Punching Soup - Tag: retro http://punchingsoup.com/rss/retro Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:38:52 MST Collected posts matching the tag retro en star wars belt buckles: may your shorts be with you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/qenwV5E8MxI/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:19:42 -0700 technabob A Galactic Empire State of Mind. Actually, you’ll first need to buy a belt to keep your pants up, but you could definitely put the proper finishing touch on your belt…]]> mediated mortal kombat: an argument for ultraviolent fighting games http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/5XoyClfbYm8/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:28:48 -0700 lambert v. arcade button box does away with pesky screens and joysticks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/Q-pbtXvQ3Jc/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:25:43 -0700 technabob ugly but rare mega man 10 poster on ebay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/dHLZn3rqY6s/ Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:41:24 -0700 lambert v. Mega Man 10 yet? Celebrate that special day (or night, or late night, or early morning) by getting yourself a mint condition poster of the game, featuring painfully retro art. Seller teammastermarc says that the poster was originally distributed at the Nintendo World store and will never be made again. Never! Run,…]]> pride and prejudice and zombies: the game based on a novel based on a novel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/82dDMuW64yI/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:04:34 -0700 lambert v. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Freeverse, who have already made several iPhone games such as Flick Fishing and Big Bang Sudoki, promises “a rollicking action title with the perfect blend of…]]> mortal kombat hospitality shirt: wine and dine him! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/_Gl-C5_kqDw/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:54:34 -0700 lambert v. Mortal Kombat 2 pitched a fourth finisher to programmer Ed Boon. The latter asked him to “Get Over Here.” The poor dude, now throatless, is cashing in on his idea in the form of a shirt design: Actually the design was made by David Soames &…]]> steampunk stormtrooper helmet is geek overload http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/HWymwQW8OIo/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:33:20 -0700 shane m. cassette tape speaker: do not try to play this tape http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/hYO4bMXOcTA/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:12:44 -0700 technabob obscure super mario bros. records hit the auction (and question mark) block http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/4Ua4tBBDOO0/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:16:49 -0700 technabob korg monotron synth: analog sound makes a comeback http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/AKbDNa4WjXo/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:54:17 -0700 technabob robot unicorn attack wants to be with you, and make believe with you, and live in harmony, harmony… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/OnPGIlbJaps/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:10:41 -0700 lambert v. Erasure is, stop whatever it is you’re doing, go to Adult Swim Games right now, and click on Robot Unicorn Attack. Prepare to have your day made. Let this be said: I enjoyed playing Robot Unicorn…]]> woodguy’s custom steampunk desktops look great http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/4pKPu1Qx8vk/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:18:50 -0700 range zim and zou’s paper game boy won’t let you play, but still looks cool http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/Wku0zViuG7g/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:44 -0700 range the periodic table of sci-fi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/Preiyyy-rik/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:12 -0700 technabob left/right keyboard cufflinks: idiotproof http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/kzWVJIdWMJY/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:42:09 -0700 lambert v. remote-controlled steam tank: it’s aliiiiive! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/lUvuWR1v0Yc/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:39:42 -0700 lambert v. intruderchron space invaders clock: it’s pixel time! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/9SOgO7F-6rw/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:23:15 -0700 range Pong Clock and massaged it into this cool Space Invaders clock – nicknamed the Intruderchron. Even though originally, the video game Space Invaders came out 6 years after Pong, the Space Invaders clock uses the same hardware as the Pong clock. Dataman upgraded the firmware, and…]]> mythbuster adam savage makes the perfect blade runner blaster replica http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/PwZi47V7XJE/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:12:42 -0700 range Blade Runner for years. The original gun was used by Replicant-hunter Deckard, played by a young Harrison Ford. But if you’re reading this site, you probably already know that. Adam has been obsessing over this for quite some time, and his latest…]]> super mario bros. furniture would make any fan jump for joy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/klJS-4TzH1w/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0700 lambert v. nintendo nes cartridge harmonicas: cute or stupid? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/mjPHRWWkJPg/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:11 -0700 lambert v. tron legacy hd trailer hits the web http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/7QO85YX2EiQ/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:12:09 -0700 range Tron was a great movie. I really liked it. Unlike some movies, it stands the test of time pretty well. When I recently watched it again, and I wasn’t disappointed. Today, a new Tron Legacy trailer was leaked on the internet in full HD. Check out those shiny new light cycles!…]]> bulletproof your music with the ammo box ipod dock http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/DEISvMUTGEM/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:05:36 -0700 range phrenology head: what’s really going on inside that brain of yours http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/0DG8j9yWclo/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:08:17 -0700 technabob steampunk professor x wheelchair: what if… prof. x was a 19th century drunk? