Retro Gaming

This Gravity Defying “Chomp” Lamp Harkens Back To The Old Days Of Nintendo

This Gravity Defying “Chomp” Lamp Harkens Back To The Old Days Of Nintendo

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Retro gaming is such a fun topic. It’s interesting how beloved it is, both with those who lived through it and see it with the rose colored glasses of nostalgia, and those who are approaching it with fresh new eyes. Aweirdguy tapped into this love with a project that looks deceptively easy, a floating “Chomp” […]

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Build a Retro Arcade Game from a Raspberry Pi and an Ikea Table

Build a Retro Arcade Game from a Raspberry Pi and an Ikea Table

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Build a retro arcade table out of an Ikea table and a RBpi.

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This Two-Player Mini Arcade Is Powered by Raspberry Pi

This Two-Player Mini Arcade Is Powered by Raspberry Pi

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Matt “Circuitbeard” Brailsford is the creator of this 80’s inspired “cocktail table” retro graming center.

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Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK

Gaming Goes Retro at Maker Faire UK

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Simon Clark hand builds retro arcade cabinets so that you experience those much loved games from the eighties the way they should be experienced.

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