Tag: retro
Bring Home A Blast From The Past With A Customized Arcade Cabinet
If you believe that material pleasures can never entice you then you may have to eat your words after exploring the world of customized arcade cabinets. These sensational cabinets offer the joy of playing vintage games, the old-fashioned way, on an arcade cabinet. Inspired by the arcades that ruled ...
Let Nostalgia Kick In With This Awesome Pong Coffee Table
One of the oldest arcade video games is back and how! If you have played the 8-bit version of Pong in your childhood then you are in for a treat. A group of amazing engineers has developed the design for an Atari Pong coffee table, with a life-sized console, actual paddles, and a pong ball. This fan ...
Old School Vinyl Records Recycled Into Nostalgic Retro Lamps
One thing I wish I kept from my childhood is my parent's old record player. I sold it in a garage sale for a couple bucks about a decade ago, and I've regretted it every since. Kids these days will probably never see a record player in real life, and it's one of those retro gadgets that would be so ...
Cocktail Time: 9 Geeky Mixed Drinks Inspired By Pokémon Characters
It's always such a blast from the past to write about anything Pokémon related. Almost every geek I know goes through a Pokémon stage at one point, and when you're in the middle of it, it's a magical time. If you are planning a retro dinner party, or even if you just have some friends coming over, t ...
Custom Made Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Chairs You’d Want To Sit On
If you are a fan of the teenage mutant ninja turtles like I am, you are going to love these custom chairs. They look like they are all ready to go for a competitive game of musical chairs. I didn't know this until today, but every Friday the TMNT Facebook page features fan art. Recently they feature ...
DIY Retro Television Set Transformed Into A Vintage Fish Tank
I haven't seen one of these old television sets in a long time. Back in the old days, this is what people gathered around to watch. As if that wasn't bad enough, there was a time when the picture was black and white. Thank goodness we weren't alive back then, right? Nah, these retro television sets ...
Transforming LEGO Nintendo 64 & Controller Is A Retro Geek’s Dream
LEGO and Nintendo complement each other well, and there have been many LEGO Nintendo mashups presented over the years. This one is one of the best ones I've seen so far. Not only is it a Nintendo 64 and controller made out of LEGO, but each one transforms into a, well, Transformer. This must take th ...
Interactive Video Game Table Turns Eating Lunch Into A Game For Two
When I first saw this video game table, the first thing that came to my mind was that it would be the perfect tool to entice kids to eat their vegetables. It wasn't designed just for kids though. This video game table was built around the premise that in our busy everyday lives, we all gobble up our ...
MaCool Is Your 8-Bit Beverage Cooler Based On A Retro Macintosh
How do you geek out? What are you looking for when trying to make your life just a little bit more geeky? A lot of people go back to their roots and pull out something retro, something that will take them back to an earlier time - something that can preserve the true geek in themselves. If you're a ...
Rare VW Bus Toaster And Toast For Your Next Hippie Inspired Breakfast
Nothing says, "I'm cool, and you should want to be my friend" quite like a VW bus. It's a classic, and if you are even a little bit of a hippie, you probably love this bus. I don't see them around much anymore, but I'm sure there are still some that are alive and well. When I saw this VW bus toaster ...
Super Mario Levels Recreated On Animal Skulls
It's hard to find anyone today who doesn't know what Super Mario Bros. is. The impact Nintendo has had on our lives is apparent as soon as you start looking at all the games that are available today. The retrofication of games has reached a level of insanity. Just look at Minecraft for example, whic ...
I Want This: NES Controller Car Engine Inside A 1989 Honda Civic
If you're a fan of the retro video games from the '80s, you will always remember the NES controller. I still have mine, and every time I look at it, that nostalgic feeling rushes over me. We've written dozens of articles about Nintendo mods and builds, but this is the first time I've seen one like t ...
Retro Necktie Made With Real Cassette Tape Fabric That Can Play Music
Here at Bit Rebels, we are huge fans of the '80s cassette tapes. We've written many articles about how those old cassette tapes can be recycled and repurposed into new things that are artistic and sometimes even useful. I never knew until today that those tapes can be combined with polyester to crea ...
Building Facade Becomes Huge Retro Arcade Gaming Screen In Brazil
When you look at the games released today, you can't help but marvel over the technology that makes it all possible. The complexity of some of the engines driving today's games is utterly insane. We have come a long way from the humble beginnings of video games back in the day. The retro arcade game ...
Nintendo Themed Arcade Cabinet Epically Retrofies Your Life
When the weekend comes, many people look forward to some relaxation and recreation time, but that's far from everyone. There are actually people who kick it up a notch when the weekend comes, and they create the most incredible custom builds. It could be whatever really, just as long as they get to ...