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Show and Tell: The holiday spirit

by Alisha Karabinus { Dec 23rd 2008 at 1:30PM }

While we're often awash in gamer crafts -- particularly in this space! -- we just don't see that many holiday-themed gamer projects. Every year there's the occasional tree or set of ornaments, but it just seems there should be more. We dug around and managed to find a few interesting projects, however, and the results range from edibles to a pixelated tree. Just jump into the gallery below to check out holiday projects!

Gallery: Show and Tell: The Holiday Spirit

Show and Tell is all about fan stuff, so long as it's Nintendo-related. We love to see your collections, your crafts, your frosted creations, your t-shirts and swag of all sorts.Just snap a few pictures, tell us what's up, and send it all to showmeit [at] dsfanboy [dot] com. We'll take care of the rest. Not a handy type, but found something neat? Send us a link instead.

Mirror's Edge paper craft has us seeing red

by Justin McElroy { Nov 14th 2008 at 8:45AM }

It's one of the laws of the internet: When a popular game is released, the papercraft is not far behind, whether it's of a luminary like Solid Snake or everyday joes like Gabe and Tycho. Now, Faith of Mirror's Edge fame is getting the wood pulp facial (as no one calls it) courtesy of Robot Martini.

As the state has relegated us to only safety scissors, we've never actually put one of these together. But we do like the feeling of superiority we get looking at badasses who've become two-dimensional. Not so tough now, are you, you earthbound carrier pigeon?

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Papercraft

by Ross Miller { Oct 14th 2008 at 7:30PM }

While we're awaiting the recently-completed, more competitively-priced Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode 2, the official site has given us a way to bide our time. Introducing The Official PAA Papercraft™, which includes regulars Tycho, Gabe, Anne-Claire and Fruit ... erm, Lover.

Also available are Episode 2 foes Hat Spider, Asylum Patient and Dr. "I see you've been staring at my balls" Wolfington (his balls are not currently available as papercraft). Fun fact: In a display of irony, should you find yourself surrounded by papercraft Fruit Lovers, the use of fruit juice will actually harm them.

Gallery: Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 2

Show and Tell: For the love of a character

by Alisha Karabinus { Sep 16th 2008 at 12:00PM }

A big part of Nintendo (and gaming) fandom seems to be linked to the appreciation -- nay, love -- of certain characters, and that's what we're exploring in this week's edition of Show and Tell. It's all about characters and the things we do in honor of them. Take the guided tour, or jump all willy-nilly into the gallery below.

Gallery: Show and Tell: For the love of a character

Show and Tell: Put it on

by Alisha Karabinus { Aug 19th 2008 at 11:30AM }

Click to read about this pouch

Geek crafts often start with things you can put on your own body, or on the "bodies" of the things you care about (like your DS!). From jewelry to clothes to cases, we've seen a lot of wearables in the history of Show and Tell, so for the second week in our new format, it only seemed sensible to revisit one of the most popular types of fan-made objects. If you need a thing to put on another thing, you've come to the right place! Take a tour of our latest finds, or dip directly into the gallery below.

Gallery: Show and Tell: Wearables

Control Time ... err, Tim with Braid papercraft

by Christopher Grant { Aug 14th 2008 at 6:29PM }

We were a bit caught up in Braid hysteria earlier this week, so we thought we'd table this post until the scalding heat of our passion cooled down a little bit ...

And here we are! Braid artist David Hellman tipped us off to a pair of adorable Braid-themed papercraft projects depicting the game's time-manipulating hero Tim and his ubiquitous foe ... uh, Creature thing. Print out one of Tim, thirty of the Creature, figure out how to control the immutable march of time, then reenact all your favorite scenes.

[Thanks, David]

Source – Braid papercraft, Tim
Source – Braid papercraft, Creature

Show and Tell: Recipes for awesome

by Alisha Karabinus { Aug 12th 2008 at 3:00PM }

Good news -- we're expanding Show and Tell a little to include not only your personal creations (though these are, of course, our favorites), but all sorts of interesting fan-created things we find in the wide world of the internet. Each week, we'll show off a new set of Nintendo-inspired projects, and this week, we're starting with the basics: recipes and ingredients. Every creation has to begin somewhere, after all. Your journey can start right here.

Gallery: Show and Tell: 'Recipe' Edition

My Pokemon Ranch makes for great papercraft

by David Hinkle { Jul 25th 2008 at 6:30PM }

The game might not be very good, but you can't argue with how cute the little critters look in My Pokemon Ranch. The visual style is just incredibly adorable. If you don't think so, then there's a good chance you're Cruella DeVille.

If you want to make these for yourself, then hit up the instructions right here.

Gallery: Awesome Nintendo papercraft

[Via Go Nintendo]

Make Sackboy papercraft, Media Molecule shows how

by Majed Athab { Jul 10th 2008 at 12:30PM }

Media Molecule is giving you something to do while you wait for the company's LittleBigPlanet to come out. They've suggested on their blog that you should try a hand at making some Sackboy papercraft.

Yep, papercraft is one step closer to having those adorable plushies. Just one piece of advice: you can't squeeze papercraft with some TLC like you can a plushie; so be careful with your papercraft creation. Download the high-res image here and get started!

