes, and are often associated with independent film and alternative comics. Although they like to think of themselves as creative types, a common suspicion is that most are simply culture miners, Johnny-come-latelys, and other scenester types, who do not create so much as borrow and bastardize. Unlike previous generations of hipsters, they are rarely now associated with the jazz scene, though the term likely re-entered use as a result of the swing revival and lounge revival of the mid-1990s, which many current hipsters were associated with at the time. [citation needed]
As with any distinctive subculture, the hipster is sometimes a target of derision or satire, though, as the subculture is a fairly amorphous group that generally appreciates irony and self-deprecation, the audience is often as not the hipsters themselves. Robert Lanham's The Hipster Handbook affectionately lampoons the hipster cliché in its current incarnation. Numerous web sites also exist that less-affectionately express their authors' exasperation at hipster clichés. Many would argue that the term "hipster" itself has become mildly derisive, and it is seldom used as a label for self-identification, except in an ironic or self-deprecating way. Hipsters are often considered by those inside, but rarely outside, the scene as being introspective, politically active, selfless, humble, intelligent, and unique.
Rare Hare @ Aug 9th 2006 3:31AM
"I dunno. If I saw a giant monkey hurling barrels down a scaffolding, I'd be pretty goddamn scared, Nintendo fan or not. I mean, man, can you imagine how freaky it'd be to see barrels plummeting towards you? Or, god forbid, turning into sentient flames WITH EYES? I'd be all "Holy christ, I'm running away.""
Dude, damn, you're so right. Just imagine if the thing had your girlfriend, though. You'd be so conflicted. Think about the moral dilema you'd face. Do you save this chick, or get the hell out of Dodge before you get pwned by a barrel-chucking ape?
Mario is a true hero.
matthew @ Aug 9th 2006 11:19AM
I live next to that park and the neighborhood is a really nice old Italian and Polish area.
James, if your view of a neighborhood as large as some cities is encapsulated by Barcade and a few NYU strays, that's your own narrow minded problem. Please feel free to remain in Jersey or wherever it is you live.
Also, the fight against skyscrapers has nothing to do with artists or hipsters, even if thats all frothing, insecure fools like James can see. It's led by families and long time residents who have seen their rent and property taxes skyrocket because of a massive influx of wealth. They've also seen blocks and blocks of housing blocked off from the sunlight. I'm sure they're nice to live in, but they are a menace to the rest of the community.
Aux @ Aug 9th 2006 5:44PM
It looks more like a scene from Elevator Action
Steve Ingkavet @ Aug 9th 2006 6:18PM
Whoa people, some of you guys are really angry and stuff. I'm glad my
photo-illustration sparked such a release--you really needed it. Just
so you know, Donkey Kong slammed barrels down on all the damned
hipsters and they're all f*ing dead now. Hey Benzitor, you really don't
need my permission to recreate the scenario in real life in Bangkok
(which happens to be my father's birthplace). Go on, and send us all
some photos. Just remember that, in this country, some girl did a
similar thing not long ago with some Mario power packs (or something
like that) and got arrested for planting possible bombs. But that's
here--and you're talking gorillas and plumbers, not bombs.