Sometimes we nerds have to consume more than Coke and Taco Bell as we save the world from strangely electromagnetic villains and mean orcs. So what do we do to get the power-up? We bake. Cupcakes, no less.

justJENNrecipes.com has posted pics and a how-to for the cupcakes she created to show off her stationery at a comic book shop. Naturally, Jenn wanted to go with a superhero theme, so she used fondant icing to create cupcakes bearing Phoenix, Captain America and Superman crests.

It seems cupcakes are spreading wider than syphilis these days, as the dear boyfriend and I even got into the act over the weekend. Our cupcakes were messier than Jenn’s and we didn’t use fondant, but gosh golly, we loved our 1upcakes just the same:

Have you baked something as a testament to your Mario Kart skills? Decorated cookies to look like the early 20th century weapons found in Red Dead Redemption? Tweet your pics to @nerdbastards with the hashtag #NBcakes, and we may feature them in a future post about sweet edible nerd art!

Source: justJENNrecipes.com, via @GuyKawasaki

Hikakin is a young Japanese male, whose occupation is listed as Human Beat Boxer and I have to say, he may be one of the best I have heard. Using both, his mouth and nose, he has performed a melody of Ken Vs. Dhalsim from Street Fighter II that is just amazing. He has also done his own beat box version of Tetris, Daft Punk, and Super Mario Bros. as well. Check the video out and also check out his YouTube page for more beat box vids. Now excuse me while I go off and imagine what would happen if both Hikakin and Michael Winslow were in the same room.

Source: Topless Robot, Hikakin’s YouTube page, Hikakin’s Blog (Japanese)

Ever wonder what Mario and the gang probably read when they weren’t wasting their time saving the princess? Or have ya wondered if the Mushroom Kingdom have books that are the equivalent to our books? If ya answered yes to one of those question or maybe both (in which I would like to know why were you thinking such a thing), then Dorkly got you covered. They got 6 classics from the Mushroom Kingdom that some of you may recognize. From Lord of the Rings to The Da Vinci Code, they covered the classics with these nice little puns. Hell, even the authors have nice puns as well and the Kama Sutra book, it promotes interspecies erotica between two creatures from the Super Mario Bros. world. Check after the jump to see what two creatures and the full size images of the books.

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By now you’ve probably heard about the online sausage party called Chatroulette, in which random strangers are connected via their webcams and have a chance  to chat , or in most cases, show off their junk.

I’ve Chatrouletted long enough to know nothing good is gonna come out of it (there’s like 1/50 chance of seeing a vajayjay versus a penis), but when you add Mario and Luigi from Super Mario Bros in the picture, it is a whole different story.

You may not expect much from the following video, but the moment it starts off with these two getting repeatedly “Nexted” (People either have no sense of humor or just hate Mario) and them responding with ” Hello! aww Hello! aww Hello! aww Hello! aww He aww…. Hello! it’s a me aww” will have you rolling. And, that’s just the start. The video gets even more comically better as it progresses. The guys are witty and just plain hilarious.  Mario and Luigi are sure to put a smile on your face.

And, what’s even more amazing is that in their entire time on Chat Roulette they didn’t run into any pervs. Seriously, not one dick. Which, I believe is the first sign of the apocalypse.

Does this constitute sexy cosplay of the week? I think not, but it’s totally just as awesome. It’s Mario Bros meets Zombie and then transformed into something that would give children nightmares for a long time. Check out mrksaarri’s Flickr to see the rest of his Mario Zombie Cosplay pics. One pic of Mario after the jump.

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Ever since I started writing for this site, I have seem many (and have posted many) poster art posts and I think this may be one of my favorites since gaming is my second love (food being my first). Anyway, the Brians over at IGN has come up with some poster art for video games. The posters are basically retro advertisements but instead of regular products, these poster are advertising power up’s as products.

From Super Mario Bros. to Legend of Zelda, there are 12 posters and I wonder how many of ya’ll will be able to recognize all of them. The Bubble Bobble one is may favorite as well as the Metal Gear one. Click after the jump to check out the posters and tell us which one you like. (more…)

While we may have seen quite the amount of alphabet’s here on NerdBastards, this one puts nothing but a huge smile on my face. Francis Acupan drew some memorable icons that any gamer will recognize. Of course, from this picture, we can see which of the three console company he is a fan of but at least he gave some love to the other two. Check after the jump for a bigger image to see exactly what icon is what since he wrote descriptions of them on the image.
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From the same show that brought us “Matrix Ping Pong,” which became an internet meme, we now have a bunch of college students reenacting Super Mario Bros. The show, which can be translated as Kinchan and Katori Shingo’s National Costume Competition, is where people of all ages can perform a skit in front of ten celebrity judges to win some big money. Usually the skits have people dressed up in costumes to the theme of their skit and have the kurokos (the people dressed in black) do the “special effects” to have the skit look good. Have to say, this skit was done really well and it’s got a special appearance by a certain president that the Japanese love.

Source: Dorkly

While this may not be as impressive as the a capella of the Pokemon theme that was posted earlier this week, it’s still good either way. The SMB theme is a memorable theme and hearing it in this form makes it seems more classic than usual. So if you have the time, check the video out as it’s a nice take on the song and once again, have another song stuck in your head because that’s whats happening to me right now. Thanks internet.

Source: Dorkly

The internet once again shows me that they are amazing people out there with skills with Photoshop and ideas while my skills with MS Paint makes me look like a lint licker. Cracked.com recently held a contest for users to make propaganda posters from the universe of their favorite films. From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings, people bust some sweet looking posters and I could totally see these around in their respected movie-verse. There are a quite a few to look at so check after the jump to see if one of your favorite movies is on there. (more…)