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ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

By Wally Bahny October 28, 2011, 11:15 PM PDT

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ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade arcade cabinet unboxing

iCade arcade cabinet unboxing

ntThe iCade from ION Audio brings classic Atari arcade console games back with the iPad and Atari’s Greatest Hits app.

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ntHere are all of the pieces that come with the iCade. As you can imagine, it’s easy to assemble.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade assembled

iCade assembled

ntHere is the iCade fully assembled. It stands about 18″ high, so it’s great for a tabletop.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: Open top shows the instructions

iCade: Open top shows the instructions

ntThe 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: iPad mounted

iCade: iPad mounted

ntThis is what the iCade looks like with the iPad inside.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: Game on

iCade: Game on

ntAtari’s Greatest Hits is loaded on the iPad.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: Game instructions manual

iCade: Game instructions manual

ntThe iCade comes with instructions for all current Arcade games contained in the Atari’s Greatest Hits app.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: Missile Command instructions

iCade: Missile Command instructions

ntThe 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

iCade: Playing Missile Command

iCade: Playing Missile Command

ntWhen 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Arcade Game Select

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Arcade Game Select

ntThe 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Atari Game Select

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Atari Game Select

ntWhile 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Game List

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Game List

ntYou can also select a game from a list. The lists either show all games or groups them by genre.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Options menu

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Options menu

ntYou can adjust the volume and whether button labels are shown (in non-iCade mode) from the Options screen.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Missile Command setup

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Missile Command setup

ntEach 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Missile Command

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Missile Command

ntMissle 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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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Asteroids

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Asteroids

ntHere’s how Asteroids looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Battlezone

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Battlezone

ntHere’s how Battlezone looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

ION Audio iCade with Atari’s Greatest Hits

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Centipede

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Centipede

ntHere’s how Centipede looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Lunar Lander

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Lunar Lander

ntHere’s how Lunar Lander looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Pong

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Pong

ntHere’s how Pong looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Super Breakout

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Super Breakout

ntHere’s how Super Breakout looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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Atari's Greatest Hits app: Warlords

Atari's Greatest Hits app: Warlords

ntHere’s how Warlords looks on the iPad in Atari’s Greatest Hits.

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ntFor more details, read my TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2011 review of the iCade.

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