Christmas Ornaments

I bought some plain glass ornaments from Micheal's and using some glass paint I made Mario and a Cow, my favourites :) I'm trying to be creative this year to keep costs down :) Enjoy and hope you are all inspired!

Gamer Gifts

I know it's early but I thought I'd do some research and find some unique gamer gifts, other than the obvious games! And hopefully this way you can ensure yourself the gifts (especially online stuff) and less stress when everyone else is scrambling to get their presents!

LUSH

As a girl, Lush is amazing, and now there is a Magic Mushroom Bubble Bar! Let your gamer chick relax in style!!! :)



Urban Outfitters

This store is amazing! I've picked out some of my favourites but you should definitely check out their site.

Nintendo Yahtzee                     Mushroom Lights





Etsy

Unique jewelry from Jujulee is super cute and inexpensive! Here are some of my favourites for fashionable gamer girls!!



Think Geek

This site is all about gamers and geeks! I couldn't possibly show you all the awesome stuff, so definitely take a peek!!! Some of my favourites include:

8-Bit Oven Mitt                                             Walls Decals



Console Controller Soaps            Various Gamer Ice Cube Trays

                 

Official Nintendo Games... And much MUCH more!



Toys R Us

The new Lego Play & Build Remote for the Wii is exclusive to Toys R Us! It looks awesome, and who doesn't love Lego?!



Cafe Press

This site is great for all ages, get hilarious gamer gear for everyone this year! Canadian site and American site. Even make your own!!!



Asian Markets

I bought these at the Asian store in Metrotown and then I bought more characters at the Richmond Night Market. You may have to hunt around, but they're definitely worth it! So cute! Now my car looks like a Mario Kart! :)



Ebay/Amazon

I hope this would be obvious to gamers. But I thought I'd give a few suggestions to look for.

               Belt Buckles                   Slippers                            Backpacks



Club Nintendo

If you aren't a member of Club Nintendo, I'd highly recommend it. If you register your Nintendo consoles and games you get coins and when you earn enough coin you can redeem them for awesome and exclusive rewards. Also if you earn enough each year before the cut off day you get yourself a free gift! Elite status Gold usually gets you a desk calendar and then Platinum earns you something extra special. Last year Higgy got our official Mario hat and this year the gift was a collectible figurine of numerous characters. It is free to join and you might as well get something back for buying a whack load of Nintendo products! They've just brought out a few more rewards so take a look! I'm waiting for the new Japanese Folding Fan to come back in stock!





Make sure to check back often, because I'll be adding to the list! :) Hope this helps!!!

It's a Halloween!

For Halloween, I have decided to go as Mario because we have Nintendo's official Mario hat. And since I'm being Mario, naturally Higgy has to be Princess Peach (he's very pleased..). It'll be fun! :) I thought I'd share the pre-Halloween pictures. Hope you all have gamer costumes!



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Mario MUG shot!

So my new love and hobby is painting pottery! So for me and Higgy's 2nd anniversary we went to Vikki's Clay Art Studio in Langley, BC. He hates raccoons, so he painted him jumping into my arms being chased by a raccoon! lol.. And I (more artsy) painted him dreaming of blowing up Staples! So here are a couple mug shots!



So that's him in his Jeep, throwing bob-ombs at Staples.. So he doesn't have to go to work! :) 'Cause he pwns n00bs!!!!

Photos!

I wanted to share with everyone my geeky passionate art.. I bought some nail art pens and to get ready for the Video Games Live concert, I decided to create these! (And yes, I did them myself, and NO they are NOT decals!!) I pwn! :)



I've also done Pacman.. Waka waka waka! Om nom! :P



..and Tetris!! :)



I would love some requests for upcoming nail ideas, as Higgy offers crap suggestions!

Happy Birthday!

It's Mario's 25th birthday today!! He's gotten me through the first 20 years of my life and I'm super excited to see where he will go next. In short.. I love you Mario! Happy Birthday! :) <3

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Complete & Super Meat Boy

Mario:

Well, I have just beat the final Bowser stage, and I gotta say.. It was too easy! My only comment on the whole game would be that all the fights with Bowser were identical!! But Mario and I are so pro, I'm not surprised it was easy.. lol, jk! :P And just when you think it's over.. It's never over. After watching the credits, there was a nice surprise! So you must check it out! The surprise blew my mind and made this game even more amazing!!!!

Meat Boy:

I am very excited for the upcoming game, Super Meat Boy. It is the same concept of Mario.. A bad guy steals your girlfriend, and your goal in every level is to save her. It's gross because you're a meatball and you leave blood everywhere you go, which makes the stages slippery and harder to succeed. It also makes me think of Limbo, for the Xbox, because it is deadly! You have to maneuver through next to impossible obstacles, like saw blades. It has a really cool feature, that once you complete a level, you have the opportunity to play it back with all your attempts simultaneously. My only beef (lol) with it, is that the release dates are all over the place. For both PC and Mac, IGN notes that it'll be out in August.. But it's NOT out yet! :@ Grr! I have searched around and found that it should be out around October.. So be on the look out! My other concern would be whether to buy it on PC or for the Wii. The one for the Wii has a release date approximately around Winter/Christmas time. So it all depends on how desperate I am to play it!
If you want some practice, there is a demo/prototype version that is free to play at Newgrounds. So if you're interested, check out the link and enjoy!

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/search/title/Super%20Meat%20Boy

Super Mario Galaxy 2

As much as I enjoyed the first Super Mario Galaxy and I completely encourage any Mario fan to buy it.. The second one is sooo much better. If you are interested, and don't want to initially buy both, I would highly recommend the sequel. Almost everything that could have been improved was.. and more!

(If you have not played the first one, don't worry the second one does not rely on it. There are some similarities but it is simple and user friendly. The nice thing about Mario, is that it's always the same story! Bowser steals Peach and you rescue her by defeating him.)

As soon as I began playing this game, I was blown away at it's improvements; it's truly hard to even describe. The worlds and planets offer a huge variety of game play divided into sections. Similarly to the first game, you get many unique power ups that allow you to expand your game play experience. I found a few quite challenging while others seemed almost too easy. Luckily, comets offer specific challenges that turn simple planets into more challenging ones. In hopes for perfection, I have painstakingly fulfilled the comet's expectations. There have been some amazing planets throughout the game which make it particularly addictive. The familiar sounds and sights are nostalgic and make me think of previous Mario games. However, there are so many new things, that once you've used them.. You'll wonder how you ever lived without!

This game offers you the chance to have a second player come in and help. Their main task is to collect star bits, but they have the added ability to "freeze" enemies momentarily to help player 1. I like to hog this game, so I've never had the opportunity to play as player 2, but Higgy tells me it's good to see the action in the game and help them get a feel for it before diving in.

Just like most Mario games, it's very easy to get dozens of one-up mushrooms so don't worry about dying, it's part of the fun! :) This is my favorite Mario game to date! I didn't want to give away any specifics or spoilers; but I wanted to ensure that everyone understood it's awesomely epic proportions. I would not change a single thing about this game, and for that reason I give it a perfect 10/10. For anyone that loves Mario, this is a must buy game!!

The combination of Mario on the Wii is the perfect gateway to other games. I started out with Mario and now I consider myself an avid gamer. I owe my entire gaming life to Mario!