Wreck The Tape Deck

That’s right, kids. The nerds you idolized as a child are back and they want to kick your ass.

Anyone can enter the Classic Tetris World Championship on Sunday, August 8, for a mere $10, but your quest will likely end in heartbreak like those of the Steve Wiebes before you. One ass-kicking not enough for you? No problem! Repeats are only $3 each. And they’re making a documentary of the smackdown, so you can even show it to your grandkids one day.

The whole thing has been pulled together by Nintendo World Champion Robin Mihara and Twin Galaxies will be on hand to keep everything on the up-and-up. And if you’re not too giddy after the finals, there’ll be a rooftop party after.

What: Classic Tetris World Championship

Where: Downtown Independent Theater, Los Angeles, CA

When: August 8, 2010, high noon.

Get tournament details and other info at the 1989-style website. (Seriously. You guys are supposed to be nerds. What gives with the crappy website?)

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jesus satan prefers his sugary indie pop with a bittersweet under-taste but i know you non-depressed kids out there are down with the Vampire Weekend, so here’s a quick shout out to let you know that the nerdy boys are playing a show at the Fox Theater in Pomona tonight. (ticket link here, though you’ll probably have to buy tickets from the skeevy scalper in front since it’s all sold out suckas.) oh, and p.s., you can stream their entire new album (Contra) on their Myspace page here.

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jesus satan prefers his sugary indie pop with a bittersweet under-taste but i know you non-depressed kids out there are down with the Vampire Weekend, so here’s a quick shout out to let you know that the nerdy boys are adding a show at the Fox Theater in Pomona on April 14th. there is a presale for tickets starting at 10am PST today with the password CONTRA. damn i loved that game when i was a kid. Konami Code 4eva. (ticket link here) oh, and p.s., you can stream their entire new album (Contra) on their Myspace page here.

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this is too amazing. i love Think Geek. they have that Tauntaun Sleeping Bag that we mentioned way back when for April Fool’s Day, too, and now it’s real. i did most of my xxxmas shopping there, and now that i’ve blogged about it, this holiday is a total tax write off! jesus satan, sticking it to the man since 1976.

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Sega still sucks, though.

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this song is totally a big shitty whatev… i don’t know about you, but when i used to play my 8-bit NES, i turned down my TV and listened to some real music, i.e. fucking Metallica, so this whole 8-bit soundtrack resurgence thing is kind of getting on my nerves. nonetheless, what’s absolutely insane about this video is that this is all done in the real world with real legos. the band, Rymdreglage (whatever the hell that means… damn Norwegians and their goofy swedish meatball names) claims that it took more than 1500 hours of physical work, which is about how long it took me to beat Metroid. if only i had spent my time as wisely… nahhhhhhh, then my childhood (early twenties) would have sucked… (thanks, 40fakes.)

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