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\n\tThe iCade from ION Audio brings classic Atari arcade console games back with the iPad and Atari’s Greatest Hits app.
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\n\tHere are all of the pieces that come with the iCade. As you can imagine, it’s easy to assemble.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere is the iCade fully assembled. It stands about 18″ high, so it’s great for a tabletop.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tThe top of the cabinet opens so the iPad can be inserted. On the inside of the top are the instructions on how to get the iCade connected to the iPad and download the Atari’s Greatest Hits app. The iCade functions as a Bluetooth keyboard as far as the iPad is concerned.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tThis is what the iCade looks like with the iPad inside.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tAtari’s Greatest Hits is loaded on the iPad.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tThe iCade comes with instructions for all current Arcade games contained in the Atari’s Greatest Hits app.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tThe game included with the free version of Atari’s Greatest Hits is Missile Command. All other games must be purchased through the App Store. This is a closeup shot of the instructions for Missile Command.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tWhen connected to the iCade, Atari’s Greatest Hits hides the control buttons on the iPad screen, just showing the game itself. You’ll see the on-screen controls in some games later in the gallery.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tThe iCade is nothing without Atari’s Greatest Hits and a list of other apps. The rest of this gallery looks at the Atari’s Greatest Hits app. This screen is where you select the arcade game you want to play.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tWhile there are only 18 arcade games, the app is rounded out by another 82 games from the Atari 2600 console, some of which are basically duplicates of the arcade version.
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tYou can also select a game from a list. The lists either show all games or groups them by genre.
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tYou can adjust the volume and whether button labels are shown (in non-iCade mode) from the Options screen.
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tEach game has a setup screen where you can adjust the game’s settings and controls, as well as view some images of that game’s classic arcade cabinets (in Arcade games) or view the game’s manual (in Atari console games) and view the OpenFeint Leaderboard.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tMissle Command is shown here with the on-screen controls for non-iCade mode. This image and the next one in the gallery show how various arcade games look on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Asteroids looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Battlezone looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Centipede looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Lunar Lander looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Pong looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Super Breakout looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
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\n\tHere’s how Warlords looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.
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\n\tPhoto credit: Wally Bahny for TechRepublic
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\n\tFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.
