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If Optimus Prime and the autobots owned iPads, they would probably look like one of these. More »
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There is nothing more tragic in the world of arcades than a disused classic cabinet sitting in some forgotten place as a glorified table. More »
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As you read this, history is in the making. Asteroids is being played with great verve. High scores will topple. More »
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This may be widely available out there, in some forgotten arcade Shangri-la - a land of plentiful cabinets and quarters - but in the work-a-day, arcade-free world I live in I've never seen it. More »
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Lovers of 8-bit NES soundtracks already know about YCMK Magical 8-bit Plug-In, freeware that brings retro instrumentation to various sound editing programs. But during the process of making game music, wouldn't it be great if it felt like you were actually playing a video game? That's the philosophy behind the Abletonator, a Windows XP PC running Ableton Live 6 in arcade cabinet form. Featuring a 19-inch LCD, 2-octave MIDI keyboard, 8 tracks of joystick navigation and plenty of arcade-style buttons, feel free to inquire about scoring a unit of your own. But whatever they're asking is a small price to become a button-mashing Beethoven. More »
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Someone call Scooby! More »
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Everyone knows that Ms. Pac Man is filled with ghosts, four of them to be specific. But a fifth ghost? More »
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There's always a lot of banter about the best this and the best that, but it's rare that something actually fits the description, especially in the realm of gaming oneupmanship. Well, it's going to be awhile before anyone topples rluzinski from his throne for best homemade game-themed Halloween costume. More »
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Midway's steady release of their Arcade Treasures line of classic game compilations is being promoted by a nice little stack of venerable titles that have been Flashified and hosted on their site. More »
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Got an old, crappy arcade cabinet lying around for some execrable game like Professor Pac-Man? Looking to gut it to make a shiny MAME cabinet? Check out the Arcade Art Library at LocalArcade.com, were you can download lots of wonderful images to transfer to stencil and reinvigorate your rotting wooden arcade cabinet with either classical overlays or original creations by the community's talented artists. Florian Eckhardt More »
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A mysterious geek known only as "Scott" has created a meticulously wee foamboard Ms. Pacman cabinet to house his MAME-enabled iPod Nano. Yes, I said Nano. More »
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