As a collector, I tend to come across a variety of game related oddities and some one-off consoles. This is a listing of some of the random video game items I've found that son't quite fit into the larger categories on the site.
AtGames' Flashback Blast Pong is an HDMI-dongle that plugs directly into your TV and is accessed by 2.4G wireless paddles, modeled after the original Atari design.
The Colecovision Flashback is a mini-console from atGames with 60 built-in games from the Coleco library. there are 2 wired joysticks with the same pin-out as the original. It was released October 1, 2014 although many folks reported seeing it on shelves a few weeks earlier.
The Atari Flashback 3 is an all-in-one replica of the Atari 2600 (on a smaller scale) with 60 built-in games. It has 2 detachable joysticks and connects easily to any TV via standard RCA plugs.
The Atari Flashback 4 is the next release in AT Games' Flashback series. This time the mini-2600 replica has 76 built-in games and wireless joysticks... but still has ports for the old reliable Atari joysticks and paddle controllers.
The Ouya was one of the first Android-based microconsoles to make a big splash at launch. Promising the ease of mobile development and the lure of playing games on a TV was quit appealing. After a huge Kickstarter campaign, the console never caught on.
Connect PlayJam's GameStick microconsole to your TV's HDMI port, pair the Bluetooth controller and you're all set to play video games, wireless controllers and a functional cartridge slot.
The Go Gamer Portable is a handheld mini-console resembling a Gameboy, but it contains generic games. Featuring about 20 games from sports to combat and fighting.
Flashing lights were once considered gaming and Merlin was on top of the latest wave of sophisticated (for their time) interactive electronic games. We have scans of the entire Merlin Instruction Manual.
The 2600 was my first home video game console and made me a dedicated Atari fan. I purchased their Classic Wireless Joystick, for the new VCS console, via the original indiegogo campaign. It seemed like a wise collector's purchase.
I owned a DVD player 4 weeks before any titles were on retail shelves, yet I never bought a Nuon. I did, however, pick up this Logitech Nuon controller just to retain a part of this hybrid game console/DVD device.
The design of Basic Fun's Atari 2600 Plug & Play Joystick resembles the iconic joystick that shipped with the original Atari 2600 video game console. This unit features an eclectic selection of games from this console's library
This all-in-one joystick features ten classic (and a few peculiar oddities) video games with easy-to-connect RCA cables. You'll have it lodged onto your TV in no time so you can delve into some classic arcade gaming.
This candy box, replicating the look of the classic Nintendo NES controller, is full of mints. If you like mints or need to get rid of stank-breath, these might do the trick. I couldn't resist this novelty item even though I don't like mints... especially the ones spritzed with urine near restaurant exits.
Who doesn't love a Nintendo power-up mushroom especially when it's jammed full of minty-looking mushroom-shaped candy? OK, they aren't mints. These are Apple-sour flavored.
Impulse items never interest me until they're at the register in the Game Section. Suddenly I'm overwhelmed with a mysterious craving for game-themed crap. OK, these Mario candies tasted better than crap, but I need to work harder at staving off the need to buy this sort of useless stuff.
And don't get me started about their unique spelling of "awesome".
Did you ever ask the original Magic 8-Ball to peer into the future... and re-shake it when you didn't get the response you wanted? Now you can do the same with some Nintendo flare.
Centipede was a challenging video game in arcades of the 80s. Even at home, on your favorite game console, you really need a trackball to play it. How about on the living room carpet? Now you can play the Atari Centipede board game from IDW Games.
I always wonder about the origin of such branded toys. I imagine Hot Wheels had to license rights to apply the Donkey Kong name to this Nintendo toy monster truck.
All the fun of Jenga with a proper nod to classic Donkey Kong. I found this gem on the impulse rack at a Borders Book store that was soon closing. Long line at the registers, but a fun find.
Here's another version of Jenga with a Tetris theme to it. Unlike most Jenga-style games, this one has plastic blocks. Most of them contain wooden blocks.
We love the antics of the Raving Rabbids on the Wii and their TV show. These figures arrived on toy shelves around the release of the Rabbids Travel In Time video game.