All posts by Beth Anne Boyle

This DIY-ed Table Brings the OG of Arcades To Life

In previous stories, we’ve covered making gaming tables from IKEA products and pocket sized synth players. Now we’ve found one intrepid DIY gamer who made an old air hockey table into a full-sized retro Pong machine.

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Vans is Making Nintendo Sneakers!

This June, sneaker heads and gamers are going to have a reason to celebrate-not to mention throw down some cash. Vans (your favorite shoes since high school) and Nintendo (your favorite game company since ever) are collaborating on a line of sneakers and they look amazing.

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DOOMsday Has Arrived–Are You Ready?

DOOM is here! After 20 years, lingering in ‘development hell’, horrible beta reviews and maybe kinda being released two days early, the Bethesda release of DOOM has arrived and it is going to be awesome, damnit.

DOOM is the granddaddy of first person gaming. Call of Duty? Bioshock? Fallout? They’re all straight from the evil loins of DOOM. DOOM copies were so popular in the early 90s they basically became a subgenre. I’ve for one been waiting for this modern release of DOOM for a long time and I can’t be alone here.

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Ever Wanted a MIDI Synth That Fits In Your Pocket? We Found One!

Have you ever looked at your synth and thought, “I wish this was absolutely tiny!” Well, someone out there did and his name is Tim Jacobs.
First, he created what he claims is the smallest MIDI synth ever. You can check out how he achieved that on his website, Mitxela. That was perhaps too small to be practical, so Jacobs set his sights on making an a mini-MIDI that fits in your pocket, but still plays a tune. So, he decided to see if he could cram a MIDI synth into a USB port. Apparently, he can!

All photos by Tim Jacobs, Mitxela.com.
All photos by Tim Jacobs, Mitxela.com.

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