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The Geek On Stun 2005 Video Game T-Shirt Awards

We actually spend way more on t-shirts every year than we do on videogames. HOW SAD IS THAT?! We're going to look back from our destitute retirement and/or sleepless nights wondering how we'll pay for our childrens tuition and continue to LAUGH at our carefree spending! Ha ha.

(We really have a good excuse for not publishing this in 2005! We only thought of it on Sunday and were too lazy to write it properly until just right now. Regrettably, most of these items are only for sale in Japan, but that's more of a problem with lowest common denominator American culture and nerd fashion cluelessness than anything else.)

On with the "awards"!

Bokosuka Wars

by Syuriken for Mars 16

It's the worst-game to best-shirt irony that makes us love this Syuriken effort. The back is also delightfully desaturated and morbid, like almost everything that the group does. Bravo, Syuriken!

Fantastic Adventure

by Editmode for The King of Games

Eight patterns, two screening options and two fabric options mean... thirty... two (?)... maybe... versions of this 20th anniversary Super Mario Bros. t-shirt by Editmode. They sold out far too quickly for us to get one. :( We won't make that mistake again when that Game & Watch "Ball" tee ships!

Bomb Crag from Dragon Quest

by Mustone for Beams

There were like *8* amazing Dragon Quest shirts in this line (including another brilliant Mustone dragon effort), but Bomb Crag just has something special. We're still not sure how they pulled this one off but we know we'd kill a human to get one. We're serious.

Feeling

by Keita Takahashi and Cabel for Panic

Kudos to Panic for not only giving us Westerners something actually WEARABLE, but for keeping that ornery Takahashi in check. He thinks he's SO COOL. "Feeling" is notable for its off-beat, semi-recognizable Katamari reference and total lack of comedy.

Megante from Dragon Quest

by Polygraph for Beams

We almost gave spot number five to the Metal Gear Solid 3 tee box set from Beams, but couldn't find a good picture of it. So Megante wins! Its tasteful use of pixel-art by Nyon Nyon and beautiful color choices should've been enough, though.

If you'd like to send us samples of your t-shirts for future judging, just let us know! We give everything we get for free a GREAT REVIEW!

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