I get my inspiration today from "Alabama Song" by the Doors. Oh, don't ask why...

Nintendo carts, though simple, are satisfying design-wise. But all that gray drab has to go out the window. I'm going to tell you how to make your cartridges more festive and interesting to look at.

Despite the fact that crayons work relatively well on plastic, you need to bring out the heavy artillery this time.

To make sure your game isn't ruined though, place a strip of masking tape over the contact hole, so paint can't get on the contacts.

The first thing you'll want to try is a spray paint technique. Take two bright colors that you'll know will mix well with gray. If you make patterns with cardboard, you can have shapes as well.

The other technique is pulling the middle pin off a record player, and use small paintbrushes with little paint so no paint gets on the record player. Lightly press the brushes on the cart... Psychadelic swirls!