Bit Museum #4 Is Almost Ready…Super Secret Magical Console Will Blow Your Mind.

Bow Chicka-Bow Wow.

Yeah, that totally looks like I may have my junk on the table there and I mosaiced it out. I guess in a sense it IS my junk, just not THAT kind of junk.

We always have interesting, wacky and crazy junk on the Bit Museum, and this is perhaps the wackiest and rarest yet. But what could it be? We will be amused by your speculations. Comment away for our amusement.

I know, I know…it’s been a STUPID long time since we put out a new show, but we’re aiming for a release next week. Stay tuned.

Bit Museum Takes a Finalist Place in the NATPE/NextTV Contest!

To think of all those people who told me them thar videus games wouldn’t ever get me nowhere in life!

Our awesome show about retro, weird and obscure game paraphernalia, Bit Museum, is a finalist in the “News & Documentary” category in the NATPE/NextTV contest!

As a finalist, Bit Museum will be screened to producers of TV and Web content at the prestigious LATV Festival going on today and tomorrow. Wish us luck, as tomorrow the winner of the whole shabang will be announced live on Stickam.com.

We want to take this opportunity to thank not only those who got out and voted for Bit Museum to get us this far, but also to the thousands of people who have watched Bit Museum, blogged about it, written to us to tell us how much they love it, and otherwise gave us their kind and enthusiastic support. We started the show out of pure enthusiasm for the history of gaming, and that enthusiasm, now shared with tons of new fans, keeps us even more jazzed about making the show. Thank you everyone!!

Wish us luck!

Video of MAME Cocktail Cabinet Working!

Here it is, fans. The Cocktail MAME Arcade machine working. It’s not done, but by golly, it works. All I need to do now is take up chain smoking to scent it properly.

Video after the jump.

My Cocktail MAME Arcade Project

One of the things I always promised I would not talk about is emulation. I know many people are iffy on the subject, and what I am truly interested in is real, genuine gaming artifacts…not simlations on a computer.

However, this project of mine is significant because I am taking a real, 1978 Asteroids Cocktail Table and saving it from a junk yard by fitting it with modern guts. This machine was given to me without any working innards whatsoever. I think it sat in a basement somewhere for years and years. So, I’ve decided to take it and breathe some new life into it. The easiest way I know how is by using MAME.

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Catch up with me on Twitter

Catch up with me on Twitter here. http://twitter.com/Robotube And (doi) make sure you click the “FOLLOW” button once you get there. Remember, more followers on Twitter is a direct reflection on how good a human being you are.

I promise not to tell you about my sandwich, the softness of my chair, or how I’m stuck in traffic. Though come on…you kinda do want to know about my sammiches. I know you.

Bloktonik iPhone: Dropping a Screenie All Up in Yo’ Face

Bloktonik Screen

Just so you know we’re still working on Bloktonik, here’s a screenshot. Cause you know what they say: pics or it didn’t happen.

Releasing this summer. Stay tuned. Thanks for all the support and emails!

Space Invaders Coin Bank Review: Im in ur bank imbadin yer coynz

As promised, here’s my video review of the Space Invaders Coin Bank…in the form of a tasty new Peek Poke Video!

Enjoy, suckahs. Hit the jump for delicious video movie.

Official Bloktonik iPhone App Store Art

If you’ve been following our progress on Blokotnik for iPhone, then perhaps you’ll appreciate this. Here’s the official Bloktonik App Store Art. This will be used to create the icon, the entry in iTunes, and probably other stuff that I am not even aware of.

Hopefully it’s used for Apple to feature the game on it’s home page at some point!

Hit the jump for the art.

Space Invaders Coin Bank Released, Remainder of World’s Awesomeness Supply Used Up

This is the kind of stuff I dreamed would exist when I was a kid.

How sad is that?

This new coin bank by legendary Japanese toy wizards, Takara Tomy, plays a very realistic game of Space Invaders complete with sound effects and graphics, housed inside of a 1/6 scale model of the 1970’s cocktail table.

Video after the jump.

Punch-Out!! Evolution

I am a major, silly, big-time fan of Punch-Out!! Have been since I was a little kid. Memories of staying up late and secretly playing on school nights are still fresh in my mind. It’s just an absurdly fun game, wonderfully designed, and a rare gem. In just a few weeks, Wii owners will be getting a brand new Punch-Out!! of their own.

Game evolutions and updates fascinate me for some reason. I guess I love seeing characters and concepts rethought with new technologies, especially when the update comes almost 20 years after the original. It’s fascinating to see how the characters take on such dynamic personalities that the technology of old couldn’t portray. I just wanted to post a couple videos here so you could check out what an amazing evolution Punch-Out!! is going through.