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NES Air Max Sneakers Are Dignified Even If Geriatric
Posted by Mark Wilson at 11:20 PM on November 6, 2008
They aren't exactly what we pictured, but we can't deny that Nintendo and Nike's dual venture NES Air Max sneakers do invoke fond memories of the drab Nintendo Entertainment System. Featuring two tones of grey and a stripe of muted reddishness, only the keen sneaker aficionado will notice the subtle reference to the Start button, but anyone who doesn't get it might not be worth talking to anyway. Available now, our guess is that collectors will gobble stock quickly if they're not already gone. [kicksonfire via Kotaku]
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OMG! Ponies!
Posted 1:45 AM 7/11/08
@Curves: My old school colors are even worse. In high school, our colors were green and "gold" (ochre yellow). In college, our colors were violet and gray.
GO NYU VIOLETS!
OMG! Ponies!
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 1:43 AM 7/11/08
Is there any brand that Nike won't get in bed with?
OMG! Ponies!
Curves
Posted 1:35 AM 7/11/08
Nike makes a nice shoe, my personal performance favs for athletic footwear, and even though they are in my old school colors, they are fugly. Sorry.
Curves
kazemizuhi
Posted 1:35 AM 7/11/08
Nice, I'm picking a pair up.
kazemizuhi
General Halfshaftery
Posted 1:29 AM 7/11/08
Who
What
Where
When
Why
...and then Price!
General Halfshaftery
f0rge
Posted 1:22 AM 7/11/08
those are not bad looking, but probably more than i'd want to spend on shoes like that...
f0rge
Anonymoose
Posted 2:13 AM 7/11/08
so it comes with air already so i don't have to blow on them to make them work? ho ho ho.
Anonymoose
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 2:12 AM 7/11/08
@jdhuck: sorry, lose 20 points for buying them on ebay as opposed to from an Al Bundy lookalike
User Formerly known as Arelar
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 2:11 AM 7/11/08
@OMG! Ponies!: I'm still waiting for the Nike + McDonalds Fattyruns.
I smells a photoshop contest in the breeze
User Formerly known as Arelar
jdhuck
Posted 2:02 AM 7/11/08
@User Formerly known as Arelar: I have some retro Jordans. They are a cheap knock-off I bought on eBay. The seller guaranteed that the shoes were authentic. It hurts to wear the shoes, but I look really cool in them. I get lots of compliments on them, when I can stand to wear them.
jdhuck
jdhuck
Posted 2:00 AM 7/11/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Reebok?
jdhuck
dingus
Posted 1:59 AM 7/11/08
@OMG! Ponies!: Depends.
dingus
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 1:55 AM 7/11/08
@User Formerly known as Arelar: and they smell their age
User Formerly known as Arelar
User Formerly known as Arelar
Posted 1:55 AM 7/11/08
i still have my Air Jordans circa 1995 ?
User Formerly known as Arelar
DeusExMach
Posted 2:23 AM 7/11/08
@dingus: what does it depend on?
...oh, wait. I see what you did there.
DeusExMach
VideoVampire
Posted 2:14 AM 7/11/08
Where do I plug in my iPod?
VideoVampire
itguy08
Posted 2:42 AM 7/11/08
About $80 on Ebay.
itguy08
Ibelieveinsandwitches
Posted 2:40 AM 7/11/08
and they come with the Captain N seal of approval.
Ibelieveinsandwitches
Zlevee
Posted 3:18 AM 7/11/08
I like the subtle control pad pattern in the gray area.
But yeah, i was just looking at my NES last night and thinking how 80s it's design and color scheme are, and how it probably was perceived as "futuristic" back then. Like if you compare an early 1980s Toyota Celica with it's sharp angles and heavy black accents with a modern one.
Zlevee
plwh888
Posted 3:52 AM 7/11/08
can it be paired with Wii or Wii Fit Board ? hehe
plwh888
Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 3:47 AM 7/11/08
If the tops were darker it would look like you're wearing the A-Team van on your feet.
"I pity the fool who laughs at my kicks!"
Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another dude
seaninc
Posted 8:29 AM 7/11/08
@Zlevee: And those Celicas look 100x better than the high school-girl car that Toyota now calls the "Celica".
seaninc
seaninc
Posted 8:27 AM 7/11/08
@Curves: Grey and red? Did you go to Stevens? I'm there now.
seaninc
rimplestultskin needs an aluminum macbook
Posted 10:02 AM 7/11/08
@User Formerly known as Arelar: i actually want to say that nike has done a partnership with mcdonalds (i'm a sneaker collector).
the following picture shows the insoles of a pair of nike hyperdunk basketball shoes that were made for the mcdonald's high school all-star game:
[www.sneakerfiles.com]
rimplestultskin needs an aluminum macbook
rimplestultskin needs an aluminum macbook
Posted 10:03 AM 7/11/08
@User Formerly known as Arelar: and if they're in decent condition, a little shoe deodorant and they might have some collectors' value.
rimplestultskin needs an aluminum macbook
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Posted 11:57 AM 7/11/08
But will these make you jump higher to get 1up mushrooms?
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crumb
Posted 2:18 PM 7/11/08
I'm pretty sure "geriatric" is what they were shooting for when you get Nintendo involved.
crumb