The sneakers come in four different varieties, each one inspired by the colour scheme and typeface used on each console. Most of these have been available before — as recently as July, even! — but this rereleased line includes a brand new colour design.
The Shoe Boy Color resembles a purple GBC (the best one, of course); the Family Computer is cream and red, just like the Famicom, with the little logo on the tick; Classic Console resembles the NES and mimics the Nintendo logo with Bull-Airs in the centre instead; and Shoe Boy is like the Color, except for the Game Boy. Alongside the shoes, there's a crew neck shirt inspired by the NES (though this doesn't appear to be returning on the 16th) and a Captain N Varsity Jacket (which is available now).
We love the detail on all the shoes — particularly the Game Boy-inspired one with the green screen and the pixelated tick, and the tongue on the Classic Console shoes with the NES-inspired box art. You might be wondering why the tick is there since that's Nike's thing, but Bull-Airs repurposes old Nike shoes to create these very cool custom designs.
Look, style isn't cheap — especially retro-inspired video game fashion. Bull-Airs is constantly designing custom shoes and collaborating with big brands, and while we suspect the Big N doesn't know about these shoes, they're still an excellent homage to '90s gaming.
