Nike Releases Nintendo Shoes

agzg · #1 11-07-2008, 02:22 PM

Nike released Nintendo sneakers. Live-in tweeted about it yesterday, so when he got home last night, I mocked him mercilessly, calling him a geek and telling him that if he bought these shoes I was going to go to Target and buy him Napoleon Dynamite-style snow boots and hide all his other shoes so that he has to wear them.

I looked it up today. This is a picture:

Thoughts? They look kinda cool from this angle. They look cool from other angles, too. Now, I've spent the better part of my morning trying to find out where I can get them, as the ultimate conciliatory "I'm sorry I picked on you" Christmas gift.

Discuss.

ETA: Here is a blog article about the shoes.

nittanyalum · #2 11-07-2008, 02:44 PM

LOL, thanks for the blog link, now I feel REALLY old. I read that little paragraph underneath the image and honest to god didn't understand one word.

What makes them "Nintendo" shoes? Is it just the coloring and name?

agzg · #3 11-07-2008, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

LOL, thanks for the blog link, now I feel REALLY old. I read that little paragraph underneath the image and honest to god didn't understand one word.

What makes them "Nintendo" shoes? Is it just the coloring and name?

If you look close toward the top of the shoes, there's a "start button", plus there's the other buttons kinda by the laces on the shoes. Live-in said there was a directional pad. That's what made me think they were going to be really geeky. You can only see the start button in any of the pictures I've seen.

Plus the coloring doesn't hurt

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I can't get into NiceKicks to see how much they cost - which is frustrating because I kinda wanna order them RIGHT NOW!

ETA: You didn't know about the unlimited lives?

nittanyalum · #4 11-07-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

ETA: You didn't know about the unlimited lives?

Seriously, I have no idea what this means.

You're talking to someone whose (first and) last "gaming system" was an Atari.

agzg · #5 11-07-2008, 02:59 PM

In Mario Bros, I can't remember which one, if you trap a Koopa (one of the bad guys that makes you die) on the stairs, and jump on it, you get extra lives. You can do it forever and have 1,000,000 extra lives (you start with 3). The stairs are at the end of each level, you go up the stairs, run off the top, and jump on a flag. However high you are on the flag pole gets you points.

Live-in said there were Atari Nikes, too. They were black, and the soles were faux wood grain. I asked him if there was a joystick sticking out of one of the toes.

nittanyalum · #6 11-07-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

In Mario Bros, I can't remember which one, if you trap a Koopa (one of the bad guys that makes you die) on the stairs, and jump on it, you get extra lives. You can do it forever and have 1,000,000 extra lives (you start with 3). The stairs are at the end of each level, you go up the stairs, run off the top, and jump on a flag. However high you are on the flag pole gets you points.

Ummmm... ok. Gotcha. Thanks. Much clearer now.

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Live-in said there were Atari Nikes, too. They were black, and the soles were faux wood grain.

HA! Found 'em! http://nikeblog.com/2008/10/01/air-f...tari-inspired/

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I asked him if there was a joystick sticking out of one of the toes.

LOL.

agzg · #7 11-07-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Ummmm... ok. Gotcha. Thanks. Much clearer now.

HA! Found 'em! http://nikeblog.com/2008/10/01/air-f...tari-inspired/

LOL.

I was just going to post this:

I'm sad to see there's no joysticks, but I'm glad to see they're high tops.

It's sad to me that generations before mine never knew the glory that was Super Mario Bros. It was the only toy my brother and I could play with without fighting over. Well, except the time my brother punched me in the head so I would mess up and not beat him.

ETA: Super Paper Mario IS NOT AS FUN.

KSUViolet06 · #8 11-07-2008, 05:45 PM

I seriously LOVED Nintendo. My brother and I had original Nintendo & Super Nintendo.

I was really excited because when we got our Super Nintendo, it came with the Mario's Greatest Hits, the game that included all 4 Mario Brothers games on it. We also got the Super Scope with it. We thought we were so cool.

We break out the Super Nintendo periodically, and our younger (like 12 and below) cousins look at it like it is the lamest thing ever.

Super Mario 3 was my fave. You know, the one where you could play the little matching games for extra lives, wear raccoon suits and fly, and get the coveted WHISTLE that would take you ahead to a new world. The one with Yoshi wasn't too bad either.

jessica.lanelle · #9 11-07-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

In Mario Bros, I can't remember which one, if you trap a Koopa (one of the bad guys that makes you die) on the stairs, and jump on it, you get extra lives. You can do it forever and have 1,000,000 extra lives (you start with 3).

It was world 3-3, I think. I loved that game so much!

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Super Mario 3 was my fave. You know, the one where you could play the little matching games for extra lives, wear raccoon suits and fly, and get the coveted WHISTLE that would take you ahead to a new world. The one with Yoshi wasn't too bad either.

Super Mario 3 was my favorite, too! The raccoon suit was cute, but I really liked it when he would get in the sock and bounce around over the flytraps. I think that was world 4, or 6, but I can't remember for certain.

OneTimeSBX · #10 11-07-2008, 07:19 PM

the atari shoes are a bit fug for my taste, but the Nintendo ones are kinda cute! not that i would wear them, but the bf would probably rock them in a heartbeat...

i wasnt a Mario fan, i was into Zelda lol!

epchick · #11 11-07-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

In Mario Bros, I can't remember which one, if you trap a Koopa (one of the bad guys that makes you die) on the stairs, and jump on it, you get extra lives. You can do it forever and have 1,000,000 extra lives (you start with 3). The stairs are at the end of each level, you go up the stairs, run off the top, and jump on a flag. However high you are on the flag pole gets you points.

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Originally Posted by jessica.lanelle

It was world 3-3, I think. I loved that game so much!

OMG I never knew that! I have a Wii and I bought the old Super Mario Bros (along with Super Mario Bros 2, Lost Levels, and 3) so i'm definitely going to find this unlimited lives level!! haha.

agzg · #12 11-07-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

the atari shoes are a bit fug for my taste, but the Nintendo ones are kinda cute! not that i would wear them, but the bf would probably rock them in a heartbeat...

i wasnt a Mario fan, i was into Zelda lol!

I want to get them for my boyfriend for Christmas, mostly just as an apology for mocking him so bad last night when he told me about them, and because I know he'd really like them. Estimates for them range from $50-$80, which would be AWESOME because then I could afford another gift for him.

The link to the site to find them has not been working for me ALL DAY.

Senusret I · #13 11-07-2008, 07:49 PM

Super Mario 2 was my favorite and I am okay with being the only one lol.

Come on.... picking turnips?

KSUViolet06 · #14 11-07-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

Super Mario 2 was my favorite and I am okay with being the only one lol.

Come on.... picking turnips?

Eww. My brother & I HATED that one, and we never played it unless one of our friends came over and really wanted to.

I can't really put my finger on why no one really liked that one though. It just seemed so, boring or something.

That, and I was the idiot who could never figure out how to pick up the eggs that the giant bird spit at you (which you had to JUMP on top of and pick I think), so I never got past that part.

Senusret I · #15 11-07-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Eww. My brother & I HATED that one, and we never played it unless one of our friends came over and really wanted to.

I can't really put my finger on why no one really liked that one though. It just seemed so, boring or something.

That, and I was the idiot who could never figure out how to pick up the eggs that the giant bird spit at you (which you had to JUMP on top of and pick I think), so I never got past that part.

Super Mario 2 was just completely different from the rest in the series. It was drawn differently and seemed to be in a different world entirely. None of the same villains or anything.

And YES I hated that damn bird!