With vintage arcade video and console games making a comeback in Singapore, make no mistake of thinking that video games are simply forward-looking. Retro gaming, as it is known, means getting your gaming fix from vintage arcade, console and personal computer video games, which are typically based on original hardware that is out of production, instead of playing on the latest video game consoles with high-tech graphics and smart interfaces.
Most of these classic video games and consoles from the late 1970s to 90s are only available through the resale market and cannot be purchased from brick-and-mortar video game stores in Singapore as they stock only the latest merchandise.
Gamers can relive the retro glories of Super Mario World, Pac-Man and Street Fighter and other classic vintage games from their youth in Versus City over at 48 Yio Chu Kang Road, the only place here for those who fancy dipping a hand into the gaming world of yesteryear. It's a gaming hub that houses 20 retro arcade machines, 12 retro video gaming consoles and more than 500 retro games, as reported in The Straits Times. Popular arcade games available are Bubble Bobble (1986), Daytona USA (1994) and House Of The Dead (1996).
Whoever thought vintage arcade video and console games were passé ought to get their hands on these fun and nostalgic relics. Old is totally cool.
Photo: driveangry3d via Flickr
With vintage arcade video and console games making a comeback in Singapore, make no mistake of thinking that video games are simply forward-looking. Retro gaming, as it is known, means getting your gaming fix from vintage arcade, console and personal computer video games, which are typically based on original hardware that is out of production, instead of playing on the latest video game consoles with high-tech graphics and smart interfaces.
Most of these classic video games and consoles from the late 1970s to 90s are only available through the resale market and cannot be purchased from brick-and-mortar video game stores in Singapore as they stock only the latest merchandise.
Gamers can relive the retro glories of Super Mario World, Pac-Man and Street Fighter and other classic vintage games from their youth in Versus City over at 48 Yio Chu Kang Road, the only place here for those who fancy dipping a hand into the gaming world of yesteryear. It's a gaming hub that houses 20 retro arcade machines, 12 retro video gaming consoles and more than 500 retro games, as reported in The Straits Times. Popular arcade games available are Bubble Bobble (1986), Daytona USA (1994) and House Of The Dead (1996).
Whoever thought vintage arcade video and console games were passé ought to get their hands on these fun and nostalgic relics. Old is totally cool.
Photo: driveangry3d via Flickr