Project Red is a direct appeal to your inner child, if you're in your mid-20s. You loved your NES, didn't you? And Lego too? Well, how about I shove one of those inside the other?

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For some reason I can't seem to grasp, Japanese people seem to be obsessed with vibrating objects that are not actual vibrators. OK, I lied, I can understand it perfectly. Specially when they try to pass them as soft Super Mario mushrooms. Then I don't only understand the obsession, but I actually want to have one. In fact, buy two dozens and make a vibrating mushroom bed sticking them together. For $US26, you can use them as mini-seats and chair cushions, provided you don't weigh more than 80kg. [Rinkya Blog]

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This is awesome. A Lego and 3D fanatic took a small Mario figurine, scanned it into a computer using the NextEngine 3D Scanner and used the data to create a near-perfect replica in Lego bricks, just much larger. Click the small picture for a much bigger version, and go check out the source to see the step-by-step process including screenshots of the 3D model he created. Awesome! [Luxology Forum]

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If you are sucker for all things 8-bit and all things NES--like I am--you will love these three-dimensional renderings of classic Nintendo Entertainment System games by Justin Buonvino. So much that you will put them on your desktop background, just like a did one minute ago.

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That Nintendo Wii, what will it think up next? It's made us smarter and fitter and stronger and just so much better. Oh, and have you heard? Now it's creating OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima just took the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, and instead of thanking God or his trainers in typical fashion, he gave another performance enhancer a shout-out:

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The new version of the popular NES emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch now includes accelerometer control for all games. The implementation is very simple: a tilt is equivalent to control input in that direction. This means that tilt control can be used in any game loaded into the emulator, but also that some of the controls are pretty much balls. Also, this app does not live in the official app store.

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This officially-licensed Mario 1up mushroom comes with a pot. Think Geek says that you can fill the pot with soil and make your friends believe is a real 1up mushroom. Unfortunately, neither the mushroom nor the pot are edible, smokable, or capable of inducing any kind of hallucinogenic experience, so people would probably don't believe that. But you can still secretly lick it in your cubicle for $10. [Think Geek]

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The Gadget: A plush star from Super Mario Brothers that plays the appropriate music when you touch it. Includes a goomba and a ? block.

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Mario Kart for the Wii is available today in all US stores, but if you want the real thing, you can pass on the lame wheel and get this Nintendo-licensed real-life Mario Kart Slot Car Racing set, with cute 1:43 Mario "B-Dasher" and Wario "Brute" cars, 20.34 feet of track with fly-over sections, power transformer, and controllers with a "Turbo Speed" button for "added racing bost." Sadly no instant enemy shrinking, calamari ink or banana peels are included. Looking at the size, it's probably fully compatible with Donkey Kong, Yoshi and classic Mario cars from the Nintendo Mario Kart DS Track Race Set:

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What can you get from a RC car with some wires attached and a lot of wine bottles? Drunk driving and the Mario theme, that's what. We have included the complete lyrics so you can sing along after the jump.

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