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Japanese Arcade Game Lets You Flip A Table In Anger

4:20AM Adam Frucci | Gaming is all about escape. You know, to a distant planet or to the Super Bowl. Or, in this Japanese arcade game’s case, to a world where you have the balls to flip a table when people piss you off. More »
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Tour Michael Jackson’s Ultimate Mega Geek Den

10:36PM Mark Wilson | After getting a glimpse of Michael Jackson’s personal arcade, I worry that I, too, may be suffering from Peter Pan syndrome. More »
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Dutch Arcade Cabinet Carved From a Tree

12:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Looks like “boom” means “tree” in Dutch, rhyming with foam rather than broom, but this is still a pretty sweet art piece. Check out the “wiring” on the back after the jump. [Uitschot va BoingBoingGadgets] More »
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RRoD Xbox Turned Into the Stupendous Arcade Stick

9:00AM Mark Wilson | When one gamer’s Xbox 360 went RRoD, he didn’t just give up. Instead, he gutted the system and transformed his dead Xbox 360 into a functioning arcade stick. Keep fighting the good fight, Seppun. [TechEBlog] More »
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HDTV Pinball Machine Is Almost as Good as the Real Thing

8:47PM John Herrman | Pinball machines are more or less a lost art, but one enthusiast really wants to bring them along for this whole “21st century” thing. Hence, the HDTV pinball machine. More »
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Minutemen Arcade Takes Us Back to a Time That Never Was

10:00PM Jesus Diaz | I just love this Minutemen arcade machine. Sure it’s just a Flash-based recreation of an 80s-style beat-them-up game that never happened, but I played for a few minutes and I want it for my iPhone. More »
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Tiniest Vintage Arcade/Pinball Machine Models For Your Desk

1:10AM John Mahoney | You can use these shrunken game machines to decorate a quasi game lounge to entertain your non-existent train set ghostmen while they’re waiting for the 12:10 to Rochester. Or you can decorate your desk. More »
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Supermandolini High Quality Arcade Buttons Are Made From Arcade Buttons

9:45AM Jason Chen | Kotaku’s Ashcraft’s book on Japanese arcades may document how well those gaming centres are doing in Japan, but arcades are pretty much on their last legs here in the US. These high quality Supermandolini arcade buttons are how you can keep hope alive. Sixteen euros ($US20) gets you ten badges, or buttons, that you can shove on your backpack or shirt or pants to show just how much you love putting quarters into things. Bonus: putting any one of these 10 on strategic areas of your pants can make for a funny joke. [Super Mandolini] More »
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Coffee Table Makes Retro Gaming a Contemporary Experience

10:30PM Mark Wilson | Half MAME cabinet, half pretentious furniture, this new coffee table by Surface Tension mixes worlds to adultise your gaming habit. Available in walnut or oak, the table features a 19-inch LCD, Shuttle PC with dual core CPU, integrated USB and HDMI outputs, 100W of speakers and two sets of high quality buttons and joysticks. With this hardware configuration, you can play games on the table or output the experience to your HDTV. More »
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Arcade Driving and Kegs: A Natural Combo

5:30AM Adam Frucci | This, my friends, is what you call asking for trouble: the new arcade driving cabinet Octane 120, from Dream Arcades, comes with a built-in keg-o-rator, with the beer tap placed conveniently on the dash next to the steering wheel. You know, so you can accurately practice your drunk driving in a safe environment before busting out your sloppy skills on Saturday night. More »