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Arcade Piggy Bank: Change Invaders
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I think I must have spent at least 5,000 hours and 50,000 quarters in arcades playing video games when I was growing up. These days, the only games I get to play are on my home consoles or my iPad. Still, I like things which remind me of the heyday… |
May 26th, 2012
Arcadie Adds Arcade Joystick to iPhone and iPod Touch on the Cheap
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There are already a couple of add-ons on the market or in the works to equip your iOS gadgets with a joystick. I actually have one of the original iCade units for my iPad and it’s pretty cool. However, most of the joysticks out there are pretty expensive, and they… |
May 22nd, 2012
Arkeg Gaming Cabinet Comes with 69 Games and a Hangover
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Sometimes it’s hard to decide between alcohol and gaming. The two don’t mix very well. What if there was a convenient way that you could have both? There is. The Arkeg will deliver arcade gaming and a keg in one unit.… |
May 14th, 2012
Pokemon Tretta Arcade Game Coming To Japan: I’m Moving Out
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Since Japan can’t help but get all kinds of cool things that the rest of the world can’t have, they’ve decided to further their reputation of being awesome by showing us the Pokemon… Tretta Arcade Game. It will be in Japan in July, and is from the geniuses over at |
April 28th, 2012
SNES Arcade Cabinet Loaded with 16-Bit Goodness, No Quarters Required
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Fans of the old Super Nintendo Entertainment System will immediately recognize the cartridge in the slot below as that of the classic The Legend of Zelda.… But what’s cool about this custom-built arcade cabinet is that it plays any SNES cartridge, while looking awesome. The cabinet was built by Reddit |
April 24th, 2012
Pac-Man Mosaic Table Gobbles Tiles, Not Power Pills
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Nothing says 1980s like Pac-Man. If I had saved all of the quarters I pumped into that game, I would be a very rich man, but I wouldn’t have such fond memories of the game. Too bad I didn’t save just enough quarters to buy this awesome mosaic Pac-Man… table. |
April 12th, 2012
Pac-Man Bookshelf: Get Schooled by a Ghost
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As a classic video game buff, I always thought about buying myself some Tetris bookshelves for my office. But now that I’ve seen this, I might go with a Pac-Man… theme instead. |
April 3rd, 2012
PS Vita Fight Stick Mod is Like Having an Arcade Cabinet with a Tiny Screen
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The new Sony PS Vita portable gaming console recently launched worldwide, so if you are lucky enough to have one you have probably been enjoying games like Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3…. Whether you like the Vita or not, here is a cool fight stick mod that you will |
March 1st, 2012
Vintage Arcade Mega Poster, Gotta Play Them All
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I love vintage arcade games. I love the art on the cabinets, I love the sound they make and I love the games. Probably because I grew up with them. There’s nothing quite like those great big buttons and that stiff joystick… Okay, that just sounds strange.… |
February 21st, 2012
Simpsons Arcade Game Hits Xbox LIVE Doh!
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You probably wasted way too many quarters at your local arcade playing the Simpsons Arcade Game back in the day. I know i did. This side-scrolling arcade game was a must play and if you missed out, never fear, the Simpsons Arcade Game is now available on Xbox LIVE.… |
February 5th, 2012
