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Retro iCade iPad Game Cabinet - $147.95 Delivered - Aust Supplier - This Is Really Hard to Find

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Retro iCade iPad Game Cabinet - $147.95 Delivered - Aust Supplier - This Is Really Hard to Find
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TeamTerry on 10/01/2012 - 16:00 shop.bigpond.com (679 clicks)

Ok… Not a major bargain but almost impossible to find. Ebay - all external vendors. MWave -ordered, no stock. Amazon UK and US and ThinkGeek do not send to Australia (without 3rd party). Finally found this on Bigpond Shop - Price in US is $99 USD, but around $70 and a few weeks to get to Australia.

If you are a geek, you know what this is. To the non Geeks, this will allow your iPad to use an arcade controller to play Mame games (old school arcade games).
The best way to get these games is with a Jailbroken iPad 1 as the app has been pulled from Apple Store.
iMame4all if I remember correctly.

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Gaming Ion Audio iPad Accessory

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  • nicksnoobie on 10/01/2012 - 16:07

    To me this is a bit expensive.

  • obeelemon on 10/01/2012 - 16:11

    I saw this at Myer's (Sydney) today, $149. Myer is also selling other iOS accessories like the Apptoyz AppBlaster gun for iPhone, iKon Buggy, iON piano apprentice, iGrill, New Potato Pinball Magic, etc.

    • TeamTerry on 10/01/2012 - 16:22

      I didn't know Myers stocked these. I have searched for a long time to find an Australia reseller.
      Thanks for the heads up.

      Hopefully my post (and your update), will help other geeks looking for this.

    • hathro on 10/01/2012 - 17:51

      Also at Myer in Perth CBD, top floor.

  • Twisty on 10/01/2012 - 16:24

    I saw it at Myer too

    • twisti on 10/01/2012 - 16:38

      Likewise, saw this at Myer Bourke St just before Christmas. More than likely still there.

      Looks cool, but a little pricey!

  • edBARGAIN on 10/01/2012 - 16:35

    i saw something similar to this in a CES coverage on Twit

    bit pricey thou.

    esp. for delivery $70

    but good find :D

  • Cri3 on 10/01/2012 - 16:41

    saw this at Myer….

    • diddy50 on 10/01/2012 - 19:25

      Twas in the myer catalogue before christmas…

  • Koonit on 10/01/2012 - 16:52

    I'm just giving a positive because it looks so damn cool!!

  • britta on 10/01/2012 - 16:56

    Seen at Myer indooroopilly Brisbane $149 :-D
    I want one but too pricey

  • BigsteW187 on 10/01/2012 - 16:56

    bought one for myself for christmas through think geek's black friday. Great fun & great build, get the atari pack and can play all of them, and Sideways Racing works well also

  • Spamman on 10/01/2012 - 17:13

    ok… don't neg me but if you have a friend in the USA whio can purchase and send you can get for $40USD (I got one purchased by a friend today) http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=18449218 … it is out of stock online but most store have it instock. If you sign up on their mailing list you get a %20 disount coupon making it $40USD.

  • strat on 10/01/2012 - 17:26
    +3

    These were $69.95 and about $80ish AUD delivered on amazon 3weeks ago when the imame app was on the appstore but they sold out within hours and went into temporary sold out status now the price has gone up to $90+ but its drop last week to $79 so just keep a eye on them from amazon.

    Currently IF YOU REALLY WANT ONE you can have it delivered for Order Total: AUD 108.04

    pay using mastercard and you will be charge in AU by amazon so no other surprise fee's.

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YC4NH6/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=how…

    • [Deactivated] on 10/01/2012 - 18:16

      I purchased one for $85 delivered on amazon USA three weeks ago. It arrived today. Tou can set up an email alert on amazon for when they have them back in stock.

