Do you think your X-Box 360 has 3D? Then you haven't seen Tabletop Pong. Windell from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories posted an update to a real Pong game, including video and plans. Tabletop Pong uses a real ball and real solenoid activated paddles, and looks real fun.
Last month, I presented you with a review of a new product by Legacy Engineering Group - The Classic USB Joystick Controller. Although Curt and his team have been busy over-seeing the production of this excitingly new product, I was able to get him to take a few minutes to answer a few questions that fellow retro-gamers wanted to know about him, the company and the new product, that quite simply I haven't been able to put down.
Francis Wood a.k.a. Franco to you BYOAC users has come up with a little how-to on taking your joysticks and modifying them for custom LED balltops.
Check out the article as Francis does a quick how-to on taking a pair of Sanwa sticks and modifying the shafts to allow for an LED light to be implanted.
The following Build Article has been put together with permission from John Keeler, aka SodaPopinski from the ArcadeControls Forums.
We felt that John's work was so unique and compelling that it deserved being preserved within the halls of RetroBlast!
Not only did John come up with a unique theme for an arcade cabinet, but he also went the extra mile literally "sculpting" custom pieces for his build.
Be sure to visit his BYOAC thread to discuss further.
As most of you already know I love Pac-Man, and even though this is a year old it somehow slipped in under my Pac-Radar. In honor of Pac-Man's 25th Birthday the folks at Greeting Cats, in conjunction with Namco, created three songs and a music video just for our dot-chomping hero!
RetroBlast! contributor Nick Vazzana is back again taking his gaming to another level with a step-by-step guide on how to build your own Game Show Buzzers for interactive games such as You Don't Know Jack.