A generous Instructible user laid out the step-by-step process of building your own custom Nintendo bartop cabinet. Warning: Two cases of Diet Coke are required for completion.
This cabinet supplies you with your very own personal NES arcade console, compact into one arcade-ish interface.
Have you ever played the Dreamcast/Arcade classic Virtual On? It’s one of those wacky robot games that has a huge cult following. The Dreamcast version came with these twin arcade sticks you’d use to play the game with. Since then, nothing has come close to the same gaming experience – until now. Some Japanese dude took two candy tubes, wired out his 360 buttons and essentially, owned it. Nice work.
While the military usually commends the ultimate in respect and award, gamers are now branching out into awards. Have you completed the original Ninja Gaiden in a 10 minute period? Excellent. You deserve one of these NES medals for your courageous journey through the land of ninjas. Have you unleashed a 95-hit combo unto your opponent during a heated match of King of Fighters ‘98? Of course you have. Have one of these nifty arcade buttons. You deserve it.
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I knew a kid named John Kirby growing up in grade school who was both a redheaded outcast and a model train enthusiast. John was really into those fucking trains. He’d build sets, wear a conductor hat and all kinds of fucked up shit. He’s the kind of guy who’d drop $7.49 a piece on these miniature arcade machines from J & C Studios. Standing at 1.75-inches tall, the amount of detail put into each unit is incredible. You can actually see the dots on the Pac-Man screen!
Of course, only retro arcade units are available. No Mortal Kombat here, folks.
Feeling nostalgic? Just converted your basement into a bar and need a new coat rack? Consider Surface Tension’s hangUP coat racks. They’re made from real wood and real arcade joysticks and buttons. You can get them in 3UP and 4UP versions, each with the respective amount of coat hangers included. The best news is that they’ll be taking custom orders soon, ensuring your arcade fantasies live on forever.
This is perhaps the most depressing t-shirt design I’ve ever seen. I can’t think of a better time to come across it than right before the New Year. This way, I can wipe the slate clean of any desire to start up my own arcade right here in my own town. This shirt reminds me that no matter how enticing the idea of owning your own arcade is, it will never feed the kids.
For those not familiar with the 1979 Atari classic Asteroids, let me be the first to inform you: it’s about as hardcore as classic gaming gets. It’s an increasingly difficult game that tests the player’s reflexes, reaction time and nerves. The most difficult aspect of the game is either controlling the momentum of the player’s spaceship so you don’t crash into asteroids, or defending against little flying saucers. I hate those little flying saucers.
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Good golly, check this hottie out. She’s all ready for Halloween and she’s not afraid to show what she’s got under the hood. It’s a purple ghost from Pac-Man. Hey, wait a second – there’s no purple ghosts in Pac-Man!
This costume should be a crime. Firstly, you and I both know this girl has no idea what Pac-Man is. She’s too hot for retro gaming. Look at her stomach. You could hand wash clothes on those abs. Maybe she’s played Halo 3, maybe her boyfriend got her into Call Of Duty 4, but there is no way in hell she’s touched a coin-op that predates 1990. I’d love to be proved wrong.
Attention owners of the Nintendo 64!
You can score the best hockey game the system has to offer for a staggering 13 cents on Amazon.com. Yes. 13 cents. Don’t trust the guy selling Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey ‘98 for that low? Then buy a copy from the other guy for 75 cents. Sure, there’s no box or manual included, but has that ever stopped you from gaming before? Didn’t think so.
Those of you with an old Bondi Blue iMac G3 lying around, take note: you can actually use it for something useful. I know, it’s shocking but you’ve got to believe me. Modder Napes went and converted his old unit into a retro arcade. It uses sweet arcade-style joysticks and the 15″ display the iMac has is perfect for a two-player game. It uses MacMame to do the arcade emulation. All it needs now is a beer dispenser and we’re good to game.
Perhaps Michael Phelps is building one?
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