![]() | Retro Humor: The Origin of Classic NES Games
Ever wonder how your favorite NES games came to be Who the hell came up with an Italian plumber and a giant dot eating circle Well, the secrets of the universe have been answered my friends. A secretive 1979 board meeting has been leaked! (gasp)... |
![]() | Dr. Frankenstein Arcade Cabinet = Epic Steampunk Gaming
The Dr. Frankenstein MAME cabinet is a retro gaming rig that takes inspiration from the monster novel. The steampunk cabinet is almost gothic in its design. Our previous post on DIY Arcade Rigs was about building an old styled arcade cabinet from... |
![]() | Incredible R2D2 Hack has 8 Consoles + Projector
Here's an outstanding project for all you Star Wars fans. This guy took an R2D2 cooler and turned it into a retro gaming machine! Inside are eight consoles and a even a projector mounted in the head just like R2D2. Perfect! Now you can... |
| | Play 20 Years of Free Retro Games
Retro games are not only about nostalgia. Thanks to some web services like RemainInPlay, they are also about playing titles which you couldn’t afford the first time around. The website is the home for old games from the last 20 years. The... |
| | DIY Retro Gaming Fun with Your Own Arcade Rig
Classic arcade games is a staple memory of anyone who remembers the good old days. Today, we have online versions and offline clones playable on PSPs and PCs but the coin operated feel of playing a round of Pacman is gone. If can’t keep... |
| | Nintendo Meets Xbox 360 with the SNES Emulator
Super Nintendo (SNES) still has fans worldwide - Who doesn't love the retro consoles? Thanks to SNES emulators, the Super Nintendo is still alive and kicking in some corners of the game world.
Emulation of the SNES is now available for a number... |
![]() | How to Build a DIY Nintendo Arcade
Don't we all love the classic Nintendo and it's 8 bit glory? This main built his own tabletop arcade setup for the NES which allows him to emulate NES games on Windows. The system can also serve as a regular PC by hooking up a keyboard and... |
![]() | X-Ray Photography of Gaming Controllers, Consoles
This gaming hobbyist has shown that there is more than one way to take a photograph. He has found a unique way to get something more out of his work as an x-ray technician.
His "camera" of choice is an X-Ray machine of course:
Using his spare... |
![]() | All-in-One Wii, Xbox 360 and Ps3 Arcade Cabinet
If you've ever wanted to play virtually any game from any console all on one machine, this hack is for you. It illustrates step-by-step, one man's ambition to stuff a full-fledged gaming PC, an Xbox 360, a PS3 and a Wii into a custom arcade... |
![]() | Physical Punch-Out Interface for the NES
People are getting extremely creative with innovative ways to physically interact with game consoles. These hackers combined one of the greatest NES titles, Punch-Out with a boxing dummy to add interaction to the old classic. This hack involves... |






































