Before the Wii Fit, there are many gaming gadgets that married exercise with video gaming. Boing Boing has detailed 18 such exergaming inventions - from the early Atari Joyboard (above) to the popular DDR to the present Wii Fit. Gaming and fitness do not need to be separated after all.
Where To Gawk:
Boing Boing {From Atari […]
The Motion Pro II Simulator from CXC Simulations is not an innocent lamb. Featuring 505 Watt true 5.1 surround sound system with a larger-than-life subwoofer, triple-panel HD display, custom racing seat with belt, ultra-sensitive steering and full motion racing simulation, you may not want to leave the driver’s seat again.
Every Motion Pro II Simulator is […]
Ever wonder how does a coin counter in an arcade machine works? Now you can take a walk down the coin-op arcade memory lane to “see” for yourself the mechanisms of coin-ops, from the 50s Bingo screen to today’s Mills payout mechanism.
Where To Learn:
Sands Mechanical Museum
Image: Sands Mechanical Museum | Via: MAKE
Virtua fighter enthusiast, L_A_Akira, made himself a Sega Lindbergh Arcade Cabinet that can house a PS3, Xbox 360, PC and solid car amps. Of course, you can’t find the token slot.
Where To Gawk:
VFDC {Lindberg Style Arcade Cabinet}
Image: VFDC; PC architecture arcade-styled via Kotaku
With a loose drill bit, a regular hobby knife and some gourds, you can have Pac-Man joining you in some Halloween fun. Wooty.
Where To Chase:
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories {Easy halloween project: 8-bit gourds!}
Halloweeness via MAKE
The Fighting Stick Wii or Wii Fighting Stick from Japanese peripheral maker, Hori, is a Wii joystick that I look forward to. For many agonizing months, I’ve been using the Wii classic controller to play Wii virtual console games such as Street Fighter and Bare Knuckle. There’s simply no arcade feel. Adding a joystick such […]
MegaTouch GameTime is a 15-inch touch screen gaming console that houses 100 games which ranges anything from strategy to kids-friendly genres. This touchy gaming console also allows web surfing via a broadband connection. All these do come with a Mega Price of $3795.
I rather buy a laptop or HDTV via OhGizmo!
Once upon a time, GunCon is a light gun that is used for PlayStation video game consoles. GunCon 2 is also a light gun used for PS2 but does not work on LCD or plasma televisions. So with the PS3, we expect a GunCon 3 and yes, this light gun for Time Crisis 4 on […]
Add some Pongness and Retroness to your watch. However, with a 25-hour battery life, this Pong watch needs to be recharged every night. It would be nice if it could be recharged when you were playing Ping Pong.
Video after the Pong.
Wholesome Pongness via MAKE Blog (Recommended Blog for DIYers, Gamers and Students), Wonderland
If you are in Singapore and have gone to Bugis Junction Funland, the one on your left (the quieter one) when you are going down via escalator, is winding up its business on 9th July, Sunday, according to reliable sources. That means that place will have a change of management after the 9th, other Funlands […]
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