+Lathe26 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Finally, an arcade machine that will fit in my apartment. I've already ordered mine. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kenburns/tiny-arcade-a-retro-tiny-playable-game-cabinet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hard to see how tiny it actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hard to see how tiny it actually is. Maybe they are so small that you would need some of these: [media] [/media] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeJunker Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Cute units, impressively small. I've been looking at tiny buttons lately, there's a point where only small children can operate them if you go too small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hammy and GP would have had fun with those.. but me cant even see the the screen... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Hard to see how tiny it actually is. Maybe this will help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Maybe they are so small that you would need some of these: I love the fly-fishman in the video. That model of alligator clip stand comes with a 3rd arm that is a free standing magnifier glass. They removed that arm for the ad. :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacrec Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Oh please, I had these over 30 years ago. The sound was really annoying though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkamur Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I still have my Coleco Pac-Man and Donkey Kong games in boxes. They're getting rather valuable and I've never seen any in boxes. My sister and I got them for Christmas in about 1983 and we somehow managed to retain the boxes. When trying to sleep that night we still heard the game sounds in our heads. Yikes! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Oh please, I had these over 30 years ago. The sound was really annoying though. Hey! I had one of those!!! I loved it for the mere fact that it was "Pac-Man," and I had caught the Pac-Man Fever when I was 11 years-old. (I think I even had Pac-Man bedsheets and pillow cases.) The game-play wasn't as good as I wanted, but I still enjoyed it. Certainly more than my Pac-Man digital watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I have a Space Invaders that looks just like this. Plus some Spider-Man colour LCD game. You can actually use a penny in place of a quarter. The joystick is extremely small. Surprised to see this form factor return. It's insanely impractical, but kinda fun in a nerdy way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Maybe this will help... Yep....that's tiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Hey! I had one of those!!! I loved it for the mere fact that it was "Pac-Man," and I had caught the Pac-Man Fever when I was 11 years-old. (I think I even had Pac-Man bedsheets and pillow cases.) The game-play wasn't as good as I wanted, but I still enjoyed it. Certainly more than my Pac-Man digital watch! i think your pacman watch is worth more though. I wanted one but couldnt afford the $450 price tag. I still have a starfox one. Ive owned several other nintendo ones. I had the zelda one as a kid and bought one plus several others several years ago but sold most of them. Now all of a sudden they became expensive where 5 years ago i could buy any of them for $20. Edited March 18, 2016 by pimpmaul69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpmaul69 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I have a Space Invaders that looks just like this. Plus some Spider-Man colour LCD game. You can actually use a penny in place of a quarter. The joystick is extremely small. Surprised to see this form factor return. It's insanely impractical, but kinda fun in a nerdy way. my space invaders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I had Pac Man and Donkey Kong, played the crap out of them... regret giving them away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) i think your pacman watch is worth more though. I wanted one but couldnt afford the $450 price tag. I still have a starfox one. Ive owned several other nintendo ones. I had the zelda one as a kid and bought one plus several others several years ago but sold most of them. Now all of a sudden they became expensive where 5 years ago i could buy any of them for $20. Oh, I don't own it now... I had it when I was 11 years-old, back in the 1980s. I was so proud and happy to be able to "play" Pac-Man during classes. It beat the heck out of my calculator watch! Darn, I was dorky. :facepalm: Edited March 18, 2016 by DZ-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Oh, I don't own it now... I had it when I was 11 years-old, back in the 1980s. I was so proud and happy to be able to "play" Pac-Man during classes. It beat the heck out of my calculator watch! Darn, I was dorky. :facepalm: DZ, everyone wanted one of those at that time.. game watches,ext... what a fade it was.. just think nowadays its the fit watches, iwatches, ext.... the telephone shoe... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 my space invaders. image.jpg What I'm talking about is just a wee bit smaller. Here's one of the only pics/links I can find to these things: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IZBD9O/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687502&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00BZZMUTS&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=15G5FZX8SECTDRMY7V8Q That little slot beside the joystick is penny-sized, hence "Penny Arcade". I don't think many people ever saw/played these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 This might be of interest :- http://atariage.com/forums/topic/250188-colecovision-we-would-like-your-opinions-on-specs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Still got my Donkey Kong mini cab somewhere, lost the battery cover though. I wanted Pac Man back in the day but back then my allowance was only $1 a week and when I had enough to get one, the local store didn't have any in stock. Wasted the money on a 2600 game instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) This might be of interest :- http://atariage.com/forums/topic/250188-colecovision-we-would-like-your-opinions-on-specs/ TL;DR Are you going to make me read through all eight pages, or can you give us a summary of the outcome. I read the first two pages of discussion, and it was indeed interesting (I particularly liked your specific comments on the types of games, etc.). Edited March 19, 2016 by DZ-Jay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-crew Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Summary would be great.. I scanned through those pages as well.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 TL;DR Are you going to make me read through all eight pages, or can you give us a summary of the outcome. I read the first two pages of discussion, and it was indeed interesting (I particularly liked your specific comments on the types of games, etc.). Yes! As Johnny 5 says.... "INPUT!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacrec Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Pac-Man watch! LOL I had one of those too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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