By Nelson Schneider - 10/30/11 at 01:20 PM CT
Uh-oh! Halloween is tomorrow and you don’t have a costume yet! Let MeltedJoystick help you out with 5 suggestions for no-effort (or little-effort) costumes with a gaming flavor.
5. Mario (“Super Mario Bros.”)
The only effort required for this costume is being a Club Nintendo Platinum Member… in 2009. That was the year Nintendo gave away official Mario hats (or the gimped WiiWare title, “Doc Louis’ Punch-Out!!”). Combine the hat with a red shirt, blue jeans, and a magic-marker mustache. You’re done!
4. Weighted Companion Cube (“Portal”)
This one needs to be done the night before so the spray paint has time to dry. Just take a cardboard box (big enough to cover your body), cut a head-hole, spray paint the whole thing gray, then glue a left-over Valentine’s Day card to each side. If you don’t have any V-Day cards, a red marker can do the trick as well.
3. James Bond (“GoldenEye 007”)
Do you have access to a place that rents tuxedos? Rent a tux and carry a Wiimote with you. Done.
2. Blood Stain (“Demon’s Souls”)
This is a twist on the classic ‘ghost’ costume. Sheets don’t just come in white anymore, so grab a red one, cut out some eye holes, and you’re good to go. Scribble a cryptic warning on the sheet for added flair.
1. Nathan Drake (“Uncharted”)
Could a game character be less iconic? Just throw on some beige cargo pants, a white long john shirt, and forget to shave. Wait, what am I saying… gamers never shave anyway! For the facial-hair-challenged, stick your hands in a bag of charcoal briquettes, then rub them liberally around your lower face: Instant stubble!
Comments
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 10/31/11 at 08:40 PM CT
Jonzor and Matt, both great ideas.
Jonzor - wrote on 10/31/11 at 04:45 PM CT
How about getting a gang of people together, do a classic ghost in differently colored sheets?
Pinky, Blinky, Inky, and Clyde.
Or, if you're a slutty sorority girl, you get swimsuits in the correct colors and now you're "sexy Pac-Man ghosts".
Matt - wrote on 10/31/11 at 01:13 PM CT
6. Dr. Gordon Freeman ("Half Life")
Buy a pair of cheap black plastic glasses. Apply a gotee (see #1). Attach an orange piece of cardboard (pre-colored) with a "lambda" in a circle onto a grey sweatshirt. Wear grey sweatpants and boots.
