Why do companies always think we want to sit on the floor? Chairs made for gamers always involve just a seat on the damn floor, no matter how expensive they are. Even when they include all kinds of crazy speakers and stuff, these chairs fail to include legs. We're never expected to be more than a foot off the ground. Why do we need specialized chairs anyway? Having our own little chairs on the floor makes us feel like pets.Even back in the late '80s, furniture companies were making these chairs. This vintage Super Mario Bros. chair doesn't have any extreme features (or legs) but it does have a cute little jumping Mario. That makes it far less useless as a display piece, though it's equally lacking as a chair.
[Via GameSniped]
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12-06-2007 @ 10:04AM
Archibold said...
I agree wholeheartedly with your rant about gaming chairs. I just want to be able to play games sitting on a comfortable chair. I don't want to have to look up to the television!
Otherwise, that chair looks nice as a display piece but very uncomfortable as a chair.
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12-06-2007 @ 1:02PM
Max Headroom said...
I've been thinking about getting a gaming chair for a while now. Anyone have experience with them? I guess this is as good a place to post about them as any.
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12-06-2007 @ 1:06PM
JC Fletcher said...
Sitting so close to the floor like that is really uncomfortable. Also it's really hard to get up. :/
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12-06-2007 @ 1:16PM
B1gC72 said...
mario has chipmunk cheeks on that chair
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12-06-2007 @ 1:37PM
Jeffrey said...
I had that chair as a kid! I wonder if it's still in my parents' attic somewhere.
Yeah, I never sat on it.
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12-06-2007 @ 3:29PM
Jackson H said...
"Having our own little chairs on the floor makes us feel like pets."
Best sentence ever written on dsfanboy.
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12-07-2007 @ 5:07AM
Matdredalia said...
I second that motion.
Though I could be wrong..but if nothing else, it's in the top 3.
And yes, I totally agree: I want a chair with legs, darnit. The floor was for when I was 3.
12-06-2007 @ 6:16PM
Hypnecroid said...
Wow. Talk about a blast from the past. I loved this chair as a kid, and I still have it (though mine has a blue seat). I'd like to see my kids put it to use someday. There are a lot of fond memories attached to it. Is this thing really rare / worth anything, though?
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12-07-2007 @ 2:36AM
ryan said...
lol thats weird, right when i saw that thing I remember having it.. its funny yea cuz like my parents bought it but I totally never used it and if I did it was mostly just for using it as a "play-toy" rather than a chair. I think I ended up tearing it up and throwing it away haha
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12-07-2007 @ 5:00PM
AngelusMortalis said...
I've never seenthis chair before, but I do have a ban-bag chair in the attic with the exact same artwork on it.
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