Until Epic partners with SEGA to produce a Sonic the Hedgehog: The Unreal Edition game, gamers will have to take matters into their own hands by creating custom maps, such as this fine example. Video after the break.
(Thanks, Madison)
Sitting 1400-feet above the green, Par 3 is touted as the world’s most extreme golf hole. It even “requires a helicopter to reach the tee and a ball takes nearly 30 seconds to drop to the green below.” Video after the break.
Playing all 19 holes runs about 2,000 South African rand, or about $220 in American bills, but for that you get the helicopter ride, plus a bunch of souvenir swag and a DVD of your shot.
[via Geekologie]
If you’re fortunate enough to own a Porsche Carrera GT, this is what happens during your four year check up — the entire car gets torn down for closer inspection. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The carbon fiber monocoque tub and related sub-frame were developments from the 911 GT1 motorsports program and helped pave the way for future exotics like the Enzo Ferrari.
[via Jalopnik]
This nifty Star Wars Tauntaun sleeping bag from ThinkGeek comes “complete with saddle, internal intestines and glowing lightsaber zipper pull — built-in embroidered Tauntaun head pillow.” It started out as an April fools prank, but might be released sooner than later. Continue reading for one more picture.
Due to an overwhelming tsunami of requests from YOU THE PEOPLE, we have decided to TRY and bring this to life. We have no clue if the suits at Lucasfilms will grant little ThinkGeek a license, nor do we know how much it would ultimately retail for.
Joshua Topolsky provides us with a quick video walkthrough of the Nintendo DSi Shop, which just opened its doors today. This store of sorts lets gamers buy content directly over the console’s Wi-Fi connection. Continue reading for the clip.
Nintendo’s DSi, the youngest of the dual screen triplets, is now available in Europe, priced at 150-pounds (US $222) in UK and 170 Euros elsewhere.
[via Engadget]
Punch-Out has come a long way since its initial release in 1984 (arcade), and there was even a spin-off called Arm Wrestling not long after. GT takes a look back at Nintendo’s Punch-Out series after the break.
Amazon is selling the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500S for only $177.74 shipped, originally priced at $399.95. It’s the “first digital camera with a 3-inch touch-screen LCD, and also features a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens, 5x optical zoom and 10.1-megapixel resolution.” Product page.
Plus, with an ultra-wide-angle, 25mm lens, the FX500 can capture almost double the photo area at the same shooting distance compared with a conventional 35mm lens.
[via Amazon]
In KipKay’s latest tutorial, you’ll learn how to “turn a MiniMag flashlight into a powerful DVD laser pointer — this 245mw laser is powerful and fits real cozy in a MiniMag.” Video after the break.
As you know…lasers can be dangerous. Never point them at any living object!T his is not a toy, and this should not be used like a conventional laser pointer.
[via Instructables]
Despite being an AWD monster, the Nissan GT-R is quite capable of going sideways, as you’ll see in this video by Edmunds. One caveat: the “engine settles into a low-frequency dirge that’s nowhere near loud enough.” Video after the break.
Sometimes the 2009 Nissan GT-R acts like it’s a rear-wheel-drive car, but more often, the AWD system is moving power between the wheels to keep the R35 on the proper line.
[via Edmunds]
There’s been a lot of noise about StarCraft 2, and a plethora of screenshots floating around, but this particular image is definitely more than meets the eye. It’s actually a “hulking bipedal war machine is actually built from the combined pieces of an entire Terran base.”
As if its sheer mass and weapons load-out weren’t enough to intimidate Zerg and Protoss adversaries, the thing speaks.
[via Joystiq]