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Freetron Funplay: Play 20 Classic Sega Genesis Games on Your Tv or in the Car

This portable gaming system looks a whole lot like Sonic The Hedgehog. So it’s a good thing that it actually plays a variety of classic SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive games. Freetron’s FunPlay 20-in-1 not only can be…

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Atari Terminator Grenade Joystick: Controllers That Time Forgot

I have a very vague memory of playing with one of these Terminator joysticks on my old Atari computer system back in the 80s. I can’t believe somebody managed to dig one of these oddities up.…

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Pac-Man Land Theme Park: Blast From the Past

I found this great time capsule image over on Flickr earlier today… I’m not sure where Flickr contributor Rotin managed to dig up this postcard image, but I can’t believe there was actually a Pac-Man Land…

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Nintendo Mini Classics Bring Back Memories of Game & Watch

If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember Nintendo’s Game & Watch LCD games. These primitive portable games were the great-grandparents of the Game Boy, GBA, and DS, and now they’re back for you…

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Futurama Fans Get Invaders! Possibly From Space!

Remember the classic episode of Futurama where Fry has to save the planet from “Invaders! Possibly from Space?” Pretty soon, you’ll be able to take down those aliens while listening to your own all-Rush mix tape…

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Pac-Man and Galaga Ornaments Perfect for Any Holiday

Sure, Christmas is almost seven months away, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start getting in the spirit really, really early. Especially if you really, really love your retro video games. I first eyed Hallmark’s keepsake…

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Pac-Man Ghost Coasters: Blinky, Meet Drinky.

These Pac-Man ghost coasters bring back 80s arcade memories every time you raise a glass. ArcadeArt handcrafts these whimsical ghost coasters (aka ‘Ghosters’) that display Blinky the red ghost on one side, and then flip to…

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Nintendo Game & Watch (& Television) Casemod

Remember the old Nintendo Game & Watch LCD games from back in the 1980s? These early handheld video games have always had a bit of a cult following, despite their primitive, repetitive graphics, and drab monochromatic…

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Dingoo A320 Handheld Gaming System Plays NES, SNES, Genesis, Gba, Neo-Geo and Capcom Arcade Games

I’ve seen plenty of portable retro video game systems in my travels, but never one that attempts to cover as many bases as this one. This Chinese import plays 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit titles from 7…

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Sinclair Zx Spectrum 8-Bit Micro Computer Gets Modern Makeover as Linux Pc

A few months back, I reported on a guy who turned his old Sinclair ZX81 computer into a PC. When I wrote that post I was convinced that there would be no way that anyone could…

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The 8-Bit Computer is Back, Ready to Hack, and Plays NES Games to Boot

When you think of 8-bit computers, classics like the Atari 400/800, the Commodore 64 and the Apple II probably come to mind. But there’s a new kid on the block that hopes to bring 8-bit computing…

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Apple ][ Disk Drive Modded Into a Mac Mini (or Vice Versa)

This could be my favorite Mac Mini mod yet. Take one part retro Apple Disk ][ drive and one part Mac Mini, and what do you get? A little bit of casemodding genius. Modder Charles Mangin…

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Donkey Kong Junior Shower is Truly Bananas

You really don’t hear much about Donkey Kong Junior these days. If you ever wonder what happened to the little pixelated monkey in diapers, look no further. He’s got a new job keeping watch over naked…

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ROM Check Fail!… Retro Arcade Games Go Berzerk

Have you ever loaded up a retro arcade game with MAME, only to be greeted with an error message about those bad ROMs you downloaded 2 years ago? Well one enterprising developer decided to take that…

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Relive the Big and Chunky Days of Gadgets With Fauxsure Shirts

Remember when controllers had corners and not curves? When speakers were bigger than a house? When storage was limited but personal? and rectangular? Remember when synths… Nevermind. Synthesizers still look the same. Oh wait. Remember when…

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Pac-Man Ghost Lamps: Blinky, Blinky, Blinky and Blinky

Designer Anderson Horta’s retro 80’s Ghost lamps will only turn blue if you happen to be downing some serious hallucinogenic power pills – otherwise, they are as you see them. Pac-Man not included.…

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Freetron Funplay: Play 20 Classic Sega Genesis Games on Your Tv or in the Car

Atari Terminator Grenade Joystick: Controllers That Time Forgot

Pac-Man Land Theme Park: Blast From the Past

Nintendo Mini Classics Bring Back Memories of Game & Watch

Futurama Fans Get Invaders! Possibly From Space!

Pac-Man and Galaga Ornaments Perfect for Any Holiday

Pac-Man Ghost Coasters: Blinky, Meet Drinky.

Nintendo Game & Watch (& Television) Casemod

Dingoo A320 Handheld Gaming System Plays NES, SNES, Genesis, Gba, Neo-Geo and Capcom Arcade Games

Sinclair Zx Spectrum 8-Bit Micro Computer Gets Modern Makeover as Linux Pc

The 8-Bit Computer is Back, Ready to Hack, and Plays NES Games to Boot

Apple ][ Disk Drive Modded Into a Mac Mini (or Vice Versa)

Donkey Kong Junior Shower is Truly Bananas

ROM Check Fail!… Retro Arcade Games Go Berzerk

Relive the Big and Chunky Days of Gadgets With Fauxsure Shirts

Pac-Man Ghost Lamps: Blinky, Blinky, Blinky and Blinky

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