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iCade Mobile now at Think Geek for $70

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EST

That iCade Mobile iPhone/iPad controller attachment thingy we first heard about at CES has made it to retail for 10 dollars less than what was originally announced, which is always a welcome surprise, retailers.

The device, now available at Think Geek for $70, features a d-pad, four face buttons, four shoulder buttons and allows for the phone/pod to be set in either portrait or landscape. The enclosure connects to your iPhone 3, 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S or third/fourth generation iPod via Bluetooth and works with any iCade-compatible title on the App Store. It's also works with iMAME4all, a MAME emulator available for jailbroken iThings.

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Midway Arcade now compatible with iCade, 100 percent more awesome

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST

Midway Arcade, the iOS collection of Midway arcade classics like Joust, Spy Hunter and Root Beer Tapper has been updated to include support for the iCade iPad dock, increasing the inherent arcade-ness of the experience by 100 percent. All that's missing is a fine, sticky film on every surface.

Midway Arcade now compatible with iCade, 100 percent more awesome originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iCade 8-bitty is your iOS device's new wireless NES controller

JC Fletcher — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST

iCade is expanding its lineup of weird iOS device controllers once again, with the "8-bitty," a wireless, NES-style controller that connects wirelessly to iPad or iPhone.

The device, shipping "later this year" exclusively from ThinkGeek for $25, is compatible with the same lineup of games the as the iCade cabinet, and includes a d-pad, start, select, and (an anachronism we'll learn to deal with) four buttons. It's also got handsome faux woodgrain accents.

As with the bigger iCade, there's an open-source SDK, so any app developers out there can add support to their apps and make this thing all the more appealing.

iCade 8-bitty is your iOS device's new wireless NES controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iCade unveils new iPad arcade stick, $80 iPhone gamepad, tiny arcade cabinet

JC Fletcher — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

Ion Audio is following up on its tiny iCade arcade cabinet with two new iOS controller options, announced just in time for CES, when people get totally excited about electronics accessories. The iCade Core is a less arcadey-looking iPad arcade stick, with eight buttons and a joystick, designed to allow the iPad to operate in either portrait or landscape. It interfaces via Bluetooth, using the iPad's physical connection to charge.

The iCade Mobile is a gamepad attachment for iPhone and iPod touch that adds a for-real d-pad, four face buttons, and four shoulder buttons to the sides of the device. Once cradled, you'll be able to position the phone in either portrait or landscape. Both the Core and Mobile are due in 2012; the Core hasn't been priced, but the iPhone gamepad will retail for $80, which seems like rather a lot for some buttons.

Engadget also discovered a prototype at iCade's CES booth for the "iCade Jr.," a teensy, tiny arcade cabinet for iPhones. The release details for this are still undetermined, but how fun! It seems really impractical to play games with a minuscule arcade stick and tiny, tiny buttons, but it's still far more practical than no buttons.

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