iCade iPad arcade cabinet one step closer to late May release
It's almost here! Sources report that Ion Audio's iCade arcade cabinet for the iPad has passed FCC approval, just in time for the planned release on May 31. The cabinet was originally seen as an April Fool's Day joke on ThinkGeek, but in the past few years, it's steadily moved towards reality and will soon be available for US$100 from that site, along with partners Ion Audio and Atari, who've already released over 100 retro games that are ready to be played on it.
One interesting note: the cabinet will apparently be powered not just by the dock connector on the iPad, but with two AA batteries as well. That's only a minor inconvenience (and a small price to pay for having a fully-working set of arcade buttons and a joystiq to play iPad games with), so it shouldn't stop retro-loving iPad gamers from grabbing this one when it finally becomes real at the end of May.
[via TiPB]
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FCC approval? For what - light bulbs? joysticks? WOOD? The iPad is already FCC approved. What are they approving?
April 15 2011 at 5:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.
April 15 2011 at 4:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe joystick is on the wrong side... for retro.
April 14 2011 at 10:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNo it's not, what arcade did you hang out in?
April 15 2011 at 1:32 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHe must think retro gaming is defined by those JAKKS plug and play games. Those have the stick on the wrong side, not this and the original cabinets.
April 17 2011 at 5:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply"The cabinet was originally seen as an April Fool's Day joke on ThinkGeek, but in the past few years it's steadily moved towards reality, "
Past few years? Guess I missed the ThinkGeek joke when they showed some mythical unannounced Apple Tablet in an arcade cabinet :-)
(It's only been a year now)
Now if only we could convince the Big N to port Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. to the iPad. Those old Williams classics would be a great fit as well; Joust, Defender, Robotron. And how about a little Galaga? Bubble Bobble, too.
Until then, I guess there will always be the iOS version of MAME.
Big N does not hold copyright to the original Donkey Kong game. You have to turn to another firm for that.
April 17 2011 at 5:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyShouldn't it just be a charging station?
Isn't the word "joystick?" Seems a little too far into the AOL-sphere to spell it with a q.
April 14 2011 at 7:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe only two Atari games I have are Centipede and Tempest. Too bad this thing doesn't have a spinner or trackball. Pretty cool otherwise.
April 14 2011 at 6:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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