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Video Game Papercraft: The New Nerdy Hobby

by Matthew Zuras on November 17, 2009 at 07:30 AM

A few weeks back, we were intrigued by The Toy Zone's roundup of 25 video games that had been recreated as paper dioramas. Needless to say, we wanted more. Using our rigorous investigative journalism techniques, we trudged through the Internet and soon stumbled upon Nintendo Papercrafts, a site devoted to DIY paper projects featuring classic NES characters.

This is a thing that people do? Amazing! It represents an entirely new shade of geekiness, combining the nerd-tastic hobbies of gaming, modeling, and handicrafting. And we can't wait to try it ourselves, since all of the models on Nintendo Papercrafts offer downloadable .zip files of the requisite patterns. All you have to do is print, cut, and glue your way to your own 'Duck Hunt' diorama. The Switched offices will soon be overrun with these things, much as they are already with Tribbles. [From: The Toy Zone and Nintendo Papercrafts]

Tags: art, crafts, DIY, handmade, hgg, nintendo, paper craft, papercraft, top, videogames

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