adidas High Score Superstar & Gazelle Skate

In commemoration of Electronic Arts’ upcoming skateboarding game, titled Skate, adidas has joined forces with the video game company and two of it’s marquee riders, Mark Gonzales and Dennis Busenitz for a pair of Mark Gonzales High Score Superstar Skate and a Dennis Busenitz High Score Gazelle Skates. In correlation with their video game theme, both sneakers feature some details that offer a bit of a flashback to your video game past. The High Score title beside the adidas stripes hole is created in a recognizable old school video game font. The insoles also feature that same font in a High Score table. The translucent soles offers a window to each posing rider. Now onto the tricky part. There are only 500 pairs are available and supposedly the only way of getting a chance to purchase these sneakers is via unlocking special codes within the Skate game and in turn using those codes at shopadidas.com. Image: Crooked Tongues

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adidas High Score Superstar & Gazelle Skate

In commemoration of Electronic Arts’ upcoming skateboarding game, titled Skate, adidas has joined forces with the video game company and two of it’s marquee riders, Mark Gonzales and Dennis Busenitz for a pair of Mark Gonzales High Score Superstar Skate and a Dennis Busenitz High Score Gazelle Skates. In correlation with their video game theme, both sneakers feature some details that offer a bit of a flashback to your video game past. The High Score title beside the adidas stripes hole is created in a recognizable old school video game font. The insoles also feature that same font in a High Score table. The translucent soles offers a window to each posing rider.

Now onto the tricky part. There are only 500 pairs are available and supposedly the only way of getting a chance to purchase these sneakers is via unlocking special codes within the Skate game and in turn using those codes at shopadidas.com.

Image: Crooked Tongues

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