Fire up your browser, currently Firefox is the best choice, then load up games you haven't played in over 20 years; or find out what people are talking about when they remininsce about the good old days of arcades. Using JSMAME the Internet Archive has brought back hundreds of MAME cabinet games going back to the 70's, the majority of which are playable to some degree. There is a tech support forum as well as a link to contact the curator of the page if you encounter issues with launching or sound and other technical problems. The one thing that they can't help you with is the games with special controllers that just physically do not translate to mouse and keyboard or gamepad, you might have to think about creating and programming one if you want the rotating joystick from Victory Road.
If you need more modern games to satisfy you, the Fragging Frogs are up to a little something this weekend.
"The Internet Arcade is a web-based library of arcade (coin-operated) video games from the 1970s through to the 1990s, emulated in JSMAME, part of the JSMESS software package. Containing hundreds of games ranging through many different genres and styles, the Arcade provides research, comparison, and entertainment in the realm of the Video Game Arcade."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
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- Nvidia Shield Gaming Tablet @ eTeknix
- NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet Review @ OCC
- One hard ghoulie: 1985's Ghosts 'n Goblins @ The Register
Many many many good games.
Many many many good games. Many many many hours in front of the TV. Many many many memories.
Are there any good 6-8 button
Are there any good 6-8 button controllers out there? I’m talking about 6-8 buttons on the face, instead of 4 (ABXY). Like the Genesis had ABCXYZ. Shoulder buttons just don’t get the job done as solid replacements for 6-button fighting games. I also don’t want giant arcade pads sitting around. I suppose I could always buy a retro Genesis controller with USB…