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freetron funplay: play 20 classic sega genesis games on your tv or in the car

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This portable gaming system looks a whole lot like Sonic The Hedgehog. So it’s a good thing that it actually plays a variety of classic SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive games.

Freetron’s FunPlay 20-in-1 not only can be connected to your television, but since it runs on 3-AAA batteries can be played on the road with portable…

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August 23rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech retro technology video games

rambo tv game: the video game console that time forgot

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I was digging around the deep recesses of Flickr earlier today, when I came across a picture of what could be one of the greatest video game console oddities of all time.

Apparently, this Rambo TV Game console came out at some point back in the 1990s. It’s a serious doppelganger for the Atari 2600,…

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July 20th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro strange + wonderful video games

dingoo a320 handheld gaming system plays nes, snes, genesis, gba, neo-geo and capcom arcade games

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I’ve seen plenty of portable retro video game systems in my travels, but never one that attempts to cover as many bases as this one.

This Chinese import plays 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit titles from 7 different game platforms in one compact system. While it sports a less than thrilling name, the CVFH-N03-4G (aka the…

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April 23rd, 2009 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio media players mobile tech retro technology video video games