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arkanoid cross stitch more fun than actually playing arkanoid

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Arkanoid Cross-Stitch

Do you remember the classic video game Arkanoid? Some people do, and rather fondly, as evidenced by this elaborate cross stitched homage to it.

I’m not sure what’s up with the Philip K. Dick quote on there but I’m sure there’s a good reason for it. Artist Eunice Szpillman was asked to do the artwork for the Spanish video game mag SuperJuegos Xtreme…

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July 7th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! author: karen

ipong: multi-player pong on the iphone

media players | mobile tech | video games

iPong iPhone Pong

This nifty proof-of-concept demo shows off just one of the many gameplay possibilities for multi-player video games on Apple’s wonderphone.

iPong is a variant of Atari’s classic paddle ball game, with a multi-device, multi-player twist. Using some clever trickery, players can actually bounce their ball off of their iPhone’s screen onto the display of another phone…

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May 29th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! author: technabob

pong arcade machine up for bid

retro | video games

Original PONG Machine by SYZYGY for Atari

Here’s a rare find over on eBay. It’s an early PONG machine, circa 1973. The game was made by SYZYGY for Atari. The machine is in surprisingly good condition for an arcade game made nearly 35 years ago.

Sure, there are some nicks and dings on the cabinet, but that’s what’s gives it some charm…

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September 6th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! author: technabob

playing pong on a 500 square foot display

retro | video games

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! author: technabob

animated pong t-shirt for the retro gamer

gadgets | retro | video games

table_tennis_tshirt

The gadget mavens over at Think Geek have revealed this new t-shirt that features an animation based on Atari’s gaming classic, Pong (although the t-shirt simply refers to it as “Table Tennis”, for obvious legal reasons.)
The animation is pretty rudimentary, with the paddles hitting the ball back and forth between the same two spots, and the score permanently fixed at 4 to 2…

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

classic video games animated with candles

retro | video games

The folks over at Boing Boing dug up this fun little stop-motion video features a handful of arcade classics, brought to life through the magic of candle-mation (that is, animation done completely with tealight candles).

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Pac-man, Pong, Space Invaders and Tetris all make an appearance, along with a nice little musical Mario tribute. Now wasn’t that fun?

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

classic arcade game scarves: keep warm, look cool

retro | video games

b2d4 Arcade Game Scarves

Looking for a unique gift for the gamer geek in your life? You might want to check out these handmade scarves inspired by classic video games.

B2D4’s (bits to die for) retro arcade scarves feature graphics from such classics as Space Invaders, Boot Hill and Pong among others. The scarves are made in Germany from 100% Merino Wool, so they should be nice and toasty for those cold winter days…

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December 2nd, 2006 1 comment stumble it! author: technabob

build your own pong machine

just plain fun | video games

build your own pong

In case the Xbox 360 and forthcoming PS3 are too sophisticated for your delicate taste, here’s a chance for you to return to the kinder, gentler, pre-Atari 2600 days…
For the low, low price of $19.95 (USD), the folks at ThinkGeek are offering a complete electronics kit that allows you to build your own table tennis video game console. Soldering iron and solder not included…

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July 3rd, 2006 post a comment stumble it! author: technabob

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