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crystalcade: home arcade gets flashy

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CrystalCade Home Arcade

Sure, there are plenty of companies making arcade cabinets these days, but I’ve never seen one quite like this. The cabinet is translucent and gives you a light show while you get your game on…

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August 13th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

cardboard mini arcade for the psp

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PSP Mini Arcade By Suck UK

Now you can have your own tiny arcade machine anywhere you take your Sony PSP portable gaming system. These arcade cardboard stands make your PSP look like it’s an arcade game cabinet (in miniature of course).

Two versions of the compact cabinets are in the works, one that’s a racing game called Dirt Track Rally, and some sort of space game named Cosmic Intruders…

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August 12th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pac-man shot glasses: inky, blinky, winky and drinky

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Pac-Man Shot Glasses

Nothing goes better with a game of 80’s classic arcade game Pac-Man than getting completely looped doing shots of your favorite booze. At least that’s what I think Namco was trying to say with this set of commemorative Pac-Man shot glasses…

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August 11th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

tetris on your tv

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Tetris on TV

The gaming classic Tetris has been packaged into a standalone gaming device that connects to any television.

Japan’s Epoch company had taken the retro puzzler and put a shiny new coating of gloss on the game interface. I especially like how the controllers actually look like Tetris blocks…

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August 7th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

space invaders luggage

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Space Invaders PVC Travel Bag

Fans of the classic arcade shooter Space Invaders can now wear their pride on their shoulder with this travel bag.

The Rockza Space Invaders bag is made from black PVC with a long shoulder strap. It features a rainbow of invader bitmap images (complete with “scanlines”) that are more reminiscent of later full-color versions than of the original arcade classic…

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August 4th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

playing pong on a 500 square foot display

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Pong on Giant LED Light Curtain

Some guys from a theatrical lighting supplier decided to crank up their fancy LED light curtain with a little round of Atari’s classic 1970’s arcade game, PONG.

The light curtains create a digital grid using thousands of individual LEDs…

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

mini claw machine is grabilicious

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Mini Claw Machine

Remember those irritating claw machines from the arcades and carnivals? You know, the ones that always had one really great prize inside that weighed 10 pounds more than the claw could lift? Now you can get your own miniature one for your cubicle.

This battery-powered mini claw machine provides all the fun and frustration of the full-sized version…

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July 28th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

arcade joystick coming for nintendo wii

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Hori Wii Arcade Stick

Thanks to this new arcade controller for the Wii, fans of classic arcade games will be able to play them the way they were meant to be played.

Hori’s new Arcade Fighting Stick for the Nintendo Wii looks pretty nice, with a large 8-way digital stick and 8 gaming buttons…

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June 26th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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