I have always been a fan of Nintendo, when I heard that Nintendo and Vans were getting together to collaborate on a collection of Vans X Nintendo shoes you can imagine the excitement! The designs were announced and to my surprise I didn’t like as many as I thought I would. Which is really a good thing as I already own enough shoes.
The NES ones really stood out, for me they are the best of the bunch 🙂 I ordered straight away and then this arrived!
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - Box](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010219-1024x922.jpg)
I think we just have to take the time to look at this box from all the angles.
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - Box](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010220-1024x682.jpg)
I just love how it just feels like a real NES
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - Box](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010218-1024x675.jpg)
Okay so enough of the box already, yes the box is excellent, now lets look at the shoes.
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - side](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010228-1024x697.jpg)
The design is excellent it flows around the entire shoe, it has a white classic Vans sole and a suede effect in black to accompany the NES controller print.
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - Laces](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010226-1024x682.jpg)
The laces are a great feature, you have the NES pad at the end of each one
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - back](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010230-1014x1024.jpg)
At the back to have the Vans off the wall logo in red
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - front](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010231-1024x931.jpg)
From the front the trainers look simple which is nice, if they were covered in wall-to-wall NES it might not work as well. The NES controller on the tongue of each shoe is a nice touch.
![Vans x Nintendo trainers - Bottom of trainers](http://www.retrogymgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/L1010224-1024x682.jpg)
Finally lets look at the bottom of the shoe, ‘GAME OVER!’ is written on the bottom, excellent 🙂
To conclude if you like Nintendo and you like trainers you can’t wrong with these, they are the perfect fusion of fashion and geek retro gaming 🙂