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Archive for December 2011

Creating a SLACK

Creating a SLACK

In response to the article on the Speedy Lack Assemblage Companion Kit (S.L.A.C.K.), we’ve now re-created a better one. This one is welded more professionally, looks neater and offers superior grip over version 0.9 of this tool. This tutorial shows you everything on making a SLACK.   […]

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Christmas greetings from Awesome Retro

Not all games from the past rock, some from the past actually suck. One expert to tell the tale, is one nerd who’s skin is pale. Have a merry x-mas and a happy new year, check out the Angry Video Game Nerd right here…

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IKEA Lack Assembly Tool (SLACK)

IKEA Lack Assembly Tool (SLACK)

For Retrospace we needed some tables for displays and consoles. What better choice than the cheap IKEA Lack table: simple design, lightweight and beautiful because of its simplicity. We got 20 of them donated by various people, which means there 80 IKEA lack table-pilars that need to […]

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Applying the dreamcast hack * 4

Applying the dreamcast hack * 4

We found some really great games for the dreamcast: Bomberman Online and Samba de Amigo. Both of these games are NTSC games, and Samba De Amigo is in Japanese! Those games won’t play on PAL dreamcasts, so I applied the Region Free Mod on all four Dreamcasts […]

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Retrospace: one week later

The first Retrospace was a lot of fun. We’ve hosted over 30 game consoles and it looked beautiful. Its pretty hard to make great photo’s in dark areas. Below there are some pictures from retrospace in progress. More pictures, including a collection of everything is made by […]

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Webcams online!

Webcams online!

Two webcams from the Revspace are now online. Check em out: http://cam1.revspace.nl   http://cam2.revspace.nl

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waiting till the sun goes down

Dual-sided projector screens FTW. Three street-facing-windows are now large screens visible from the outside. On these screens are projected: Beatmania (with dj-controller), Samba De Amigo (with maracas controllers) and Bomberman Online (for the dreamcast). We’re slowly moving to dawn and the screens are starting to become visible […]

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Doors open, drop by!

Doors open, drop by!

The doors to retrospace are open! 30+ consoles are waiting for you! Where: Binckhorstlaan 172, 2516 BG, Den Haag Tickets (€ 5) available at the door!! Enjoy all the great games from the past! Pong, Super Smash Brothers, Samba De Amigo, Super Mario Brothers 3, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Astroids, Wipeout, Pinball, breakout, Pac-Man, […]

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New Stuff (part 11)

New Stuff (part 11)

Just one more day to go before Retrospace! A colleague donated a Commodore Vic-20: the homecomputer of 1982. It’s in working condition, boxed, including the tape-drive and instruction manual. We hacked ourselves a fine video-cable. The game cartridges (including Donkey Kong and Space Invaders) are not detected […]

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New Stuff (part 10)

For Retrospace, a few colleagues (Joris & Jean Paul) checked their attics. They both found and donated a N64 and even a NES. These have been added to the stash without making pictures (that’s a first!). Check them out here: https://www.awesomeretro.com/wiki/Box32 https://www.awesomeretro.com/wiki/Box35 Most other consoles are also […]

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