The original Nintendo Entertainment System has spawned everything from tremendous recreations to backpacks and still remains my favorite icon in gaming history. There are very few dedications to the controller that have the retro element and also manage to be classy, but this badge from Supermandolini manages to pull off both and make it look effortless to boot.
What makes this piece even cooler is that it is the first in a limited edition series called Console Wars. Supermandolini describes it as “The first in a series of limited edition pin ‘medals’ that celebrate the memories of endless epic battles, infinite high scores and numerous blistered fingers.” I couldn’t have put it better myself.
This little guy will run you about €18, which rounds out to about $35.27 in US dollars. Not too shabby a price to earn your stripes (and considerably less painful than boot camp.) I’m going to finish this post and then I’m going promptly to the site to order myself one. I can’t think of a better way to proudly declare to the world that I survived the retro console wars.
