As August slowly creeps along, we find ourselves coming closer to the end of summer. You could spend your last sunny days outside enjoying the fleeting moments of warm afternoons with leaf-covered trees gently swaying in the wind. Or you could spend them inside looking at this gallery of gaming-themed sand sculptures!
And don’t pull an Anakin Skywalker and tell me how much you hate sand! I know you don’t despise it more than having to go outside, you stereotypical gamers you. And I say that with the greatest level of endearment.
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Uncharted 3 sand sculpture
Uncharted 3 features a lot of desert, so turning it into a sand sculpture is incredibly appropriate.
Source: http://nerdreactor.com/2011/08/08/uncharted-3-drakes-deception-goes-to-the-beach-and-plays-with-sand/
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Sackboy sand sculpture
Sackboy from Sony's LittleBigPlanet franchise.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/playstationblog/4932126833/
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Koopa sand sculpture
A koopa from Super Mario Bros.
Source: http://kotaku.com/307051/koopa-sand-sculpture
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Pac Man sand sculpture
A Pac Man maze brought to life thanks to the wonders of sand.
Source: http://walyou.com/pacman-sand-sculpture-design/
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Out of Screen sand sculpture
Not about a specific game, but this sculpture offers a pretty cool visual. Of course, that car is probably going to run over that poor gamer.
Source: http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/bevjane62/?start=160
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Master sword sand sculpture
The Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda.
Source: http://kotaku.com/226241/lost-planet-contest-finalists-now-pick-winners
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Mario blocks sand sculpture
Blocks from Super Mario Bros.
Source: http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/05/30/top-ten-geeky-sandcastles-and-sand-sculptures/
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Pyramid head sand sculpture
Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2. Not sure what that robot's all about, though.
Source: http://kotaku.com/226241/lost-planet-contest-finalists-now-pick-winners
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Game Boy sand sculpture
Mario jumping in front of a Game Boy playing Super Mario Land, with a little Space Invaders thrown in there.
Source: http://imgur.com/a/ARVMk
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8-bit sand sculpture
A collection of 8-bit icons, including Mario, Mega Man, and Link, by Guy-Olivier Deveau.
Source: http://godeveausculpture.carbonmade.com/projects/3160794#8
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