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Below are pictures taken by Tom Humphrey from the Hand Baked Arcade of the Replay Gaming Expo in Blackpool, in November 2011. This low-bit image gallery was created using an original Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Camera.

NEW Hand Baked Arcade Website

After the huge success of the Level 1 event Hand Baked Arcade are at it again, bringing their arsenal of retro gaming equipment to Brighton’s recently renamed venue the Blind Tiger (previously known as Hector’s House). The Hand Baked Arcade will be open to the public on 3 different dates; The next being November 13th from 4pm – 11pm.

Expect to see many classic games and consoles including:

Mega Drive
N64
SNES
2-Player Arcade machine
NES
Sega Saturn (10 player!) Bomberman
computer running Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Duke Nukem 3D
+ much more!

The Hand Baked Arcade are well known for their FREE to play arcade events across the UK. Installations have been featured at many of the best music festivals including Glastonbury, Glade and Bloc Weekend. They have also featured in countless night clubs, art galleries and even on The Gadget Show, Channel 5.

Music will be supplied by Hand Baked DJ’s: lo-fi, underground, wonky, eclectic and electronic music will be served up to create the perfect soundtrack to your gaming.

So whether you are a keen gamer or simply wanting a unique night out then get down to the venue early, get the drinks in and let nostalgia run through your veins, The Hand Baked Arcade is coming to Brighton!

To see a video of hand Baked’s recent event in London click here: HERE

Facebook event page: HERE

Full Press Release can be seen here: HERE

Flyer can be seen here: HERE

Hand Baked Arcade are at it again, this time taking their arsenal of retro gaming equipment to Brighton’s recently renamed venue the Blind Tiger (previously known as Hector’s House). The Hand Baked Arcade will be open to the public on 3 different dates; October 9th, November 13th and December 11th from 4pm – 11pm. This Pub/club venue is a great size and layout with enough capacity for a whole range of retro consoles and games machines not seen before at a Brighton event. This time round expect to see all the usual suspects; Mega Drive, SNES, Master System, 2-Player Arcade machine. New playable setups including the NES, Sega Saturn (10 player!) Bomberman, a computer highlighting some of the original games from the first person shooter (FPS) genre and many more.

The Hand Baked Arcade are well known for their FREE to play arcade events across the UK. Installations have been featured at many of the best music festivals including Glastonbury, Glade and Bloc Weekend. They have also featured in countless night clubs, art galleries and even on The Gadget Show, Channel 5.

Their latest installations in London were very popular and these series of events are sure to be no different. Brighton has never seen an install on this scale and there is sure to be the friendly, relaxed gaming vibe that Hand Baked are well known for creating. Expect to see many screens from small TV’s through to video projections. Background music will be supplied by Hand Baked DJ’s: lo-fi, underground, wonky, eclectic and electronic music will be served up to create the perfect soundtrack to your gaming. Retro game themed T-Shirts and Hoodies will be available from the Retro GT stall as well as Hand Baked merchandise!

So whether you are a keen gamer or simply wanting a unique evening out then get down to the venue early, get the drinks in and let nostalgia run through your veins, The Hand Baked Arcade is coming to Brighton!

Hand Baked Arcade Website
Facebook Event Page

Finally a promo video for The Hand Baked Arcade’s retro video game installations! Below is a video from their Button Bash event in June, filmed and edited by Andrew Papadopoulos.

Hand Baked Arcade Website

Hand Baked Arcade Website

Hand Baked Arcade

Don’t you hate it when you buy an iPhone and then wish that you’d bought a retro Japanese games console instead? Well don’t fear, the Famicom iPhone case is here!

Strapya World have once again created a great fusion of retro design with modern day essentials! Now you can have the incredibly stylish markings of a red and gold Famicom controller (Much better than the depressing grey NES we got in the west) on the back of your nifty iPhone!

Click here to check it out in more detail and possibly even trade your hard earned gold coins (Or rupees if you’re that way inclined) for the safety of your iPhone.

Forget a Master Ball – When you want to catch Pokémon make sure that you do it the right way, with a Poké Cube! The guys at Cubecraft show you how! Click Here to make one for yourself!

Another clever and well produced short film emerged this week based on the classic Portal video game, check it out here…