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/KLeIhC2MY-s/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:29 -0700 lambert v. atari 2600 joystick soap: tub games http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/gBP5cQkh9gg/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:46:02 -0700 technabob warm your 8-bit toes on an nes controller rug http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/ZMfPa6Fy_1A/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:56:30 -0700 technabob monochron pong clock is a lot geekier than it looks like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/Ia7EZDHLZsk/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:54:40 -0700 lambert v. save your dreams in the floppy disk pillow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/59kULvBf6b0/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:50:57 -0700 lambert v. planet m.u.l.e.: rts games minus the fighting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/-Pzj8LRISB4/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:49:37 -0700 lambert v. M.U.L.E. is a classic video game developed by Ozark Softscape and published by EA.  The title refers to the robot worker that players buy in order to operate factories – the letters stand for Multiple Use Labor Element, and the M.U.L.E. looks, well, like a robot mule. Turborilla and Blue Systems have…]]> darth saddam: artist reveals parallelisms between infamous villains http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/195-U1jshkg/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:19:29 -0700 lambert v. “The worst condition is to pass under a sword…]]> reminisce the minimalist way with brandon schaefer’s movie posters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/drJ9d4cW0Lo/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:28:16 -0700 lambert v. ssshhh metal gear, the bioroids might snatch this pillow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/oU_bLOXFnm8/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:25:30 -0700 lambert v. space invaders 2: the earth strikes back http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/S2TmCY5U_oc/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:55:39 -0700 technabob action comics no.1 sold for $1 million: this is how geeks roll http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/sehg58PXnEk/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:50:24 -0700 lambert v. Action Comics – in which Superman made his first appearance – for $1,000,000 (USD). That’s 10 million times the comic’s original price. It was sold at Comic Connect, whose founder Stephen Fishler…]]> vacuum cleaner museum: a place for things that suck http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/lpvghqT9DmY/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:54:40 -0700 lambert v. nintendo game & watch minis: relive your youth, only smaller http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/sZHcJwTBD-w/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:17:58 -0700 technabob wearable brains, nes, and gremlins, what’s not to like? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/cbIFKbpARRM/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:18:31 -0700 range Gremlins…]]> on ebay: nintendo cereal system sealed while fresh! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/DNLRpiFUxwM/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:26:57 -0700 lambert v. Super Mario and Zelda – which you would be wise to not eat. I’d rather skip breakfast than eat 22-year old cereal. It won’t be up for auction much longer, so…]]> pew-pew: galaga scarf fires at your neck http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/UOpGOIDrOug/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:58:34 -0700 technabob Galaga – which just…]]> wireless nes controllers? nah, just ipod and iphone skins http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/XfSiw2wjmIY/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:41:27 -0700 lambert v. rotobotmouse: one unusual mouse http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/EjbtZQ3lF60/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:51:19 -0700 technabob asteroid cookies: hyperspace into my stomach, please http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/TvcYy5BKT_g/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:59:45 -0700 technabob Asteroids cookies. The guys at Evil Mad Scientist Labs have managed to faithfully reproduce almost every component of the arcade original in yummy cookie form, including tiny spaceships, asteroids of all sizes,…]]> command & conquer the tiberian saga for free! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/59oaAeUNZaI/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:34:47 -0700 lambert v. “He who does not look back will never reach his destination.” So goes an old saying we have here. It doesn’t make sense (or at least my translation doesn’t), nevertheless it is appropriate for today’s gaming news: EA has made the classic Command & Conquer Tiberian Saga available for free download. I think Red Alert…]]> an important lesson from tetris, immortalized in cross-stitch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/joiqdPzQKAA/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:19:36 -0700 lambert v. Tetris, all good things come to an end. You can’t keep on clearing line after line forever. Not all of the shapes you’re given will fit and stack the way you want them to. In other words: Craftster should have a series of works with…]]> perfect dark heads back to the xbox 360 in march http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/oYvu6Fx-JKQ/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:40:20 -0700 range Goldeneye. The game was good, but not up to Goldeneye’s standard, in my opinion. Well, a port of the original Perfect Dark is coming your way, if you’ve got an Xbox 360 that is. This is a port of the…]]> apple ][ gets a brand new synthesizer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/rFm5B7amGrc/ Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:25:00 -0700 technabob darth vader ralph mcquarrie concept helmet: force scowl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/rWLsrQmm_78/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:46:03 -0700 lambert v. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., and the big one: the original Star Wars trilogy. eFX enlisted 3D modeler Jay Kushwara to turn one of McQuarrie’s…]]> pac-man arcade cabinet cake is the best pac-man arcade cabinet cake ever http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/7fdWKSpmtmk/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:37:52 -0700 technabob Pac-Man arcade cabinet is actually a cake. As in bake it in the oven, cover it with frosting, cut it up and eat it – cake. The cake artists over at Seattle’s Jet City Cakes created this amazing desert that looks exactly like the original Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Every little…]]> snap shot: frame it like a polaroid picture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/gN4ELxKESFY/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:52:47 -0700 lambert v. sportpong: tennis + football + nerds http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnabobtechNewsBlog/~3/jlsilj8PLiw/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:09:00 -0700 lambert v.