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 ...
Alright, I'm not really sure what to make of this, so I'm just going to post the obvious news and try to refrain from laughing to hard. Solar Powered. In a dark arcade. What could posssibly go wrong?
From Tech Digest: "Soccermania from Polish game manufacturer Kriss-Sports, which uses solar panels and a rechargeable battery to power up. That battery can offer up to 48 hours of gaming from a full charge.
But here's the flaw. Arcades, as a rule, tend to be indoors and as a rule, very dark. Which makes you wonder where this solar energy is going to come from? Bit of tweaking needed here lads."
Looking to one-up the neighbor. Want to be the Jones that everyone else is trying to keep up with? Trying to find a way to get your kids off the couch and moving about?
The Lightspace Play is offers the following: "Lightspace® Play is a revolutionary entertainment system that combines the latest display and interactive technologies to produce a recreational experience that will provide hours of fun for children and adults of all ages. The system is capable of storing and running a potentially limitless variety of games and interactive programs that can be used by any number of participants simultaneously. Lightspace® Play creates an engaging experience that will draw young children, teenagers and adults alike."
"A coworker who's an amateur astronomer hosted a workshop for people who wanted to build telescopes. Everybody wanted a clever theme: R2-D2, a giraffe, a surfing penguin, etc.
For me, an arcade game. And what would be more appropriate than Space Invaders for a telescope?"
This is definitely one for the "I would have never thought of that" category.
What else do you retro-gaming-geeks look at and say; "That needs some side art, decals and perhaps a marquee to make it look like an arcade game."
Ya know, if you're looking for something different, you could certainly make some mini cabs to serve as end-tables in the theatre room or game room.
Or how about an entire bar built to look like a row of shrunken arcade machines across the front?
Have you ever sat back and wondered what would happen if you suddenly grew 30 feet tall? I mean, where would you sleep? What would you have to eat for sustinance? Where would you quench your arcade addiction? Well worry no longer, my friends, for the folks over at G4TV have just built the worlds largest arcade machine!
Man, kind of makes you wish you had one of these , doesn't it?
The Crow River Trading Co. out of Minneapolis, MN has come up with a unique way to preserve all those beautiful pinball backglasses that are sitting around just waiting to be displayed.
The fellas over there have developed a "Motorola microprocessor that automatically keeps time and adjusts the score reels that keeps the display up to date."
Included is a wireless remote control that allows you to turn the display off any time you please, and, when turned back on, it automatically adjusts the time back to the current time.
The price isn't exactly on the cheap side, but consider the uniqueness of the item that you're having made. Prices start at $495 if you provide the head and can go up to $895 if you use one of theirs.
Their design team will offer up suggestions including custom animations, chimes, etc to make sure the head that you get is unique and one of a kind.
Now that's a cool repurposing of a classic piece of art.
Ever wonder what the rarest video games were going for these days?
Thinking about trying to complete that NES collection or better yet, think you've got all the Vectrex games out there?
Well if you're a Vectrex collector, to have a complete collection, you need #7 on the list of Top 10 Most Expensive and Rarest Video Games, Mr. Boston. And for a mere $3000 U.S. minimum you might get lucky enough to own it.
Gamesniped.com has a great article today running down the Top 10 rarest of the rare cartridges out there. How about a little known Atari 2600 cartridge that goes by the name of Air Raid for $3000 or even crazier a 1990 Nintendo World Championship cartridge will only set you back $10,000+ U.S!
Shows how much I know. I had no idea there even was a Toy Hall of Fame!
Anyhow, Gamebizdaily is reporting that for it's 30th Birthday, the little console that could has gotten inducted into the Toy Hall Of Fame:
"While not the first home videogame console, it quickly became the most popular when it was released in 1977.
It is the first electronic "toy" to be inducted, joining such classics as the Etc-a-sketch, Frisbee, Barbie, Mr. Potato Head, Play-Doh, the yo yo, jigsaw puzzles, the hula hoop, and Legos."
Talk about the ultimate Christmas Present! Fellas, you really don't need that new mini van do you? The ole toaster on wheels can last a bit longer so all of these systems and games can have a good home.
Auction Description: "The following systems are represented in this auction: Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, Coleco ColecoVision, Coleco Gemini, Coleco Telstar, Commodore 64/128, GCE Vectrex, Mattel Aquarius, Mattel Intellivision, Mattel Odyssey 2, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, APF TV Fun, Miscellaneous Handheld Games, Miscellaneous PC Games, SC Eight Thousand, Sega Pods, Miscellaneous TV Games, NEC Turbo Duo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo NES, Nintendo Nintendo 64, Nintendo Super NES, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, SNK Neo Geo, SNK Neo Geo Pocket, Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 2, Texas Instruments TI 99/4A, VM Labs Nuon."
Heck, somebody notify the Library of Congress! They're looking to start collecting.
"THE Sixth Houston Arcade Expo will have a new home, the Houston Grand Plaza at Loop 610 and Kirby, and the newest pinball sensation, Spider-Man 3, and the same old pinball atmosphere you know, love and remember from when you hung out in pinball haunts — dark, loud and crowded. The only thing different — there's no smoking now."
Just an fyi for your Houston folk. We wouldn't want you to head to the wrong hall and end up in a bridal show. Believe me, I went to plenty of those in my day with my lovely wife.
Funniest line from that entire article:
"I wonder if the Shaq machine costs a lot to play but is "out of order" most of the time — like the real Shaq?"
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