Impressive Falco papercraft doesn't even look like paper

by David Hinkle { Jul 1st 2008 at 11:00PM }

It may not be a tiny gaming console or an incredible Wolf Link, but it's still really impressive. Actually, you know what? This might beat both of them! Well, maybe not Wolf Link. That thing is nice.

The piece of papercraft was modeled after the Falco model used in Smash Bros. Brawl. Whether you're a Smash or Star Fox fan, you've got to appreciate how good this thing looks.

We can hardly believe it's made of paper! If you're looking to try this yourself, this is the link to the necessary stuff to get your started.

Gallery: Awesome Nintendo papercraft

Today in Joystiq: June 20, 2008

by Ross Miller { Jun 20th 2008 at 11:59PM }

This is probably a bit old, but we never tire of game-related origami, especially for Team Fortress 2. A sentry gun and paperclip dispenser? Priceless. Instructions can be found in the middle of this forum page. Don't forget it's a free TF2 weekend. Check out the highlights for today:

Joystiquery
A guided tour of World of Warcraft patch 2.4.3
A week with Spore Creatures: Conclusion
DS Fanboy Lite: June 14 - June 20
Joystiq eyes and ears-on: Guitar Hero: World Tour
Joystiq Podcast 054 - World exclusive edition
Metareview -- Alone in the Dark (Euro edition)
Readers pick best webcomic: On Perspective
This Week in Review wants to rock (ROCK!)
WRUP: Remember the 32-bit Era Edition

News
EA: Saboteur, Dragon Age to miss '08
Saint's Row 2 'a very differentiated product'
Twilight Hack prevention already thwarted
PlayStation Experience bringing LittleBigPlanet to you
Crysis Warhead won't make your PC cry
Caffeinated Games pitches 'FarmLands'
New EGM promises Killzone 2 blowout
Stand-alone MGO planned for Japan
Sony CEO: PlayStation profitability is top priority
ESRB to curb early game leaks
UK short on skilled video game labour
London Mayor groups video games with illegal activities
IGN introduces us to some Fable 2 NPCs
Disney announces Bolt licensed games, our minds wander
BioShock PC install limits removed, DRM remains
BioWare considering Wii, PSP development
Rock Band Weekly: Weezer gets set to Doolittle
Multiwinia preview shows off pixelated mayhem
Tales of Vesperia gets demo on Xbox Live
See gameplay video from Deadliest Catch
Namco's Ace Combat team bringing 'Sky Crawlers' to Wii
Bluth and Co. treat fans as Dragon's Lair turns 25

Rumors & Speculation
PopCap hints at major console collaboration
Rumorong: Resident Evil 5 hitting simultaneously on PS3, 360

Culture & Community
Rock the Ashram with Love Guru's web game Sitar Star
Retro for the road: Portable Atari 7800
Pixeloo returns with the Real Niko Bellic

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup has a snake in a box

by Ross Miller { Jun 8th 2008 at 9:00PM }

Interested in owning a papercraft Solid Snake, one that's guaranteed to elicit The Orange Box puns from all your nerdy friends? You can make your own here. Here are our picks for the week's best game-related webcomic. Be sure to vote for your favorite!

Q*bert Adventures (Hilarity Comics)
Fantasy vs. Reality (Tighten Up the Graphics)
Doing the Impossible (Digital Unrest)
Team Fortress Pooh (Fanboys Online)
One Possible Explanation (Penny Arcade)
Just What the Doctor Ordered (2P Start)

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Earthbound cubeecraft is out of this world

by Candace Savino { May 31st 2008 at 7:00PM }

Even with its ESRB rating, we can't help but be skeptical about Earthbound descending onto the Virtual Console. While we'd like nothing more, it seems too good to be true that Starmen.net's hard-fought battle to get the game on the VC would finally end in victory. As we've also mentioned, an ESRB rating does not necessarily equate to a Virtual Console release.

Since all we can do now is wait and see, we have to find Earthbound related ways to keep ourselves busy. Aside from playing games like Smash Bros., we thought we'd try our hand at some Earthbound cubeecraft (aka papercraft). Is it just us, or does Mr. Saturn look rather swank when shaped like a cube?

Gallery: Awesome Nintendo papercraft

[Via GoNintendo]

GTAIV papercraft is adorable, violent

by Xav de Matos { May 21st 2008 at 11:30AM }

We always felt something was missing from Grand Theft Auto IV and we couldn't seem to put our finger on it, thankfully Tubbypaws blog has shown us the way. Combining two-parts street with one-part adorable, the GTAIV papercraft really captures the raw essence of Grand Theft Auto. Come on. Look at it. The entire papercraft screams "murder simulator!" Note to you big handed people looking to get all Martha Stewart with this papercraft, be patient because it's smaller than it looks (instructions at the source).

Papercraft Links: useless against Dodongos

by Chris Greenhough { May 13th 2008 at 10:30PM }

Because let's face it: you won't be rescuing that Triforce as a pile of ash. In fact, now that we think some more about this, these wouldn't be much good in the Water Temple either, or anywhere that is remotely windy (thus ruling out the Isle of Gust).

Heck, maybe these papercraft Links would just be safer making our desks look totally rad. Glad we agree.