350+ Coolest DIY Video Games and Apps Character Costumes

Coolest Pyramid Head Costume

For this Pyramid Head costume I took cardboard and made the mask. I then bought a sheet for my legs, made stilts out of 2 by 4s then I made the sword. Total cost: $20

Coolest Homemade Halloween Super Mario Costume

Loved making this Homemade Halloween Super Mario Costume! Spend about 30 bucks total on this. I’m on a budget. I’m sure you may even spend less than that! Fun to make and my son wore it until there were holes in it!

Coolest Homemade Disney’s Club Penguin Secret Agent Costume

My son is really into Club Penguin so he requested we make a Homemade Disney’s Club Penguin Secret Agent Costume (search it on the web, Club Penguin Secret Agent Pictures). That is why we have the sunglasses above the beak and the severely modified sport jacket. The body is a piece of ½” foam the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Halo 3 Master Chief and Cortana Costumes

My boyfriend was really into the video game Halo, and him and his friend suggested I go as Cortana (Master Chief’s A.I. guide) for Halloween. I was a little hesitant because of the revealing nature of the character, but I ended up agreeing to the idea and bought a blue catsuit off of eBay, and … Read more

Coolest Homemade Super Mario Halloween Costume

My husband dropped on me that he wanted to be Super Mario for Halloween the day before he needed a costume. We went to some thrift stores looking for items to use for his Homemade Super Mario Halloween Costume, and we found an old extremely large choir robe in the exact color we needed for … Read more

Coolest Night Elf from World of Warcraft Costume

This Homemade Night Elf from World of Warcraft Costume was one of the first costumes I made when I was still a junior in the costume making world. One of my favorite games of all time has to be World of Warcraft! And what better way to demonstrate my nerdiness then to recreate the first … Read more

Cool Homemade Mario and Luigi Costumes

I wanted to be a partner costume with my little sister but she was very stubborn so I had to find something she loved to be. I considered many different pairs but then after watching her play video games it was decided! Lily, my sister would be Luigi and I, Emily, would be Mario. It … Read more

Coolest Mario Brothers Couple Costume

So, after being frustrated by not being able to find a green or red hat anywhere in our college town, I decided to make my own. The structure of the hat is made with yellow poster board, and then covered in construction paper. Lastly I added the letter emblem to the hats (this hat making … Read more

Coolest Ezio from Assassins Creed Revelations Costume

My 13-year-old son wanted to be Ezio from the Assassins Creed Revelations Video Game for Halloween. I always enjoy a challenge, and this costume was definitely not easy. I challenge myself further by trying to make all our costumes from recycled clothing. We visited the nearest Salvation Army Thrift Store and found a women’s dark … Read more

Coolest Scorpion from Mortal Kombat Costume

Homemade Scorpion from Mortal Kombat Costume

This is my version of one of the most popular characters from the Mortal Kombat genre – Scorpion. This was my FIRST attempt to make a costume from scratch and as you can see it came out very good. I got the general idea from Googling “Scorpion Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks”. I will start from … Read more

Coolest Sub Zero and Kitana Couple Costume

I got to finally dress up as my favorite Mortal Kombat character, Sub Zero for Halloween. Even Better, I got my fiancée to dress up as the beautiful Kitana. We sewed the Sub Zero and Kitana Couple Costume from fabric that you can find at any typical fabric store. I made Sub-zero’s armor from fun … Read more