Whoever said all nerds are shy, introverted little pipsqueeks needs to take a look at a man known only as “Metal_Games”, who takes his love of gaming to the very extreme.

Using “scarification”, a process in which a certain pattern is carved into your skin, which is then removed to make the pattern really stand out, Metal_Games had a NES controller sliced into the flesh of his lower right arm. This isn’t the first time, either, as Metal_Games had an “expertly” carved the Konami Code into his leg.

“The stencil went on, and we were ready to go. Starting with the lines, the pain wasn’t half as bad as I’d expected,” explains Metal_Games. “In fact, it was a breeze for the most part. It took Jeffrey, the artist, about 20 minutes to cut all the lines. A couple of deep breaths, and we went straight on to removing the skin…”

Images of the final result can be found after the cut… pun not intended.

And they are not for the squeamish.