Transforming iPad in an arcade with Icade

The small game-room mock-up might seem an amateur but is not: that kind of coin-op machine that you see at the bottom of news and Icade, a setup that iPad Ion and Atari are planning to market this spring from . It is a sort of mini-cab presented at CES, where the iPad is inserted as a screen, with which it interacts through the classic keyboard and joystick controls are typical of machine-room games.

The component of "physical" should be developed by Ion, Atari for its part will contribute a substantial contribution of conversions of old arcade glory belonging to its catalog, as well as providing support for distribution. Source: Engadget

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