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Main => Everything Else => Topic started by: Generic Eric on July 11, 2014, 12:34:03 pm
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http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/11/5890637/r-kaid-r-love-hulten-wooden-arcade-briefcase (http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/11/5890637/r-kaid-r-love-hulten-wooden-arcade-briefcase)
There have been a few sharply designed portable gaming systems in recent years, but none quite so visually striking and idealistically retro as the R-Kaid-R from Swedish design company Love Hultén. A multiplatform gaming device with a custom OS, the device is capable of playing titles from Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, the Atari 2600, even Playstation One and early PC games. But the R-Kaid-R's physical design is its true selling point.
A beautiful, limited-edition, handcrafted set made of several varieties of solid, stained wood and brass, it contains an 8-inch LCD screen, a built-in mono speaker, and folds up neatly into a 3.5-inch (9-centimeter) thick briefcase. It also comes with a USB port and SD-cart slot for adding your own games. Gaming luxury comes at a price, though — the R-Kaid-R will cost nearly $3,400 (€2,499) when it goes on sale in September. Getting one will require a gamer's fast reaction time too: only 50 units will be made. Sign up for sale alerts on Love Hultén's website.
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Quick someone tell Kaneda!
Where does the stick go when it folds down?
Not worth the entry fee.
Maximus or Corey could prolly build it better , and definitely cheaper.
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$3,400? Yeah. That's a non-starter.
Looks like a laptop in a cigar box to me.
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I appreciate the effort, thought and creativity that went into it, but I just don't like how it looks. Am I crazy, but does it look like something a hipster would take into starbucks? The sort of 'retro' faux tv/radio look? Would love to see an example with a sleek, modern visual style.
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pick your desired reply:
Quick someone tell Kaneda!
Where does the stick go when it folds down?
Not worth the entry fee.
Maximus or Corey could prolly build it better , and definitely cheaper.
The joystick is threaded and "locks" the unit closed during travel. I can tell no one clicked the link because no one mentioned the 'itchin Camaro carrying case.
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Wasn't this thing already posted here?
Joystick pops off and slides into the front of the case, IIRC.
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Wasn't this thing already posted here?
Joystick pops off and slides into the front of the case, IIRC.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,139996.msg1448625.html#msg1448625 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,139996.msg1448625.html#msg1448625)
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SEEN IT!!!! >:D
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12 buttons. 3 admin and the obviously absolutely necessary nine player buttons. What have I been doing all this time...
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12 buttons. 3 admin and the obviously absolutely necessary nine player buttons. What have I been doing all this time...
One of them is a James Bond-style screwdriver, I think.
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12 buttons. 3 admin and the obviously absolutely necessary nine player buttons. What have I been doing all this time...
Yeah, but can you add pedals to it so you can play Killer Instinct? >:D
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12 buttons. 3 admin and the obviously absolutely necessary nine player buttons. What have I been doing all this time...
Yeah, but can you add pedals to it so you can play Killer Instinct? >:D
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