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Atlanta’s MARTA Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
Atlanta’s MARTA now gets the SMB3 treatment, making it 3 cities in as many weeks, and my 8th city overall. Normally I like to take a break between cities but I got a lot of requests for ATL, and MARTA looked really simple so I decided to tackle it straight away.
Going to attempt some other cities in other styles pretty soon. Stay tuned for those!
What I’d Like To See For The Oculus Rift Headset
The highly-anticipated Oculus Rift VR headset will be released this spring, allowing gamers to enjoy virtual reality – something that seemed around the corner in the early 90′s! With many developers pledging support for games old and new, and its attractive price point of $300, you’d be hard-pressed to find any fault with this device. Read the rest of this entry
Portland’s MAX LRT Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
Portland is my 7th geeky transit map, and it’s as wide as the station names are long (which is very). The wider map was needed to ensure all the stations fit.
Special thanks to Lane Jensen and Cameron Booth, a pair of Portland transit buffs who helped ensure the accuracy of this map. Please check out their respective blogs, especially if you are from Portland.
For those who don’t get the joke, here is a bird-free version:
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You can purchase a high-res poster of this map here.
There is some expansion currently underway for the MAX, with a new “Orange Line” slated to open in 2015. However I’ll hold off until then to create an updated map.
I’ve often stated that I will do more cities, and I still fully intend to. I have plans for LA and NYC that are not Super Mario 3-based. I have a few more maps brewing that will be posted in the coming weeks. Here are the previous cities:
Washington D.C. San Francisco Vancouver Calgary Montreal Toronto
Washington DC Metro Map – Super Mario 3 Style
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You can purchase a high-res poster of the 2013 Metro here.
The second American city (after San Francisco) to get the geeky map treatment, Washington’s Metro is given the Super Mario 3 treatment. The above version includes the new Silver Line, slated to open this year. Actually this is only the first phase of the Silver line, which is comprised of only 5 stops.
However I did make another version which has the second phase of the Silver Line, which has 6 additional stops. It’s not expected to be completed until 2018. Here it is:
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You can purchase a high-res poster of the 2018 Metro here.
The number of stations (and their names) might change between now and 2018, so while this seems wildly optimistic, I’m just happy to get it out of the way for now. I can revisit it later if needed.
It is by far my busiest map to date; looks like Washington has quite the sprawling rapid transit system. According to Wikipedia it is the second-busiest in North America (after New York).
There are not too many cities left that I can fit into this style; Atlanta, St. Louis, and maybe Chicago are candidates for future maps. We’ll see.
Beware Of Chain Chomp Sign
Once in a while I like to make things people can print, and today I am offering this geek version of a standard “Beware Of Dog” sign. Perfect for the office or home habitat, or anywhere you might feel jokingly territorial.
You can find a few sized for an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper after the jump. Read the rest of this entry
Geeky Chair Mat Part 2: Starcraft 2
The first chair mat I designed was very well-received – one was actually made! While I’m still trying to sort out how more can be made available, I thought I’d offer up another design: StarCraft 2. This one is just the Terran highlight circle and health meter for a ground unit, but you could make it a base building (with a production meter) or a flying unit. The highlight circles for Protoss and Zerg are even fancier, but what can I say? I’m a Terran fan.
Speaking of which, you should check out this Terran hockey jersey I have on my other blog.
