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dig dug theme on the piano

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Dig_dug

Remember all those quarters you dumped into classic 80s arcade game Dig Dug? Apparently, you’re not the only one. A talented piano player going by the name arix001 has recorded a pretty darned accurate rendition of the frenetic music from the game. It’s almost like the video game equivalent of The Flight of the Bumblebee…

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September 24th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

these space invaders like cocktails

filed under: design | retro | video games

Space Invaders Rocks Glasses by Missval

Leave it to Etsy to turn up with another great video game inspired piece of handywork. Here we’ve got a set of rocks glasses with some excellent etched Space Invaders on ‘em.

They’re the perfect companion to those Pac-Man shot glasses you picked up a couple of weeks ago. I think I’d prepare some Skylab Fallouts to pour into mine…

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September 21st, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

q*bert qollects quarters quite quickly

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Q*Bert Qollects Quarters

I saw this poster over on eBay earlier today, and I thought it was really funny.

Designed as a promotional piece to encourage arcades to carry the classic game Q*Bert, somebody in the marketing department at Gottlieb got the bright idea to replace pretty much every letter they could with the letter “Q”. Isn’t that just Quazy?..

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September 15th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pac-man mp3 player case keeps ghosts away

filed under: mobile tech | video games

Pac-Man iPod MP3 Player Case

Pac-Man fans can now protect their media players while showing their retro gaming spirit. In place of the trademark iPod scroll wheel, the case features a large yellow version of the arcade icon.

This clubNAMCO exclusive case actually looks pretty nice too. It’s made from leather and secures your media player on all sides…

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September 3rd, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

surface tension arcade table blends into modern decor

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Surface Tension Modern Arcade Coffee Table

If you’re looking for a slick coffee table, and foosball isn’t your thing, check out this cool piece of gaming furniture that’s loaded up with a really nice classic arcade system and actually looks really nice.

UK custom furniture maker Surface Tension handcrafts each one of these arcade gaming systems to order…

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August 29th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

track & field challenge like wii fit lite

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Track and Field Challenge Controller

Remember the arcade classic Track & Field? Well Konami has updated the game and turned it into one of those games that just hooks up to your TV.

Instead of the blister-inducing button mashing of the 1980s arcade game, the new Track & Field Challenge actually comes with a two-player foot controller mat that makes you actually work up a sweat when you play…

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August 28th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mame running on iphone

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

iPhone MAME Emulator

It was bound to happen sooner or later. A developer going by the screen name Kaisersoze has successfully ported an initial build of MAME to run on Apple’s iPhone. The iPhone version is based on the SDL version of the emulator, which was originally designed to run on Ubuntu Linux…

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August 20th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

q*bert + quilt = quiltbert

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Q*Bert Quilt

Remember the expletive-spouting orange dude from 1980s arcade game, Q*bert? Well the strange little guy has now been immortalized in this awesome handmade video game quilt by Lenore, an artist over an Evil Mad Scientist Labs…

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August 16th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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