Happy 25th Birthday Super Mario Bros!

25 years ago, on September 13, 1985, the original Super Mario Bros. game was released in Japan. Happy Birthday Mario! To celebrate the occasion, here’s a short video outlining some of the game’s most notable tricks and and easter eggs. Enjoy!

Edit: Had to change the video because the other one got pulled. Sorry folks! The new one shows the history of the world’s most famous plumber.

[Via Gizmodo]

Geeks are Sexy + Neatorama’s Big Giveaway Contest [Second Edition]

A few months ago, in partnership with Neatorama, we held a caption contest offering two $50 gift certificates to two lucky readers. This month, we’ll do things a little differently. We’re giving away one FREE item on the Neatorama shop (valued at under $20) to 10 random readers! Here’s how to participate.

Head over to the neatorama shop
Browse around and find something you’d like to have (valued at under $20)
Come back here and let us know about the item you picked (in the comments section below.) Oh, and be sure to use your correct email address in the email field and to include the link to the item in your comment. (comments moderation is enabled, so don’t double post if yours doesn’t appear right away)
Wait until we announce the grand winners (we’ll update this post at the end of the week)

Good luck everyone!

The Ant Death Vortex

Here is an example of an ant death spiral, where a group of ants gets separated from their colony and start following each other by scent in a circle, and they do so until they all die of exhaustion.

[Via Reddit]

Boba Fett Original Space Rum [PIC]

I wonder if they serve that at the Mos Eisley cantina?

[Via]

Donkey Kong Country Returns Song

Geeks are Sexy reader Angie just sent me this funny Donkey Kong song/music video her and her boyfriend recently created. Check it out, I thought it was pretty awesome.

Thanks Angie!

Awesomely Geeky LEGO Star Wars Chess Sets

Now these have to be the most awesome-looking chess sets I’ve ever seen. Hey, they’re made out of LEGO and and they’re Star Wars-themed. You can’t get much geekier than that! Check ’em out:

The Lego A New Hope Chess Set

This is a Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess set. It was built in April and May of 2009 and debuted at Star Wars Days at Legoland California.

The Lego Empire Strikes Back Chess Set

This is the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Lego Chess set. It is the second in a series of three LEGO chess sets that I am building in celebration of the Original Star Wars Trilogy. I started building it not to long after the completion of the first chess set and worked on it through out 2010. It was completed August 2010 an debuted at Star Wars Days 2010 at LegoLand California.