I love going to video game shops and one of the certainties is that you will find shed-loads of old Fifa, Madden and NFL games and also you will find butt-loads of Mary-Kate and Ashley games. Well, I always wondered what the shops would do with these as no-one really plays these games, as there are new iterations or their moment has gone, so all they do is take up room. Well I went to a retro gaming shop called Critical Mass in Exeter and they came up with a novel idea, break open the cartridge and use the circuit board as a keyring! Well, people will probably use it more than some of the old games and it's useful... unlike old Gameboy Advance Barbie games! I think it makes a nice stocking filler for that geek in your life.
Arduboy
Arduboy is a project being kickstarted by Kevin Bates. He created it initially as an interesting way to get his CV out there but the business card sized console also plays simple games like Tetris, also it would be programmable. The Arduino Pro Mini board features an OLED screen, a speaker and touchpads for control. For more details and to support the kickstarter click on the link below.
The Arduboy is a sleek and simple business card and game console.
Old Man Gameboy
My cousin forwarded me this picture and I thought I'd share it with you lovely people!