Not only did John come up with a unique theme for an arcade cabinet, but he also went the extra mile literally "sculpting" custom pieces for his build.
In a move some might say more foolish than bold, RetroBlast frontman Kevin Steele is handing over the keys to the RetroBlast.com website to a bunch of slack-jawed ...
Clothing manufacturer, TorrelTorrel , has licensed several different Nintendo Designs from Nintendo and this past week introduced their new line of Nintendo Streetwear.
So if you're looking to spice up your retro gaming attire or refresh your Saturday Night at the Arcade wardrobe, be sure to head on over to TorrelTorrel and check out what they have.
Sizes range from Small all the way up to 4x for some styles. That works great for those couch potatoes that typically are left behind when styles like this hit the street, or the neighborhood teenager who would rather the shirt look like a dress vs. a t-shirt.
Be sure to check out the youtube video below to see the launch of the clothing line at Nintendo World of NY.
RetroBlast! contributor, donkey_kong, brought this one to our attention.
Eric Gradman made this took a regular Ikea dinner table and installed a sit down arcade cabinet in between the section where you expand the table to put more leafs in.
Eric's flickr album had this to say:
"This IKEA dinner table is expandable; it slides apart and more leaves can be inserted. When closed, it functions as a "dinner table" (that is, a place to pile my crap (temporarily relocated to the floor nearby). It can be opened to reveal a sit-down MAME cabinet.
The display is a 15" LCD I got on sale. The controls are all from Happ Controls, and they're wired to an Ultimarc I-PAC . The surfaces are lasercut acrylic. Carpentry of varying quality holds everything to the existing table frame."
Somehow I missed these little gems. BYOAC Forum member MrQuan posted a link to several video reviews that he has done of some classic video games. Below, Pang/Buster Bros. review, is just one of several that he has posted on YouTube .
Scott Glazer of Mameroom Designs LLC has posted an announcement over at the Arcade Controls forums:
"...Mameroom Designs LLC has been in contact with Christian at SlikStik regarding current issues. We have opened up discussions and are working out the details for Mameroom Designs LLC to buy out SlikStik LLC and take over all of their sales and customer. We cannot elaborate at this time on the exact details, but Mameroom Designs will honor all previous and current orders made through SlikStik. While refunds will not be offered by Mameroom, we will guarantee that all orders will be fulfilled.
Please be patient and do not contact Mameroom at this time regarding your order. You will be notified as the details are being worked out.
Of course this is great news for those of you who are expecting orders, as well as those of you that are contemplating your options for third party control panel and/or cabinet construction services. Stay tuned for more info.
This time on a quest to save a G-Loc from certain doom! Well, ok, probably not that drastic, but he did take another road trip, and he did get a G-Loc and it will survived to see another day!
Check out Nuno's always entertaining post of his latest acquisition over at the Lair.
Man, those Belgian's get all the cool toys! I think I need to move to Belgium so that I can start collecting like this guy does!
Spoiler Alert!: Clicking links in this posting will take you to an article that contains the plot for the upcoming Castlevania film. Do NOT click them if you don't want to know.
QJ.net has reported that the script for Castlevania is being re-written, and with it, the plot as well. Prior to this re-write the script took a drastic detour away from the game storylines and was going to evolve around a knight hiding from the Turkish Army in Dracula's Castle.
Instead, the creators are coming back to the game line and a Bellmont himself will take on Dracula in the movie.
To read a plot synopsis, either jump to QJ.net or hit the Read More button below.
Beginning Wednesday, November 21st, 8 p.m. EST, the Discovery Channel will air a 5-part series called "The Rise Of The Video Game."
The first episode, appropriately entitled "Level One" is summarized as follows by Discovery:
"The video game started not with a bang, but with a ping. Where did simple games like Pong and PacMan come from? And how did these global phenomenons usher in the videogame revolution?"
Ready to feel old? Today's Trivia Question: What year did Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler first grace the silver screen and begin fighting ghosts? Ready for it? 1984. 23 years ago! Holy Cow!
And guess what, somebody thought it was a good idea to convert the franchise into a new video game coming out next fall. Don't Cross The Streams!!!
Thinkgeek's got a great new product that allows you to design your own Neon Sign.
The website describes them as follows: "Create your own custom neon sign on the spot with these snap-together 2” X 3” neon letters. Buy individual letters to form your own phrase or statement, connect to the power supply and you're done. Low heat and low power consumption makes it ultra safe to install and use. Each neon letter is fitted inside a sturdy plastic housing with all electronic components safely tucked away. The letters are ready to power up as soon as they are snapped together and connected to the power supply."
While not exactly cheap, i.e. a RetroBlast! sign would set us back just over $100, the alternative of having a neon shop custom turn one for us would be double if not triple that price.
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