“Retro” gaming on the go with the Portable, Flip Top GameCube

“Retro” gaming on the go with the Portable, Flip Top GameCube

When I think of “retro” gaming consoles, the GameCube isn’t necessarily one that first comes to mind. Yet if you really think about it in technology years, the GameCube is pretty old. Just because it’s old doesn’t mean we can’t still have some fun with it though. One of the most popular mods for gamers and tinkers alike is the “portable console mod”. Taking a console such as a PS2, Dreamcast, or in this case, a GameCube,...

PuppyArcade to make multi-faceted gamers’ dreams come true. CD-based OS for playing old games.

PuppyArcade to make multi-faceted gamers’ dreams come true.  CD-based OS for playing old games.

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...