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steampunk-inspired monster arcade cabinet

steampunk arcade cabinet

Arcade cabinets are just cool–there’s no way around that. However, when they’re built completely from the ground up, in a whole nifty steampunk motif, complete with a little touch of Frankenstein? Then they even make that ol’ Pac-Gentleman look… okay, that’s still pretty incredible, too.

It plays games! It plays music! It’s equipped with Edison…

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September 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft hacks + mods strange + wonderful technology video games

arcadimac: best use for an old imac [casemod]

Arcade iMac Casemod

Got an old Apple iMac lying around? Here’s a great way to put your computing dinosaur to good use.

Mac modder Napes took an original bondi blue iMac, built it into a custom cocktail-format arcade cabinet, and transformed it into a full-fledged arcade gaming system. Thanks to the scan lines on the iMac’s bubbly 15″…

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October 8th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing hacks + mods video games

surface tension arcade table blends into modern decor

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. Each table is…

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August 29th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design video games

gamepark gp2x f-200: portable gaming gets updated

Gamepark GP2X F-200

If you ask die-hard gaming enthusiasts what portable console they think is best, you might think they’d all say the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. But there’s a little portable that has a huge underground following because of its ability to run homebrew games and emulators. Known best for its ability to play classic video…

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August 26th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech video games

mame running on iphone

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.

For those of you living…

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August 20th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods retro video games

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

filed under: retro video games

dream arcades 100-inch home gaming system

Dream Arcades 100 Inch Arcade

If you love classic arcade games and you have to have a big screen, you’ll love the new Dream Arcades 100-inch Home Video Arcade Center.

The system features a 100-inch diagonal screen and a 2000 lumen DLP front projector, running at 1024×768 (XGA) resolution. An Athlon 64 CPU powers the arcade emulator PC. A full…

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November 27th, 2006 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video games