Complex Blog » retro space http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Retro Space Arcade Takes It Back To The Essence http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/18/retro-space-arcade-takes-it-back-to-the-essence/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/18/retro-space-arcade-takes-it-back-to-the-essence/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:16:08 +0000 treats http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/08/18/retro-space-arcade-takes-it-back-to-the-essence/ retrovideogamelead.jpg
Wii gets props for letting you download games from old school systems like NES, TurboGrafx-16, Sega and Neo Geo, but it’s about time that the coin-op arcade unit makes a comeback. Designer/photographer Martijn Koch has created the Retro Space, a sleek update of the very first “Computer Space” gaming cabinet from 1971.

The upgrade picks up where its predecessor left off with two joysticks, the old school ROYGBIV-type button combo, and 100 games at the player’s disposal. But the real draw is being able to play throw-back titles like Ms. Pac-man on the 24-inch high-def monitor. See more photos of the system and its inspiration below.

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[Retro Space via Retro Thing]

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