Tag: arcade

  • I Want This Nintendo Themed Arcade Cabinet! [pic]

    On Friday’s post about the father and son that created an arcade in their basement, I mentioned that it has been a dream of mine for a while to turn my basement into an arcade.  Well, while I may not have the funds to do something like that, I could probably afford to build an…

  • Father and Son Gamers Build Epic Arcade in Their Basement [pics]

    For a couple of years now I have been kicking around the idea of converting my basement into my own private arcade so I can relive my childhood whenever I feel like it.  Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems with that dream such as I need to win the lottery first and I need…

  • This One-of-a-Kind Custom Nintendo DUCK HUNT Pinball Machine is Cool!

    Some of my fondest memories as a kid were spent dropping quarters in the local arcade and whatever random machines local restaurants had set up for customers to play while they were waiting for their food.  While I loved playing pinball machines, I never played them as much as other games simply because they were…

  • Retro Gaming Centipede Arcade Tattoo [pic]

    I really don’t have a clue, but I am guessing that it has been probably at least 15 years since I have seen (much less played) a Centipede arcade game.  I always loved the game but I don’t think it was ever that popular around here compared to games like Pac-Man or various pinball games. …

  • Street Fighter + Portal T-Shirt [pic]

    As a kid, one of my favorite arcade games was Street Fighter.  I remember begging my family for quarters whenever we went somewhere that had a Street Fighter arcade machine.  Although I haven’t play it in a long time, I have played some Portal recently and the idea of combining the two seems like a…

  • Xbox 360 Turned Into an Arcade Controller [pic + video]

    You can do a lot of things with an Xbox 360 that has suffered the dreaded red ring of death such as using explosives to blow it to bits, but what if you want to give it a new life?  Well, that is what this guy did when he decided to hollow out his RROD…