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pandora: open source linux gaming handheld

Pandora Open Source Linux Handheld

While the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS have cornered the mainstream handheld video game market, there’s still plenty of room for systems for those of us who don’t mind getting our hands a little bit dirty. Fresh on the scene is the Pandora, a portable game console that’s designed from the ground up as an…

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April 12th, 2008 comments (20) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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ben heck’s gameport: retro gaming for the masses

Ben Heck Gameport Portable Emulator

The world’s most prolific console modder, Ben Heck, has a new trick up his sleeve. This time, he’s partnered up with a company called Gameport to design a portable emulation console for mass-production.

Currently in the prototype stages, the pocket-sized Gameport will be capable of emulating multiple classic 8-bit systems, currently the Atari 2600 and…

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May 27th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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review: x-arcade tankstick game controller

X-Arcade Dual Tankstick Controller Front

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the X-Arcade Tankstick home arcade controller and put it through its paces. It’s definitely worth a look for you die-hard arcade gamers out there.

Let me start off by saying that the Tankstick is a one mammoth controller. It’s meant for serious arcade game fiends, and…

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May 25th, 2007 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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plezo mp3 player does game emulation

Plezo PMG-250 MP3 Game Player

This new MP3 player out of Korea features one special capability that makes it truly stand out from the crowd – it plays emulated video games.

The Plezo PMG-250 media player features technology that lets it play classic (and not so classic) games from Sega MegaDrive, Nintendo NES and GameBoy Color consoles. The PMG-250 has…

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May 3rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players retro video games

play the classic atari 2600 adventure in your web browser

Atari 2600 Classic Adventure Game

If you’ve got a hankering for some retro gaming fun, and you need to satisfy that itch right this second, check out this web version of the classic Adventure for the Atari 2600.

The game was built by programmer Scott Pehnke entirely in Flash, and features a full emulation of the game including all of the…

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March 2nd, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games

wii os front-end running on windows

Some guy with too much time on his hands developed this painstakingly accurate menu system based on the Wii interface, coined “WiiOS.”

The menu system is a very faithful reproduction of the Wii menu system, and he’s got it all tied together with his Wii-mote to let him control some emulated console games on his…

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February 2nd, 2007 comments (8) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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