Despite previous indications to the contrary, the Joystiq Qrew is actually pretty keen on Valentine's Day. We're all hopeless romantics, but you don't need to be as in love with being in love as we are to recognize how precious, touching and clever these gaming themed Valentine's Day card templates are.
Made by Etsy user PaperRockScisorz and available at her shop, these print-your-own card templates feature Pokemon, Dr. Mario, Sonic, Zelda and Portal motifs with cutesy sayings and pixel hearts at $2.75 a pop. It's an easy and inexpensive way to show your significant other that you care, assuming you're lucky enough to share your life with a person that loves games as much as you do. If you're not that lucky, well, maybe get them a gift card or something. Single people are advised to dress up like a member of their preferred gender and have a romantic candle-lit dinner with themselves in a mirror. Ain't love grand?
Reader Comments (17)
Posted: Jan 29th 2012 12:38PM PaperRockScisorz said
@Master Troll YOU are the best thing ever!!
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Posted: Jan 28th 2012 11:18PM PaperRockScisorz said
Thank you so much for the support, Joystiq!! I knew something was up when orders started pouring in, and I traced the traffic back to you guys.
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Posted: Jan 28th 2012 11:22PM PaperRockScisorz said
That did not finish my comment. Hmm. "It really means so much to me that people are enjoying my cards as much as I have enjoyed making them. I hope everyone has a fantastic Valentine's Day, and I seriously can not thank you enough for the support.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 12:21AM SneakyUnicorn said
I would definitely give this to my valentine if I wasn't single...
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 12:52AM (Unverified) said
@SneakyUnicorn
I'm sure that's the case for many of us....
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I'm sure that's the case for many of us....
Posted: Jan 29th 2012 12:39PM PaperRockScisorz said
@SneakyUnicorn I've been trying to make more "friendly" Valentine's card like we used to get when we were in grade school, but I have had so little time to do so. :( If anyone has any good ideas feel free to let me know, and I'll see what I can do!
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 8:06PM HumanNature said
@SneakyUnicorn I know your pain. Really wish I have someone to give them to.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 4:12AM The 7th Number said
The Mario one is the best (found the right castle)
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 12:37PM PaperRockScisorz said
@The 7th Number That has definitely been one of the best sellers. The best sellers of the 2011 set were Mario and Zelda, and so far the best sellers of the 2012 set are Pokemon (BY FAR) and Player 2. Thanks for the comment!!
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 3:50PM The 7th Number said
@PaperRockScisorz This might be a dumb question, but how do you not get sued for using licensed characters?
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 2:18PM Vaultnishi said
That pokemon one is awesome. Brings back to the Crystal days on colelcting the unkown alphabet xD.
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Posted: Jan 29th 2012 3:49PM PaperRockScisorz said
http://www.etsy.com/listing/91738206/skyrim-card-template
The Skyrim card is up now. I regret that it wasn't in my shop already when this article was posted. ENJOY!
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The Skyrim card is up now. I regret that it wasn't in my shop already when this article was posted. ENJOY!
Posted: Jan 30th 2012 3:50PM Cave Johnson said
Wish my significant other liked video games at all. I'm still thinking about getting the Tetris one just because everybody has played and knows Tetris
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