Do you like playing video games old school style? The iCade Mobile will let you play close to 100 of them that way. With the iCade Mobile, you insert your iPhone or iPod Touch 4/4s or earlier, into the rubber holder located in the center. My nine year old just received an iPod Touch 5 for Christmas and was upset that it was too long and did not fit. This then gives you buttons on the top (like a Nintendo), a directional pad to the left and buttons on the right. The iDevice holder does rotate for both landscape and portrait playing modes too.
Next, your device needs to be paired with the iCade. I had a tough time setting it up, even my 13-year-old had a hard time getting it connected, so I knew that I was going to have to call for customer support! During the setup process, you do need to go into your Bluetooth settings and make sure that Bluetooth is turned on. You then need to pair the device so that Bluetooth can pick it up. This is where I ran into problems, the phone is supposed to show a passcode that needs to be entered into the iCade Mobile device. I never received one. Even after calling in for help, I never had to enter a code. But once it finally got connected, the iCade Mobile said “paired” on my iPhone and I was ready to go.
ION Audio does offer a list of compatible games. This was the second problem I encountered. I downloaded several of the games only to turn out they actually weren’t compatible. Come to find out the developer had “listed” them wrong on the site but now they have been updated. There is a good mix of free and paid apps that can be used with the iCade. A few free titles we played were: Don’t Run With a Plasma Sword, Fix It Felix Jr., Zombie Meatballs. The kid’s favorites seem to be Temple Run and Nyan Cat both of which we had before we received the iCade. But don’t expect to see any of the latest and greatest apps, most are titles we had never heard of.
Bottom line: While the iCade is a neat idea, I would only recommend if you are a BIG fan of the classic style arcade games. At a price point of $50, the limited game availability was a downside. Plus my kids didn’t really enjoy having to go through the setup process just to be able to play a game.
ION Audio is available on Amazon.
Peggy Greco
March 13, 2013 at 1:49 pmI like brick attack.
Carrie Phelps
March 13, 2013 at 7:20 pmPac Man!
Curtis
March 13, 2013 at 8:08 pmSpy Hunter
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March 13, 2013 at 9:49 pmpac man
Ron Miller
March 13, 2013 at 10:36 pmPac Man!
DFogel
March 13, 2013 at 11:36 pmZelda II: The Adventure of Link!
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March 13, 2013 at 11:55 pmPong.
Janet
March 13, 2013 at 11:57 pmCentipede!
sandra davis
March 14, 2013 at 8:33 ampac man
Desiree Dunbar
March 14, 2013 at 10:43 amPac Man and Sonic the Hedgehog…I love!!
loyri halliburton
March 14, 2013 at 4:47 pmMy all time favorite video game is Mario Brothers.
Jessica
March 14, 2013 at 5:31 pmMario for the original Nintendo
Tonya
March 15, 2013 at 2:41 pmMario Bros.
Colleen Boudreau
March 15, 2013 at 5:46 pmSonic!
Katia
March 16, 2013 at 1:21 amMario Bros.
Tabathia B
March 16, 2013 at 1:58 amasteroids
Susan Johnson
March 16, 2013 at 7:54 pmGood old Super Mario Brothers was my favorite, aside from Space Invaders.
Lisa Burk
March 16, 2013 at 8:59 pmI have always liked any Mario games!
Austin Baroudi
March 16, 2013 at 9:43 pmSonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros, and of course Pacman are among the list of my favorites!
meagan paullin
March 18, 2013 at 4:13 amPac Man!
Michele P.
March 18, 2013 at 1:56 pmtoss up between Ms Pac Man and Centipede
Courtney
March 20, 2013 at 4:55 amSuper Mario and Street Fighter has to be my faves.
Daniel M
March 20, 2013 at 8:11 pmgalaga
Rob Blatt
March 21, 2013 at 4:49 pmBubble Bobble
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March 21, 2013 at 7:06 pmPac Man!
Lisa R
March 22, 2013 at 2:05 pmSpy Hunter
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Patty S.
March 22, 2013 at 7:10 pmAtari!
Edna Williams
March 22, 2013 at 9:20 pmI love Mario Brothers.
Sylvia Zajis
March 22, 2013 at 10:06 pmSuper Mario Brothers here too
Darlene Jones-Nelson
March 23, 2013 at 10:40 pmcentipede
Lesley M.
March 23, 2013 at 11:34 pmPac Man!
Caroline B
March 24, 2013 at 3:17 pmMario Brothers
Megan Parsons
March 25, 2013 at 12:14 amtetris!
latanya
March 25, 2013 at 11:37 ammario brothers
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March 25, 2013 at 1:11 pmasteroids
Chrissylynn
March 25, 2013 at 6:29 pmFavorite Classic video game hands down is FROGGER!
Carrie Conley
March 25, 2013 at 6:39 pmPacMan
amber carroll
March 25, 2013 at 6:43 pmduckhunt!
lisa
March 26, 2013 at 8:18 amSonic The Hedgehog
Ashley S
March 26, 2013 at 12:01 pmMario for sure!
Tina Demarco
March 27, 2013 at 11:36 pmmario is my all time fave!
Claudia
March 28, 2013 at 11:59 amPac Man.
mack
March 29, 2013 at 4:07 pmCroix
Angela Yeremenko
March 29, 2013 at 5:44 pmMario
Pauline M
March 29, 2013 at 5:45 pmFor me it’s anything with mario bros!
Julie Lynn Bickham
March 29, 2013 at 6:19 pmTetris was my fav!!
Lorayne Gothard
March 29, 2013 at 7:21 pmspace invaders was the best!!