Despite the fact we’ve all “grown up” since our introduction to LEGO, the magic of building something from nothing but tiny plastic bricks remains as appealing today as it was during childhood. These days, we’re…
The post This App Tells You What You Can Build Out of a Pile of LEGO Bricks first appeared on Cool Material.
We’ve spent more of our adult lives building LEGO Star Wars sets than we’d care to talk about, but as long as the iconic and popular brick builder keeps churning out sets like this latest…
The post The Latest R2-D2 LEGO Set Is the Most Advanced Yet first appeared on Cool Material.
When it comes to building models of your favorite National Aeronautics and Space Administration vehicles, you won’t find better than the options from everyone’s favorite brick-builder, LEGO. Joining the likes of the LEGO NASA Space…
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Embrace your inner child and the previous iterations of the space program with a deck of cards designed with all the exaltation and reverence we’ve grown to have for NASA and the Moon as a…
Driving a Formula 1 car is an experience most of us will only ever dream of. That experience just became slightly more attainable thanks to this Cranfield Formula 1 Simulator. This is not your average…
Whether you’re playing a no-stakes game of War with your nieces and nephews, a friendly game of Hearts or an all-in game of Texas Hold Em, every household needs a great deck of playing cards…
We live in a world where the new normal involves spending all of our time at home, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be amused in the process. Now that you have nothing else better…
The card game UNO is some of the most fun you can have with a deck of cards when there isn’t gambling involved. The almost half a century old game has remained pretty much the…
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Not everyone gets to own a Nintendo PlayStation
Back before Nintendo decided to make the cartridge-based Nintendo 64 and before Sony decided to make its line of disc-based PlayStation consoles, there was a brief collaboration between the two giants. The result? The rare, prototype “Nintendo PlayStation.” It obviously never came to market, but a prototype is up for auction and may well go for upwards of $1 million.
Its original owners came into possession of the strange piece of video game history through a bankruptcy auction that included items from a former Sony CEO. The strange device, one of only about 200 hundred prototypes ever made, is the only surviving console known to have survived. The auction, which will continue for 21 more days, has already attracted big bids, with the price already up to over $300,000 and is attracting attention from people with mountains of cash, who you’d be hard-pressed to outbid.
The owners of the console reportedly turned down a $1.2 million offer to purchase the device outright, which says plenty about how high they expect the number to go. This could wind up being the most expensive video game console of all time.
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We love slot cars, and this huge F1 track is our holy grail. It was commissioned by Formula One World Championship Limited and hand built by famed SlotMods of Detroit. The giant F1 track is…
As much as we love the freedom and creativity imparted upon us with a giant pile of plastic LEGO bricks and no final goal in site, we also appreciate everything that goes into the creation…
While there are a lot of games that pop into our head when we think of “board games,” the first will always be Monopoly. In addition to ruining more friendly gatherings and family holidays than…
Although a bit pricey for our pockets, the Sean Woolsey Pool Table would be a nice addition to our office (can we get a review unit?). Made with performance in mind, the finely crafted gaming table is made of premium materials such as American black walnut for the rails & legs, and rich black leather Inset drop pockets.
The 8-foot pool table also features a steel structure, pro tour felt wrapped around solid Brazilian slate, brass rail protectors, and embedded black epoxy rail sights for aligning shots. With the table, you get a handcrafted walnut triangle with maple splines, an exclusive pro ball set, two 57″ and one 42″ premium fiberglass cue sticks, and a bunch of black chalk. You’ll have to supply your own silly costumes, though.
