Tag: Arcade
World’s Smallest Space Invaders Arcade Game Machine
One of the first games I ever played in an arcade was Space Invaders. It was an amazing experience back then, and the more I played it, the more I wanted to continue. It was like a technological drug. Sure, the graphics weren't the most brilliant compared to today's graphics; however, back then the ...
Gaming Injuries: It’s A Dangerous Business
We've all been there and had sleepless nights in front of the screen playing away on our favorite games nonstop. We're determined and fanatical about reaching the next level, and then the next, and so on. We take it so seriously that we forget time and space, and sometimes we go overboard trying to ...
World’s Most Kick Ass Insert Coin Animation With Real Coins
I remember playing the arcade games, especially the pinball machines, in the arcade halls when I was younger. Unfortunately, most of them were closed and shut down long ago. The magic of entering a hall full of 8-bit music and people cheering for each other is what I miss the most, and I have no i ...
The Illest Custom Made Retro iPad Arcade Cabinet Ever!
The iPad gets more and more retro for each new technology it adapts. This is, I know, quite a weird statement, but I can assure you that it has a point and quite a solid one. There are new apps and games coming out for the iPad every day, and since it was released, it has become somewhat of a post ...
Pac Man For Christmas: Gingerbread Arcade Game
The spirit of Christmas apparently brings out the coolest creativity in people. Some create bathroom mats out of wine corks and others make a whole Christmas tree out of recycled soda bottles. Wrapping Christmas presents seems to have become a sport as well, and the best wrapping will get the most ...
Pac Man Arcade Machine Cocktail Table
Back in the day when Pac Man was on the edge of gaming and the experience was beyond extensive, I remember having a yellow bulky thing, a handheld, that looked like a Pac Man itself. It was a small arcade Pac Man game that I played until the batteries actually started to give in and shed their liqu ...
Awesome Classic Game Characters In A Race To The Finish Line…
Who's your favorite game character of all time and why? Did you base your decision on the speed it has or purely out of amazement for its features and looks? Well, these are questions only you can answer of course. What would happen if you put them in a race to see who could cross the finish line ...
Retro Pac-Man Cookies: Now You Can Chomp Those Ghosts!
Cookies are one of life's yummiest pleasures, and making them is one of my favorite parts of the holidays. This is the time of year when my son and I bake all kinds of different cookies and neatly place them in decorative tins lined with red and green tissue paper for all our friends and family. W ...
Arcade Pinball: Drool Worthy iPad Pinball Emulator Accessory
A friend of mine and I used to have enormous battles after school playing pinball. We were working on some software together, and during the pauses, we used to gear up Pinball Fantasies on our Amiga 500 to rock some scores. We had to time our battles since we usually played way longer than intende ...
The Real Murder Game Controller: Gone Too Far?
I was a big gamer back in the day, but back then, ten years ago, it was different than it is today. Since then, I've kind of lost interest since so much of the games are all about killing and violence.
I agree with what Richard said in his article "The $7,000 Arcade Bowling Game Is Here!" He sa ...
The $7,000 Arcade Bowling Game Is Here!
Game freaks are fanatic over the old arcade game cabinets that once graced the space in the school arcade halls. There was something magic about putting those quarters into the machines and just kicking some butt. Breaking records was our main focus, and it meant something back then. Today's scor ...
Back to the Future: The New Gaming Series!
I've always been interested in time travel, I've written about it before on Bit Rebels. When I was a little kid, I turned my closet into a time machine. I would go inside, sit in a chair, close the door, and pretend that when I opened the door and came out, I would be in the future.
When I was ...
Geek Must See: Most Comprehensive Gaming Console History Ever!
Wow, I just watched a 23 minute long history lesson on console gaming, and I am just beside myself with all of the memories that are visiting me again. Some of these things are forever etched in my memory, and for each little device that I recognize, I realize how big of a geek I really am. Whethe ...
How To: Create Your Own iPad Arcade Game Console
We have written about the return of some rather cool classic arcade console cabinets recently, so I thought it would be fitting to let you in on a little secret. How would you like to have you very own home arcade gaming cabinet without having to spend a fortune on the darn thing? It's rather easy ...
A Retro Arcade Cabinet With An iPhone Dock!
Now this is something that I would put in my office. I would use it every day for sure, and it probably would be a huge work distraction. The geek factor of this thing is off the chart, and I am sure that it would steal everyone's attention when they enter my office. I haven't had the opportunity ...