wraggster
July 7th, 2014, 19:44
In case you ever felt proud about the paint job you gave your controllers or something, Swedish craftsman Love Hulten has created (http://www.lovehulten.com/store/p3/R-KAID-R.html) the R-Kaid-R, a portable homage to arcades that manages to look sleek and old fashioned at the same time.
The R-Kaid-R's wooden clamshell design hosts an 8" LCD screen and a mono speaker above an arcade-style layout, complete with nine face buttons, a screw-in joystick and a stereo port for headphones. Its hardware supports titles from the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation and predating consoles, along with some PC titles like Doom (http://www.joystiq.com/game/doom) and Duke Nukem 3D (http://www.joystiq.com/game/duke-nukem-3d). Hulten estimates that on a full charge, the arcade away from home can withstand about 8 hours of play.
While the R-Kaid-R is a joy to look at, you can always add it to your on-the-go collection for a, uh ... minor charge of $3,397 (€2,499). While that includes a manual, a 16 GB SD card with pre-installed OS, a USB charging cable and a copy ofCave Story (http://www.joystiq.com/game/cave-story), it doesn't include the carrying case seen in the video, which is aseparate (http://www.lovehulten.com/store/p5/Leather_bag_R-Kaid-R.html) $176 (€239) purchase. At least you can choose your R-Kaid-R's appearance from one of five colors?
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/r-kaid-r-packs-portable-arcade-cabinet-in-a-sleek-wooden-box/
The R-Kaid-R's wooden clamshell design hosts an 8" LCD screen and a mono speaker above an arcade-style layout, complete with nine face buttons, a screw-in joystick and a stereo port for headphones. Its hardware supports titles from the Game Boy Advance, PlayStation and predating consoles, along with some PC titles like Doom (http://www.joystiq.com/game/doom) and Duke Nukem 3D (http://www.joystiq.com/game/duke-nukem-3d). Hulten estimates that on a full charge, the arcade away from home can withstand about 8 hours of play.
While the R-Kaid-R is a joy to look at, you can always add it to your on-the-go collection for a, uh ... minor charge of $3,397 (€2,499). While that includes a manual, a 16 GB SD card with pre-installed OS, a USB charging cable and a copy ofCave Story (http://www.joystiq.com/game/cave-story), it doesn't include the carrying case seen in the video, which is aseparate (http://www.lovehulten.com/store/p5/Leather_bag_R-Kaid-R.html) $176 (€239) purchase. At least you can choose your R-Kaid-R's appearance from one of five colors?
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/07/06/r-kaid-r-packs-portable-arcade-cabinet-in-a-sleek-wooden-box/