  • ShortyX on 10/01/2012 - 17:47
    +1

    New iCade, iCade Mobile and iCade Jnr are coming soon…

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/icade-cuts-the-fat-for-ce…

  • android iOS on 10/01/2012 - 19:29

    saw this at myers ttp and elizabeth south australia

  • dan76n on 10/01/2012 - 19:43

    I got one of these for Xmas. Downloaded the Atari 99 games for $10 and have played it for about 5 minutes. If you like the old games it's a great idea but not my cup of tea thanks.

    • abc on 10/01/2012 - 21:55

      Activision made the best Atari games most of the 1st party games on Atari were crap.

  • Vladdo on 10/01/2012 - 19:54

    I got one of these for xmas as well.. Bought the atari games pack for it for $10.. However, there's just not that many games for it and since i have an iPad 2 there's no jailbreak for it, meaning that you can't install imame etc..

  • fr33loader on 10/01/2012 - 20:14
    +1

    Saw one at Myer Para.

    Guess its not really hard to find… And the price difference makes it not so much of a bargain.

  • changa on 10/01/2012 - 21:10
    +1

    I got one for Christmas from my wife and I think it is great. Playing a lot of the old games really took me down memory lane. I have installed imame (before it was pulled from the App Store) which means the number of games you can play increase significantly.

    if you are not into the old games, there are a number of the newer games which are compatible with the iCade. Refer to http://www.ionaudio.com/products/icade-games

  • GregFiona on 10/01/2012 - 22:00

    why i should pay aus price and have "overseas" delivery time(9 days!!!)???

  • mikljon on 10/01/2012 - 22:02

    there is one of these left at Myer in Karrinyup W.A. and i think its on sale from $149, theyve got a big sale on

  • strat on 10/01/2012 - 23:21

    its just drop $10US on amazon so this can be landed in AU for $100AUS now.. so saving about $50 than buying local if you are in no rush

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YC4NH6/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=how…

  • TeamTerry on 11/01/2012 - 14:16

    O.P. Update -
    What a fricking nightmare - advised by Bigpond their supplier has no stock and they are refunding me.

    Myer seems the only place to have stock, and limited at that.

    I rang Myer Brisbane City, none since Christmas. He found three in stock in other Qld stores.
    They no longer do store transfers, so you have to contact the store direct and they will post. He was nice enough to organise this for me and will call when he has organised it.

    Wow.. Not worth ordering from Overseas with third party mail handling etc.

    Thanks for advising that Myer sells them, not a bargain, but it will keep an old geek happy !!

    • Aceboy884 on 11/01/2012 - 17:15

      The birdy told me it will arrive around end of Jan -

      We probably know better than the Bigpond dude, since I personally deal direct with the distributor for iCades in Aust

      Re: Myers, whatever you find in stores are left over stock from Christmas, if you can find one and you want one, grab one.

      Otherwise, wait around end of Jan / early feb - we have 100x on back order

  • strat on 11/01/2012 - 14:24

    ordering above from amazon its ships directly to you.. not 3rd party… just make sure the seller is amazon.

  • dazzza on 11/01/2012 - 22:26

    Have seen in a few myers. As Myer was having a 60%/50% off gaming stuff on the weekened and still think it may be now as they are clearing out of the gaming stuff in myer, would the discount apply to these also?
    Do they only fit ipad? How about Acer Iconia, HP Touchpads? Know the iconia is larger than the other two. Just dont know how they connect.

  • dazzza on 11/01/2012 - 22:30

    Have seen in a few myers. As Myer was having a 60%/50% off gaming stuff on the weekened and still think it may be now as they are clearing out of the gaming stuff in myer, would the discount apply to these also?
    Do they only fit ipad? How about Acer Iconia, HP Touchpads? Know the iconia is larger than the other two. Just dont know how they connect.

    • Vladdo on 11/01/2012 - 23:13

      The ipad just drops into place in the icade. There's no cables or anything that it needs to connect with. If other tablets can slide into place, there's no reason why it can't work. That said, the actual iCade joystick/buttons is actually a bluetooth keyboard. iCade games look for specific bluetooth keyboard presses.

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