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27Dec

Spare Some Tickets?: Insane Arcade Basketball Guy

This is a video of a a guy playing one of those arcade basketball games. Is he better than our previously reigning champ? I don’t know, their techniques are completely different. The first guy takes his time to make every shot, this guy throws the balls at lightspeed. Oh man, one time I was playing tug-o-war with my dog when she let go of the rope bone and — WA-BAP! — I clubbed myself in the balls at full force. I ran to the bathroom, dropped my shorts, and just sat there cupping them until I whited out and fell off the toilet. Never again.

Hit the jump for the ticketmaster in action. View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome

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15Nov

Turn Your iPad Into An Atari Arcade Rig

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By David Ponce

Arcade machines were for a long time the only way that you could get any gaming done. Home consoles wouldn’t conquer the living room properly until the mid 80′s and for a good period from the mid 70′s onwards, Atari was pioneering the genre. Most of you don’t need the brief introduction to the company, but we’ve come across way too many teens lately who’ve shockingly never heard the name. Sadly, they won’t be able to appreciate the beauty in this docking station for the iPad, a collaboration between Discovery Bay Games and Atari. Just dock your generation 1 or 2 iPad and instantly get access to 99 games, among them classics like the original Pong, or Asteroids. Sadly, the games are not included in the $60 price. A 25 game pack is $1, while $15 gets you the whole library.

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25Aug

‘Jonah Ray’s Arcade’ Video Game Show Pilot

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No, Jonah, it’s not that big and you and I both know it.

NOTE: Video is NSFW on account of mad bad words.

This is the 19-minute pilot for my buddy Jonah Ray’s video game-themed comedy show, ‘Jonah’s Ray’s Arcade’. It was pitched to Comedy Central, but, unfortunately, passed on. Which is a shame because there is sooooooooo much shitty shit on TV, but THIS — this I would have at least DVR’d.

Hit the jump for the whole show. View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome

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03Aug

Safety Last: A Driveable Arcade Racing Game

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This is an old SEGA Out-Run arcade game that’s been mounted to a golf cart and programmed with custom software that, using two hood-mounted webcams, turns real-world roads and obstacles into in-game roads and obstacles. Better buckle up! Jk jk, it’s a golf cart — what’s the worst that could happen? SPOILER: gruesome death. Yeah, better buckle up.

The old fiberglass and wood cabinet was hacked up and the motors, wheels, and drive train from an electric golf cart were stuffed inside. The original steering wheel and pedals were used for the controls. Although the top speed of the in-game car is about 180 mph, that was brought down to a reasonable 13 miles per hour.

The build doesn’t run on the original 68k processor. Instead, custom software is used to take real-world image data from two webcams on top of the cabinet. These images are then converted into Outrun sprites and displayed on the monitor. The software proportionally changes the speed of the in-game car, but it seems the difference between the game speed and real-life speed would be a little disconcerting.

Great job guys, I’ve always wanted to drag a jogger to their death.

Hit the jump for a video of the Need For Waaaaaaaaaay More Speed in action. View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome

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17Jul

Arcade Coffee Table

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By David Ponce

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Liberty Games. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you feel that your coffee table, which may or may not currently be right under your feet, is simply just not enough of a gadget in itself then we may have something for you right here. Crafted in stainless steel, the Platinum coffee table from UK games room specialists Liberty Games not only looks just like a modern coffee table should, it also houses a PC and 22” LCD monitor inside it, enabling this stylish table to function as a complete multimedia center. Add in an included wireless keyboard, Intel Dual-Core processor and easy connections to hi-fis’, flat screen tvs’ and the internet and you’ve got some awesome power sitting under your feet!

Designed to work with wireless joysticks and control pads this table has its origins in the cocktail-table MAME arcade market, but has since expanded to become a lot more. And it’s still totally capable of being drawn in for a close-up game of pac-man! So if you’re looking for that next piece of functional furniture for £3000 your coffee table could be doing a lot more than it’s doing right now!

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