And if you didn’t get tickets to the GABF (it’s sold out now) the Denver Beer Fest starts in only 8 days and goes on from September 10th to the 19th. It’s a 10 day celebration of all things beer which includes lots of events, such as the Oktoberfest and many bars and pubs all around downtown Denver offer discounts and beer tours. This is one of the funnest times of the year here in LODO.

A fellow internet marketer I know actually came up with a great infographic with some cool facts about beer and Colorado. Click the infographic for a larger image.

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Colorado’s Obsession With Beer

The video below mashes up all my favorite memories into one very weird video. I’m not sure who created it, but I have a feeling whoever did could’ve been a bigger video game addict than I was. What as the guy from Kung Fu fights to save Sylvia by defeating everything from Mario’s Princess to characters from Street Fighter. I believe I even saw Dig Dug in there.

And when it’s all over, there’s a special section dedicated to Mega Man getting pwned all over the place. You have to wait for Sylvia to walk through the Mike Tyson’s Punch Out Scene for a while first, but there are some funny cameos from PacMan and Frieza of DragonBall Z for some reason.

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The Ultimate Classic Video Game Spoof Video

A new service from Google called City Tours is now available in the Google Labs area, meaning the service is still in testing phases, and the idea behind it is really cool. All you have to do is enter the city in which you want to take a tour and the map will update with spots to visit and walking directions for you to travel to get to each spot. They try to give you the most efficient directions possible, which aren’t too bad, but definitely could use some work. They also provide the amount of time it will take to walk to each location and how long you can expect to spend at each spot.

I did a test using a city I know very well, Denver, CO and it came back with a tour that looked quite fun, especially for taking photos. As you can see from the screenshot above (click it for a larger view), it maps out some great places to visit. For some reason, the first location is in Asian language, but it’s actually the state capital. Not sure why that is. I’ve lived in the Denver area my entire life and I’ve never heard of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception or the Mammoth Gardens, so that’s really cool. I think these tours are a great idea and would also be very helpful to print out before going on a vacation.

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Take a City Tour Entirely Planned By Google

It appears the business has taken off quite well because they now sell socks for boys, babies, women and men. You can even find bedding, furniture and toys. I probably won’t be buying from them, but I had to post about it because I love this idea. I wonder if these socks would be OK to give to my sister for Christmas? I better just put them in her stocking and then give her money so she can buy the next popular phone she’ll most likely be wanting.

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Mismatched Socks That Go Well Together

So anyway, he just came out with a new video, another one that’s already going viral, called “Time Crisis.” If you have ever visited an arcade, you’ll instantly recognize this game. Not only is this recreation amazing, but Freddie was actually able to get Andy Whitfield to star alongside him in the short film. Whitfield plays Spartacus in the show “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” which airs on the Starz network.

Watch the video below. I love the part with the innocent bystander. Oh, and check out the short Behind the Scenes of Time Crisis with Andy Whitfield video afterwards.

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Time Crisis – The Live Action Recreation of the Video Game

Much later, I came across a video from BLU, whom I’m not sure is one person or a group of people.

This is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. It’s quite old now though, at least by internet standards so you’ve probably already seen it.

You might not have seen BLU’s latest project though, which takes stop-motion wall painting to a much higher level. BLU worked on this project for several months and used up hundreds of buckets of paint to complete it. There are lots of other projects and videos on the official BLU website too if you want to check them out.

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The Longest Stop-Motion Wall Painting I’ve Ever Seen

If you want to see all of those fatalities recreated on paper and in stop-motion form, watch the video below created by animator/filmmaker Eric Power. This is great. I love that he used the original audio from the game too.

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Paperalities – Mortal Kombat Fatalities in Stop-Motion

The campaign looks to be a huge hit. I’ve seen quite a few celebrity responses so far and all of the videos seem to have at least more than 300 views. The more popular ones have several thousand or more. The marketing campaign officially ended early this morning at around 1 a.m. mountain time with a final video, which I’ve embedded below.

I haven’t been able to watch all of them, but I have watched quite a few. I would guess I’ve watched at least more than 50. You can catch them all on the Old Spice channel on YouTube if you want to spend all day catching up. Here are my favorites so far along with the comments that prompted their creation.

Anonymous wrote “Use old spice. Our dads use it, our grand fathers used it, because it works. Stop asking or begging for hugs. You smell bad!”

Brianne Moskovitz wrote “Can you whistle the Old Spice jingle with a mouth full of saltine crackers?”

On Twitter, guykawasaki wrote “Old Spice dude replies on Twitter with personalized videos http://idek.net/2pAw”

On Twitter, Alyssa_Milano wrote “Are you flirting with me, @oldspice guy…

On Twitter, @Jsbeals wrote “@OldSpice Can U Ask my girlfriend to marry me? Her name is Angela A. Hutt-Chamberlin #Johannes S. #Beals”

On Twitter, @WorldinMotion wrote “@OldSpice How can you not possibly laugh during these responses?! They are fantastic. Great job.”

On Twitter, @rosemcgowan wrote “I like it too! @Oldspice I told my husband I have a crush on you. Oddly, he started using the oldspice deodorant. (via @Alyssa_Milano)”

On Twitter, @kevinrose wrote “i’m considering buying old spice body wash just so they keep making these epic commercials – http://bit.ly/K87jz ”

On Twitter, AldenWicker wrote “Seriously, my throat hurts from just listening to him: http://bit.ly/aB1tYg”

And the final send off from the Old Spice guy: “Until next time my internet friends.”

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The Best Videos of the Old Spice Guy Marketing Campaign

Thomas Brush created the very simple, but gorgeous, Flash game named Coma and set it loose on Newgrounds for everyone to enjoy. It took him more than a year to create and the end result is fantastic.

You control Pete as he travels through his own subconsciousness as he explores this weird new world trying to find his way out of the coma he’s in. I actually don’t know what his goal really is, but that’s what I figured it was about.

The game is very artistic and the design is beautiful. The game is a little weird and kind of hard to see in some scenes, but it’s simple and fun and is well deserving of you completing it.

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Coma is Truly Beautiful Flash Game

Check out “Hibi no Neiro” (Tone of Everyday) by Sour. This video just won Best Music Video Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and was created entirely using webcams. Crazy!

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Very Cool and Creative Music Video from Sour