An Atari 2600 is seen by many gaming enthusiasts as a great piece of Americana. Retro gaming consoles are a huge draw for collectors and geeks alike. And while we had to see classic pieces of art such as the Atari 2600 ripped apart, we admire and appreciate Daniel McLeod of Black Mountain Audio for taking the old and making it new (and useful) again. Daniel replaced the innards of your standard Atari 2600 with two speakers and a subwoofer as well as modding an old 2600...
Hopefully those of you who are old enough to remember the 70′s to early 80′s gaming revolution, remember a special little peripheral – the Atari Joystick. No matter how many consoles are released, the controller pads are pretty much the same old thing. Yes we have added slightly more comfortable areas to hold or even created a wand like piece to swing about in your living room. But that pesky joystick has been there since the beginning. Some have tried to...
Are you in love with retro games? I mean really, really in love? How often can you say you get to see or touch “your love” in every aspect of your life? For many people, their fascination is relegated to “hobby” status as life and the 9-to-5 grind consume a fair chunk of our daily rituals. But for retro gamers, a bone has been thrown in the form of salt and pepper shakers. Not just any salt and pepper shakers but Space Invader shakers. How sweet...
Running a modern Crysis-like game at 1920 x 1200 is no doubt a thrill if you have the required hardware to do so. But for all the eye candy that bombards gamers today, sometimes a “simpler life” is being sought out. The good ‘ol days of gaming with graphics measured in bits instead of MHz or RAM allotment cater as some would call it, to a more “real” or enjoyable sense of gaming. Getting this classic fix in the modern age has been made...
How about a little R&R time after a busy day? For some, R&R means a good book, a glass of wine, and a comfy chair. For others it simply means a nap. In reality there are almost endless ways to get some much needed rest and relaxation from the toils of daily life. Being a gadget minded person myself, doing pretty much anything with a gadget or electronic is enough to get my nerves calmed and primed for another day. Speaking of which, getting...
