Re-live the eighties game phenomenon of Atari using twenty-first century technology! Remember wasting money & time on the Atari games consoles whether it was in the arcades or at home? Flashback to the glory days of arcade gaming with i Cade! i Cade integrates your iPad into an authentic, arcade-style cabinet complete with joystick & buttons!
Impress your friends, family & co-workers with i Cades great-looking retro wooden design, & then challenge them for high-scores on the most entertaining iPad accessory imaginable! i Cades specially designed cradle ensures safe loading & unloading of your iPad, while also providing a solid, secure fit even during the most intense game-play sessions. Furthermore, the cradle offers an ideal screen-viewing angle & quickly connects i Cades finest top quality arcade controls directly to your iPad wirelessly using Bluetooth technology. Once iPad is in place, simply launch any supported i Cade-compatible app & its game on!
The arcade action starts with the retro-gaming classic Asteroids & continues with many other Atari arcade titles such as the classic Pong which can be downloaded free via the Ataris Greatest Hits app. In addition to the extensive Atari library, new & existing apps can be easily updated to work with i Cade. Grab hold of i Cades full-sized joystick & smash the eight arcade buttons for commanding control of iPads on-screen action.
The i Cade will arrive flat-packed & will require minor assembly -- shipping in five pieces, along with screws & an allen wrench. We estimate it will take you no longer than 20 minutes to assemble, connect to Bluetooth, & download the Atari Apps Atari's Greatest Hits, which
Includes:: 100 classic Atari games that work with the i Cade's Bluetooth controls. Powered by a pair of AA batteries, the controller is completely wireless, though you can feed your dock connector cable through the bottom & out to your own power source, charging your iPad as you spend hours defending the world from a dozen pixelated missiles.
And the amazing thing is that this started out as an April Fools prank in 2010! However were dead serious; this is a truly unique arcade cabinet game-controller for iPad will provide hours of action & nostalgic fun for years to come. Enter the i Cade & go back to the future!
Features:
Arcade cabinet with joystick & buttons for iPad gaming
authentic, full-sized controls for a genuine arcade experience
High-quality iPad-cradle specifically designed for a safe, secure fit
Retro cabinet design that is fun, nostalgic & greatlooking
Compatible games are connected wirelessly to the controls via Bluetooth technology
Comes flat packed with minimum assembly of the cabinet required
Includes::
i CADE game cabinet with built-in joystick & buttons
Instruction manual
Quick-start guide
2x AA Batteries
Engadget Review:
Check out the awesome review the Ion i Cade recived on Engadget.